Associate
Areas of Focus: Business Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Real Estate Litigation; Labor and Employment
Telephone:(404) 261-7711
Fax:(404) 233-1943
kzielmanski@bfvlaw.com
http://www.linkedin.com/in/kristinzielmanski
Kristin Zielmanski is an associate at Berman Fink Van Horn. A 2011 recipient of the Atlanta Bar Association Kerry Harike Joedecke Young Lawyer of the Year award, Kristin assists the Firm’s clients in all areas of business litigation.
Kristin is a member of the Atlanta Bar Association and currently serves as the Secretary of the Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers. In 2010 and 2011, she served as Co-Chair of the ACYL’s Annual Associates’ Campaign for Legal Services, helping to raise nearly $18,000 each year for legal services organizations in Atlanta. She is also a member of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and the Boston College Alumni Association.
Kristin attended Boston College Law School, graduating in May 2006. Prior to law school, in 2003, she received her Bachelor’s of Business Administration, cum laude, in Marketing from the University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business.
Kristin grew up in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. She is a volunteer for Project Open Hand and for the Shepherd Center Auxiliary’s Pecans on Peachtree annual fundraiser. She is an avid runner and a devoted Notre Dame fan. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and her dogs, running, cooking, and watching college football.
B.B.A., University of Notre Dame, cum laude, 2003
J.D., Boston College Law School, 2006
State of Georgia, 2006
Lawyers Club of Atlanta
Atlanta Council of Younger Lawyers, Vice-President 2012-13
Young Lawyers Division, State Bar of Georgia
The Lamar American Inn of Court, Barrister
Georgia’s Right To Repair Act – A Guide For Homeowners
(September 2009)
Georgia Adopts The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
(June 2009)
Employer or Independent Contractor? Avoiding Misclassifications
(May 2008)
Credit where credit is due: Taking advantage of the tip credit
(October 2007)
Atlanta Bar Association – 2011 Kerry Harike Joedecke Atlanta Young Lawyer of the Year Award