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Kristen J. C. Powell

Associate She / Her / Hers
Denver

Kristen Powell is an associate in the firm’s Litigation Department who focuses her practice on commercial litigation and dispute resolution. Prior to joining Ballard Spahr, Kristen worked at a Best Law Firms-ranked firm, where she collaborated as co-counsel on complex commercial litigation matters in federal and state courts, researched and developed case strategy, advised clients, and negotiated favorable outcomes. She also managed large-scale document production, prepared and examined witnesses, took depositions, and appeared in court on behalf of clients.

While attending law school, Kristen gained additional experience as a summer associate at a Chicago civil rights law firm and as a summer law clerk at a nonprofit environmental firm.

Professional Highlights

Judicial Externships

Hon. Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2022-2023

Hon. Mary M. Rowland, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2021

Credentials 

Education

University of Chicago Law School (J.D. 2023)
Articles Editor, The University of Chicago Legal Forum
1L Mentor, First Generation Professionals

University of Denver (B.A., magna cum laude, 2016)

Admissions

Colorado