About Kristin
Kristin Lis constructed a profession that moved quickly from courtrooms to private practice. She studied elementary and special education at LaSalle University, earning her B.A. in 1999. She then turned to regulation, completing her J.D. at Rutgers School of Law–Camden in 2009.
Her first position following law school was as a regulation clerk within the Family Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey in Atlantic County. She worked for P.J.F.P. and saw the workings of household courtroom up near. That clerkship ended in an associate role at Adams & Adams in 2010, where she handled household things and learned the mechanics of client representation.
Within a yr she opened her personal practice. In 2011 she based the Law Office of Kristin M. Lis, LLC and served as owner and principal. Over time she expanded and reshaped the practice, turning into a partner at Smedley & Lis in 2015. The partnership offered broader assets and a heavier docket of family regulation cases. In 2019 she took on a senior affiliate position at Petrelli Previtera, LLC, bringing experience from personal practice again right into a company environment.
In 2023 she joined Netsquire. Her listing there's recorded as Lawyer. The pass reflects another shift in an already varied career. She has been active in county and state bar teams since early in her career. She holds memberships within the New Jersey State Bar Association and in county bar institutions in Gloucester and Atlantic counties. She is also indexed as a founding member of the Amicable Divorce Network’s New Jersey club in 2023.
Those memberships reflect the kinds of matters she has treated. Her practice centers on household regulation, which includes divorce, custody, and related home family members problems. She has experience in each contested litigation and negotiated resolutions. Clients have encountered her work in courtroom settings, at mediation tables, and in drafting agreements.
Her strategy is pragmatic. She attracts on courtroom experience from the clerkship and years of private practice. She has alternated between solo practice and firm roles, which has given her a view of household regulation from multiple angles.
She currently practices at Netsquire and remains admitted in New Jersey. She advocates for clients in household law things and in associated areas springing up from home family members cases.