Kristy Kalin

Born and raised in Calgary, Kristy studied abroad and received both her Bachelor of Arts in English and her Bachelor of Laws from Cardiff University in the UK.

Kristy graduated from Cardiff University in 2014, where she was an active member of the community, as Vice President and then Treasurer of the Canadian Student’s Association, a member of the Rowing team, Creative Writing Club, and Firm Lead in the NHS Continuing Care Pro Bono program.

Kristy completed her Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee of Accreditation of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada in 2016 and in 2018 worked with Max Blitt, QC to co-author a paper entitled “Reducing the Trauma of Child Abduction Proceedings for Children”. Kristy Articled with a local Calgary firm in 2019 and was called the bar in 2020 in Alberta.

Kristy focuses her practice in the areas of Family Law and Wills & Estates Law and she is aware of the stress and struggles that families face; she strongly believes in ADR and Mediation so families can focus on moving forward.

Outside of work Kristy is an avid reader and writer and has been published in the Calgary Public Library’s Tap Press Read short story anthology, and was a featured writer for the Loft 112 Inner City Stories.