Kristen is an Attorney and Senior Vice President at Shuttleworth & Ingersoll P.L.C., whose work focuses on family law and litigation. She primarily works in the Coralville office. Prior to joining S & I, Kristen served as staff attorney at Kids First Law Center where she provided legal representation to clients in high-conflict family law cases and led workshops for children of divorce. During law school, Kristen represented indigent clients as a student-attorney for the Zeke Giorgi Legal Clinic and the Office of the State Appellate Defender. Typical work for Kristen includes:
Typical work for Kristen includes:
- Dissolution of Marriage (divorce), both traditional and collaborative
- Child custody and visitation disputes
- Valuation of businesses and identifying hidden assets in dissolution cases
- Child support
- Spousal support
- Premarital agreements
- Mediation
- Modification and enforcement of decrees and orders ▪ Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA) Disputes
- Parenting coordination
- Domestic abuse orders of protection
- Appeals
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Practice Areas
- Appellate Law
- Adoption
- Child Custody
- Divorce
- Family Law
- Premarital Agreements
- Mediation & Arbitration
- Litigation
Education
- University of Iowa, B.A. (2008)
- Northern Illinois University College of Law, JD (2011)
- Cum laude
- NIU Law Review Notes & Comments Editor (2011)
- Professor Jenna Hunter’s Research Assistant (2009-2011)
- The Central Iowa Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Collaborative Law Training (2015)
- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – Parent Coordination Training (2017)
- Mosten 40-Hour Basic Divorce Mediation Training Certificate (2017)