Kristin Kemnitzer

Kristin Kemnitzer is a managing partner at the law firm of Kemnitzer Barron & Krieg, LLP. Kristin litigates cases involving lemon law, auto fraud, unfair debt collection, illegal repossessions, motorcycle finance, elder abuse, door-to-door sales scams, civil rights violations, cell phone abuse, and California’s mortgage anti-deficiency statutes. Over the course of Kristin’s tenure at the firm, Kristin has represented hundreds of individual consumers, and has been appointed as lead counsel in dozens of class actions. She litigates in state superior and appellate courts, and in all district courts throughout California. She also has significant experience in arbitration and mediation. Kristin graduated with honors from Stanford University in 2006, and obtained her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall) in 2011. While in law school, she worked as a judicial extern for the Honorable Randall Rader on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She also acted as Senior Articles Editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal and received a certificate in Law and Technology. She also published in the Berkeley Technology Law Journal Annual Review in 2010. Kristin is a member of the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC), the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), Consumer Attorneys of California, and the Marin County Bar Association. “Ms. Kemnitzer, I have been reviewing preliminary approval applications for a long time, and I have reviewed hundreds of them. I would say that this is in the top ten of the best settlements, best for the public interest, and well done. . . Excellent work! It was a delight to read your papers from beginning to end … [I]t seems to me, you did exactly what the courts ask of counsel for a class.” – California Superior Court Judge at Class Action Preliminary Approval Hearing “[T]he arbitrator concludes that counsel for Claimant have considerable relevant experience, are skilled, and enjoy outstanding reputations … Skilled work by talented young lawyers should not be undervalued simply because it is performed in a small firm and for non-institutional clients.” – Arbitrator’s fee award in which the arbitrator awarded significantly more than Ms. Kemnitzer requested in fees due to the skillful litigation of the case