Kristen is an attorney with the Santa Barbara County's Office of County Counsel focusing on general Civil Litigation and Employment Litigation. Prior to working for the County, she spent seven years working as an attorney for Stout & Kaufman, a Worker's Compensation law firm in Santa Barbara. She earned her BA in Business Administration with an Emphasis in BUsiness Law and Marketing from Loyola Marymount University, and her law degree from Southwestern Law School. In her free time, Kristen enjoys spending time with her husband and dogs.