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.
Ms. Kish 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, Ms. Kish 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.
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Honors
- Member, AIRROC NextGen Task Force
- Recognized in Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Rising Stars, Insurance Coverage, 2020-2022
- Recognized in Super Lawyers, New York Metro, Women’s Edition Rising Stars, Insurance Coverage, 2021
Speaking Engagements
- Presenter, Abuse/Molestation Claims, AIRROC’s Claims Trends Webinar: Abuse and Sports Head Injuries, January 16, 2022
Admissions
New York, 2016
New Jersey, 2015
California, 2013
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, 2015
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, 2013
Education
J.D., cum laude, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2013
B.A., highest honors, Pennsylvania State University, 2010