Kristen D. Farris Attorney

First Admitted: 2010, New York

Professional Webpage: https://www.drvetranolaw.com/our-attorneys/kristen-d-farris/

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2024
Member, New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section, 2024
Member, American Bar Association, 2024
Member, Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association, 2024
Member, Orange County Bar Association, 2024
Member, Westchester County Bar Association, 2024
Member, Dutchess County Bar Association, 2024
Member, Putnam County Bar Association, 2024
Member, Ulster County Bar Association, 2024
Member, Ulster County Bar Association, 2023
Member, Putnam County Bar Association, 2023
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Westchester County Bar Association
Beginning 2012 and to current, I remain a member of the Dutchess County Bar Association, 2012
Member, New York State Bar Association, Trial Lawyers Section
Member, New York State Bar Association, Family Law Section
Beginning Fall 2019, I was selected by the Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department to serve as a member on the Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee for the Ninth Judicial District. Judge Alan Scheinkman is the Presiding Justice and Judge Joseph Egitto is the Chairperson of the committee, 2019
Beginning 2012 and to current, I remain a member of the Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association, 2012
Continued membership in the New York State Bar Association beginning 2010, 2010
Continued membership in the Orange County Bar Association, 2009
Received a Practice Order from New York State to practice while finishing up law school at the Orange County Attorney's Office, Goshen, New York, 2009

Videos:

Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about what communication looks like in a marriage. (account states not legal advice), Is this controlling or communicating?, 2025
Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about if a spouse is entitled to half of the house. (account states not legal advice), "Will my wife still get half of the house?, 2025
Appearance on the Tamron Hall Show giving a family law attorney's viewpoint on couples sleeping in separate beds., Tamron Hall Show, 2024
Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about the default parents coming in for divorces. (account states not legal advice), Who's coming in for divorces the most?, 2024
Attorney profile video to learn more about Kristen Farris., Kristen Farris Attorney Profile Video, 2023
Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about what to know before getting married. (account states not legal advice), Know these things before you jump into marriage, 2023
Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about when to open up a new bank account solely in your name. (account states not legal advice), When to open up a new bank account solely in your name, 2023
Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about provisions for custody with orders or protection. (account states not legal advice), Provisions for custody with orders or protection, 2022
Kristen explains legal situations on her Tiktok account. This one is about dating while getting a divorce. (account states not legal advice), Dating while getting a divorce, 2021

Pro bono/Community Service:

Continued work as assigned attorney's to do pro-bono matrimonial cases in the Second Department, New York, 2024
Selected to be the Orange County Liaison for the Attorney for the Children Advisory Committee, 2024
Participate/donate to Hudson Valley Toy Drive, 2023
Donate to St. Jude Radiothon Hudson Valley, 2023
Donate to Greater Hudson Valley Coat Drive, 2023
Continued work as assigned attorney's to do pro-bono matrimonial cases in the Second Department, New York, 2023
Selected to be the Orange County Liaison for the Attorney for the Children Advisory Committee, 2023
Selected to be the Orange County Liaison for the Attorney for the Children Advisory Committee, 2022
Selected to be the Orange County Liaison for the Attorney for the Children Advisory Committee, 2021
Selected to be the Orange County Liaison for the Attorney for the Children Advisory Committee, 2020
Selected to be the Orange County Liaison for the Attorney for the Children Advisory Committee, 2019
Continued work as assigned attorney's to do pro-bono matrimonial cases in the Second Department, New York, 2019
Selected to Judge High School Mock Trial in Dutchess County

Honors/Awards:

Selected by Hudson Valley Magazine as Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Magazine Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, https://hvmag.com/life-style/top-lawyers-hudson-valley/, 2024
Selected by Hudson Valley Magazine as Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Magazine Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, https://hvmag.com/life-style/top-lawyers/, 2023
Selected by Hudson Valley Magazine as Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Magazine Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, https://hvmag.com/life-style/hudson-valley-best-top-lawyers-2022/, 2022
Selected by Hudson Valley Magazine as Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, Hudson Valley Magazine Top Lawyer in the Hudson Valley, https://hvmag.com/life-style/top-lawyers/, 2021
Recognized and distinguished attorney as a Top 100 Attorney for the year 2017, Top 100 Attorney, The International Top 100, 2017

Educational Background:

Graduated from Binghamton University with a Bachelors in Psychology, with a concentration in pre-med, 2006

Other Outstanding Achievements:

Bored Panda article, "Dad Fights For Full Custody After Son Is Forced Out Of His Bedroom, Ex-Wife Faces Financial Ruin" in which Kristen provided information regarding alimony. https://www.boredpanda.com/man-halts-alimony-after-ex-wife-boyfriend-moves-in/, 2025
Appearance on the Tamron Hall Show giving a family law attorney's viewpoint on couples sleeping in separate beds., 2024
Featured in Newsweek article, "What Divorce Lawyer Does at Weddings When She Thinks The Couple Won't Last" in which she discussed red flags she sees based on her experience as a divorce attorney., 2024
Featured in New York Post article, "I'm a divorce lawyer - I know when a marriage will fail, and I let newlyweds know in a startling way" in which she discussed red flags she sees based on her experience as a divorce attorney., 2024
Featured in Orange Magazine for in an article entitled "I am Orange County" in the April/May edition, 2012
Featured in the Poughkeepsie Journal in the article entitled "Lawyer Fights for Her Clients", 2013

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