Kristen D. Farris

Top rated Family Law attorney in Beacon, New York

Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC
Kristen D. Farris
Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC

Practice Areas: Family Law; view more

Licensed in New York since: 2010

Education: The Thomas M. Cooley Law School

Selected to Rising Stars: 2020 - 2024

Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC

492 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508 Visit website

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As Managing Partner at the Law Office of Dennis R. Vetrano, Jr., LLC, Kristen D. Farris focuses her practice exclusively on Matrimonial and Family Law matters. Located in Beacon, New York, she represents clients in Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Westchester, Ulster and Sullivan counties, as well as other parts of the Hudson Valley and New York State. Ms. Farris is a 2009 graduate of what was then known as the Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Prior to law school, she attended Binghamton University, where she majored in psychology and pre-med, receiving her Bachelor of Arts in 2006. Ms. Farris has been admitted to practice before all New York state courts since 2010. She had a NY Practice Order issued from the Appellate Division from late 2008-2010. 

Many of Ms. Farris’s clients are either facing the end of their marriages or are already in the beginning stages of divorce proceedings. To that end, she advises them on such issues as the division of complex marital assets and debts, child custody and visitation, and spousal and child support. Ms. Farris is often able to help them come to an accord on these matters through the negotiation of a comprehensive settlement agreement, but when litigation is necessary, she provides forceful courtroom advocacy on their behalf. In addition to her matrimonial practice, Ms. Farris has represented victims of domestic violence who are petitioning the court for protective orders, and she has handled parental relocation matters as well as modifications to and the enforcement of existing parenting and support court orders.

Ms. Farris began her career as a legal extern Public Defender defending individuals charged of misdemeanor crimes in Washtenaw County, Michigan and then as a legal extern prosecutor with the Orange County Attorney's Office, where she handled child abuse and juvenile delinquency cases. Her first job in private practice was as a matrimonial and criminal defense associate at a law firm in Orange County, NY. She is a member of the New York State Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, Dutchess County Bar Association, along with several other professional groups. 

 

Practice areas

Family Law

Focus areas

Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Father's Rights, Marital Property, Prenuptial Agreements, Same Sex Family Law

  • 100% Family Law

First Admitted: 2010, New York

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

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • 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
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Pro bono/Community Service:
  • 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/, 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:
  • 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

Office location for Kristen D. Farris

492 Main Street
Beacon, NY 12508

Phone: 845-831-1405

Selections

5 Years Rising Stars
  • Rising Stars: 2020 - 2024

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