Kristin's Bio

Kristin is honored to work with ADP and align her legal and nonprofit experience with her lifelong compassion for animals. She believes strongly in advocating for animals, supporting sustainable choices (like plant-based eating), and serving clients with both competence and kindness.

Early in her legal career, Kristin worked at the Supreme Court of Texas as a Staff Attorney. She
also worked as a litigation attorney at Thompson & Knight LLP (now Holland & Knight) in Dallas, Texas, where she gained experience on small and large cases, both state and federal and at trial and on appeal. Kristin then transitioned to Of Counsel with Texas Instruments, focusing on supporting global business units and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts.

Kristin enjoys supporting the mission-driven work of nonprofits and has been doing so for many years in roles such as frontline volunteer, program leader, planning advisor, staff, and trustee or board member. Most recently, she worked with Eleanor Lives! (San Francisco, CA) as Managing Director, helping the nonprofit establish compliance and develop high-quality policies and procedures. Leaning into this interest, in 2023 Kristin became a certified Leadership Professional in Ethics & Compliance (LPEC) through the Ethics & Compliance Initiative.

Kristin earned a B.A. from Texas A&M University and graduated summa cum laude, second in her class, with a law degree from Baylor University. While in law school, she pursued her writing and editing interests through Baylor Law Review by serving as Assistant Managing Editor, then Managing Editor, and by writing one and co-writing a second published law review article.

Kristin is a native Texan who currently lives in the St. Louis area of Missouri with her family. She enjoys native gardening to support biodiversity such as pollinators and birds, and her favorite companion animals are cats.