Kristen K. Orr

Kristen K. Orr

Associate

Lexington, KY

Phone: 859-226-2322 Fax: 859-425-7988

Email: korr@stites.com

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Education

  • University of Kentucky College of Law

    J.D., summa cum laude, 2007

    Valedictorian; Order of the Coif; Kentucky Law Journal, Notes Editor; CALI Awards in Advanced Torts, Corporate Finance Law, Internet Law and Professional Responsibility; Colvin P. Rouse Award for Best Writing for the Kentucky Law Journal; Publication: "Fencing in the Frontier: A Look into the Limits of Mail Fraud," 95 Kentucky Law Journal 789 (2007)

  • Saint Mary's College

    B.B.A., summa cum laude, 2004

    Accounting with minor in U.S. History

Admissions

  • Kentucky

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky

  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit

Service Areas

  • Product Liability
  • Torts & Insurance Practice
  • Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense
  • Civil Litigation
  • Class Action, Mass Action & Multi-District Litigation

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Kentucky Bar Association
  • Fayette County Bar Association

Kristen K. Orr is an Associate in the firm's Lexington office where she is a member of the Torts & Insurance Practice Service Group.

Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications

  • "Products Liability 2008: A Year in Review," update of landmark cases for ABA Section of Litigation seminar, January 2009
  • "Practice in Federal Courts," update of chapter in New Lawyers Handbook, Kentucky Bar Association, October 2008

Before Stites & Harbison

Prior to joining the firm, Kristen served as a law clerk to the Honorable Jennifer B. Coffman, United States District Court Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky.

During law school, Kristen participated in the University of Kentucky Law Legal Clinic, where she advised, counseled, and represented low-income individuals in civil matters.

More Than Stites & Harbison

Kristen serves on the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure Lexington Affiliate Registration Committee.

Besides Stites & Harbison

Kristen enjoys traveling and spending time with her family.