Kristen Connors

Kristen Connors is an associate attorney at Montroll, Oettinger, & Barquist P.C. whose practice includes immigration, international law, family law, guardianships, and civil litigation. She advises clients in a direct and straightforward manner and helps them develop strategies based on their legal goals. Her immigration work is supported by public-interest training and experience with humanitarian and family-based matters, while her broader practice reaches family and civil disputes.

Kristen earned a B.A. in International Relations and Religious Studies, magna cum laude, from The College of Wooster. She later earned a J.D. with a concentration in International Law, with honors, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Her law-school work focused heavily on public interest law and included externships with the Federal Public Defender in the Northern District of Ohio and Catholic Charities-Migration and Refugee Services.

Connors worked in Case Western Reserve University’s Immigration Clinic during her third year of law school. There, she handled immigration matters including asylum applications, humanitarian parole, green card applications, and immigrant and non-immigrant visa applications. She is admitted before Vermont Superior Court, the US District Court for the District of Vermont, EOIR proceedings before the BIA and Immigration Court, and the IRS, with an inactive Ohio admission.

Kristen Connors supports immigrant communities through volunteer and organizational work in Vermont. She serves on the board of Inclusive Arts VT and is a co-founder and board member of Global Justice Intelligence Eyes. She has also worked as a legal services partner or volunteer with organizations serving Afghan and other immigrant communities. Her practice combines immigration and international law experience with family, guardianship, and civil litigation capabilities.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Montroll, Oettinger, & Barquist P.C.
• Member, Vermont Bar Association
• Member, Ohio State Bar Association
• Co-Founder and Board Member, Global Justice Intelligence Eyes
• Board Member, Inclusive Arts VT
• Legal Services Partner/Volunteer, Vermont Afghan Alliance
• Legal Services Partner/Volunteer, AALV
• Legal Services Partner/Volunteer, Vermont Asylum Assistance Project

Licensed State

• Vermont
• Ohio

Education

• Case Western Reserve University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD) (Cum Laude)
• The College of Wooster
  B.A. (International Relations & Religious Studies) (Magna Cum Laude)

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