Kristen Ray

Kristen Ray is an attorney at Porter Law Group in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, where she focuses on family law. She works with families throughout the Pine Belt and draws on years of experience with the family court system. Her practice involves matters that arise in Chancery and Youth Court, including difficult family disputes where clients need clear guidance, careful preparation, and attention to the interests of children.

Ray earned a Bachelor’s Degree in political science with a minor in history from the University of Southern Mississippi after first attending Mississippi State University. She later received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from Mississippi College School of Law. While in law school, she participated extensively in the Guardian ad Litem and Advanced Child Advocacy Clinics, building practical experience with Chancery Court procedures and child-focused legal issues.

Before law school, Ray worked in the Forrest County Prosecutor’s Office as the Youth Court Case Manager. That role gave her direct experience with Mississippi Youth Court processes and the challenges faced by children and families in the court system. Her later clinical work deepened her preparation for high-stress family cases, including matters involving children during divorce and custody disputes.

Kristen Ray combines family-court experience, child-advocacy training, and local service in her current practice. She helps clients understand procedures in Chancery and Youth Court while addressing the practical and emotional complexities that can accompany family law disputes. Her background in the prosecutor’s office and child-advocacy clinics gives her a focused perspective on family cases where children’s needs and long-term stability are central concerns.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Porter Law Group
• Member, The Mississippi Bar

Licensed State

• Mississippi

Education

• Mississippi College School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• The University of Southern Mississippi
  Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science with a minor in History

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