Kristin A. Huston

Kristin A. Huston has over eight years of experience in family law, and has practiced exclusively in the area of family law since 2004. She has represented clients in divorces, paternity actions, modification of custody and child support proceedings, and orders for protection. She has also worked with clients in actions to establish third-party custody and visitation, actions to establish grandparent visitation, and step-parent adoptions. Prior to entering private practice, she worked as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Timothy L. Blakely, a District Court Judge in the First Judicial District. While working with Judge Blakely, she gained valuable experience and insight into the inner workings of the Judicial System, particularly with respect to the Judicial System's handling of family law cases.

Ms. Huston is a member of the Hennepin County Bar Association, Scott County Bar Association, and Minnesota State Bar Association. She graduated from Hamline University School of Law in St. Paul, MN, with a JD in May 2000, and was accepted to the Minnesota State Bar in October 2000. She graduated from Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois, with a BA, Cum Laude, in May 1997, with a major in English and a minor in Philosophy.

Areas of Practice

  • Divorce
  • Custody
  • Child Support
  • Spousal Maintenance
  • Property Division
  • Paternity
  • Post-Decree
  • Domestic Abuse (OFP)
  • Step-Parent Adoption
  • Third-Party Custody / Visitation

Bar Admisssions

  • Minnesota

Education

  • Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
    J.D.
  • Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois
    B.A. Cum Laude
    English

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Hennepin County Bar Association
  • Scott County Bar Association
  • Dakota County Bar Association
  • Minnesota State Bar Association