Kristin Cafferty

Kristin M. Cafferty was born and raised in Wisconsin. She graduated from Marquette University, earning a B.S. in 1991 and a J.D. in 1994. Ms. Cafferty is Past-President of the Racine County Bar Association, and has been elected to the Board of Governors of the Wisconsin Association for Justice. Ms. Cafferty’s trial experience and appellate work, including argument before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, have earned her recognition as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Ms. Cafferty is among those women honored by the Wisconsin Law Journal in 2010 for their outstanding achievement in the practice of law. She has been named one of the top 25 women attorneys in the State of Wisconsin by Superlawyers Magazine for 2009 and 2010. She is regularly invited to speak to other lawyers, local community organizations and schools about legal issues, including alcohol liability, insurance, and trial advocacy. She has also joined members of her firm in presenting mock trials to both high school and grade school students. Ms. Cafferty is an active volunteer at St. Joseph Parish and School and in the Racine community, where she resides with her husband, Patrick, and their four children.

Born

• Madison, Wisconsin — 1969

Admitted to Bar

• 1994 Wisconsin and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin

Education

• 1991 Marquette University, B.S.
• 1994 Marquette University, J.D. Member of Moot Court Board, Marquette Law Review

Memberships

• Racine County and American Bar Associations
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• Wisconsin Association for Justice

Leadership Positions

• Board of Directors, Racine Neighborhood Watch
• Board of Directors, Conflict Resolution Center