Kristen C. Kish

Kristen Kish is a Special Counsel at Mound Cotton. She handles reinsurance matters in arbitration and litigation, as well as first-party insurance coverage claims. She litigates cases in both federal and state courts.

Kristen joined Mound Cotton in 2019. She is a graduate of Pepperdine School of Law, cum laude. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, with highest honors, from Pennsylvania State University. While attending law school, she received the CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Federal Income Taxation; Divorce; and Interviewing, Counseling and Planning.

Prior to joining the firm, Kristen worked as an associate in law firms in California and New York, where she concentrated on civil litigation and bankruptcy matters, specializing in consumer debt. During law school, she was a law clerk at both an insurance defense firm and a bankruptcy law firm.

Honors

• Member, AIRROC NextGen Task Force
• Recognized in Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Rising Stars, Insurance Coverage, 2020-2023
• Recognized in Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Women’s Edition Rising Stars, Insurance Coverage, 2021

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Speaking Engagements

• Moderator, “Artificial Intelligence in the Insurance & Reinsurance Industry,” Mound Cotton NYC Annual Reinsurance Conference, New York City, September 21, 2023
• Presenter, “Hot Topic – The Future of Reinsurance Collateral,” RAA Re Basics: Demystifying Reinsurance, New York, NY, May 9, 2023
• Presenter, “Abuse/Molestation Claims,” AIRROC Claims Trends Webinar: Abuse and Sports Head Injuries, January 16, 2022