Kristen G. Lyndaker

Before becoming an attorney, Kristen was a licensed social worker. At Columbia University School of Social Work, her focus was on family and child services, and she worked in the field with adolescents in Harlem and as a CASA (Court-Appointed Special Advocate) in Queens, where she advocated for the best interest of children in foster care. While in law school at Pepperdine in Malibu, she worked for an adoption attorney in Beverly Hills. Upon returning to New York City and while studying for the bar, she conducted adoption home studies for Children’s Aid Society, and continued to do both adoption and foster care home studies and work in the field of family and children’s services while practicing her mediation skills and determining that dispute resolution was the area of law that she enjoys and is able to make the most positive impact in. Specifically, Kristen enjoys working as a Mediator and advocating for clients in Collaborative Law representation.

Activities & Affiliations

Kristen is an accomplished Mediator and Collaborative Attorney. She is an approved Mediator of both NYCID Community Dispute Resolution and New York Peace Institute, both of the NYS Unified Court System (New York, Kings, and Richmond Counties). She is also a Member of the New York Association of Collaborative Professionals (NYACP), the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), the Family and Divorce Mediation Counsel of Greater New York (FDMC), the New York State Bar Association, The Wyoming State Bar, and the Teton County Bar Association. She sits on the NYSCDM Court Relations, Public Awareness, and Conference Committees.