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Kristen L. Ferries

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Education

  • Cornell University Law School
    J.D., 2017, magna cum laude
  • University of Rochester
    B.A., 2014, Financial Economics & Environmental Sustainability, cum laude

Government Service

Law Clerk to The Honorable Elizabeth L. Harris of the Colorado Court of Appeals

Intern to The Honorable Jonathan W. Feldman of The United States District Court for the Western District of New York

Bar and Court Admissions

  • Colorado
  • Colorado Supreme Court
  • New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Biography

Kristen Ferries represents sophisticated clients in complex litigation, particularly in personal injury and product liability matters. Her clients include recreation industry companies, insurance carriers, and automotive manufacturers facing serious claims at the trial and appellate levels.  

Kristen has conducted direct and cross-examination of witnesses in trial and argued motions in both state and federal court. She has also gained valuable experience drafting appellate briefs and discovery motions for use in civil litigation, including for insurance bad faith trials and appeals. Kristen maintains an active pro bono practice, representing criminal defendants and prisoners in civil rights trials and appeals.

During law school, Kristen participated as a clinical student in the Cornell Law School Capital Punishment Clinic, working on a federal habeas petition for a death row inmate in South Carolina. 
 

Cases

Press

  • Law 360, "Atty's Internal Work For Insurer Spells DQ In Coverage Row," May 5, 2020.

Other Experience

Sullivan & Cromwell, Summer Associate

Personal Interests

Dogs