Kristen M. Ross
Ms. Ross' practice focuses on landlord-tenant law, including unlawful detainer, wrongful eviction and habitability actions, as well as personal injury, employment, contract disputes and business litigation.
Ms. Ross earned her Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, where she served as Senior Articles Editor for the Hastings Women’s Law Journal and was a member of the Hastings Moot Court Competition Team.
Prior to joining Bracamontes & Vlasak, Ms. Ross gained hands-on litigation experience as an associate at a small San Francisco law firm. Ms. Ross also gained invaluable experience as a judicial extern in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and as a law clerk for the San Mateo County Counsel's Office and Bay Area Legal Aid.
Areas of Practice
- Tenant Rights - Eviction Defense
- Habitability - Wrongful Eviction
- Employee Rights - Wrongful Termination
- Discrimination
- Hostile Work Environment
- Business Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Civil Rights
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- California, 2007
- U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2008
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2009
Education
- University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, California
- J.D. - 2007
- Law Journal: Hastings Women's Law Journal, Senior Articles Editor, 2005 - 2007
- University of Hawaii, Manoa, Hawaii
- B.B.A. - 2004
- Major: Management Information Systems
Published Works
- Eviction, Discrimination, and Domestic Violence: Unfair Housing Practices Against Domestic Violence Survivors, 18 Hastings Women's L.J. 249, 2007
Honors and Awards
- Cali Award for Civil Procedure I, 2004
- Witkin Award for Civil Procedure II, 2005
- Award for Best Brief, David E. Snodgrass Intramural Moot Court Competition, 2006
Professional Associations and Memberships
- San Francisco Bar Association, Member
- AIDS Legal Referral Panel, San Francisco, Panel Attorney
