EXPERIENCE YOU NEED

An experienced family law attorney and mediator, Kristen is always prepared. She is a tenacious advocate with a practical, down-to-earth problem-solving approach.

Kristen works for her clients to generate solutions designed to provide for and protect their children, preserve their accumulated wealth, and build a secure financial future.

Kristen draws on her background in general civil litigation, business law, contracts, estate planning, and probate in representing clients with a variety of interests, some fairly straightforward and others complex.

Kristen has been recognized as a Top 10 Family Lawyer in Tennessee and a Top 10 under 40 Family Lawyer in Tennessee by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, a Top 100 Family Lawyer in Tennessee and a Top 40 under 40 Family Lawyer in Tennessee by the American Society of Legal Advocates, a Top 40 under 40 Trial Attorney by The National Trial Lawyers, a Top 100 Lawyer and a Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Lawyer by The National Advocates, a Mid-South SuperLawyer for the past ten years, and a Best Family Law Attorney for Client Satisfaction in Tennessee by the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.

INFORMED AND INVOLVED IN HER AREAS OF PRACTICE

Kristen has served as the Co-Chair of the Domestic Relations Committee of the Nashville Bar Association. She is a past Co-Chair and board member of Collaborative Divorce Nashville (formerly the Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance). She produces continuing legal education seminars regarding hot topics in family law and is also a writer and speaker on timely family law, estate planning, and probate issues. She is the co-editor of Volume 15, Chapter 2 of the Tennessee Practice Series on Separation and Marital Dissolution Agreements.

Kristen is a member of the Nashville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, Collaborative Divorce Nashville, the International Academy of Collaborative Practitioners, the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, The National Trial Lawyers, The National Advocates, the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and the American Institute of Family Law Attorneys.

Prior to forming Lindsey + Amonette, PLLC, Kristen practiced law at Nashville law firm Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella PC and also served as a law clerk to the Honorable Marietta Shipley, former judge of the Second Circuit Court for Davidson County, Tennessee.

A Tennessee native, Kristen enjoys living and practicing law in middle Tennessee. Born in Memphis, Kristen graduated from St. Mary’s Episcopal School and Rhodes College before attending the University of Tennessee College of Law and moving to Nashville.

Kristen is the proud mother of three amazing children, ages 20, 15, and 12.