also known as Kristen Yurkowski Wight
Kristen knew she wanted to be an attorney from a young age, following in the footsteps of her grandfather and great-grandfather. Born and raised in Westchester, New York, she attended John F. Kennedy Catholic Preparatory School and then Liberty University, earning her Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a focus in Adult Development in 2010 and her Juris Doctor in 2013.
During law school, Kristen interned in the legal department of a New York City- based health insurance company, assisting counsel in legal projects and became familiar with HIPAA and HITECH. She subsequently earned her Third Year Practice Certificate, which enabled her to practice law with the local Commonwealth Attorney’s Office under the supervision of the attorneys there. Prior to graduating law school, she was able to assist in the prosecution of low-level offenses and begin honing her litigation skills.
Kristen joined The Reed Law Firm as an associate in 2014, where her primary practice areas included divorce and family law matters, as well as other civil litigation matters, traffic cases and criminal defense. She has also served as a Guardian ad Litem, representing and advocating for the needs of children in the community.
Kristen joined Tobias Iszard in 2023, where she concentrates her practice on family law, including divorce, annulments, custody, visitation, support and adoption.
Kristen is a member of the Virginia State Bar, the Prince William County Bar Association and the Alexandria Bar Association. She has proven herself to be a diligent and effective advocate, as evidenced by her client reviews and her reputation amongst her peers. She zealously advocates for her clients, striving for the best possible outcomes whether through settlement or litigation.
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Acquired: 2014
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9303 Grant Avenue, Manassas, VA, 20110
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Posted by Caitlin | May 7, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Working with Kristen was an absolute breeze. She was very knowledgeable, able to answer all our questions, and guide us through a difficult process in a way that made us feel it wasn’t actually difficult at all. Kristen helped our dreams come true and my husband was able to legally adopt my son! Now ...
Posted by Ashley | May 6, 2022 | Hired Attorney
Because of Kristen, our family was able to go through a step-parent adoption and legal name change for our children whom have a biological parent who has opted to be out of the picture. What could have been stressful and emotional, was pleasantly neither of those things. She kept in contact and w...
Posted by Hillary | October 6, 2021 | Hired Attorney
I am very grateful to have been placed with Kristen for my custody case. I felt as if I was living in the Twilight Zone during my case due to the actions of the other parent. While unique to me and very stressful, Kristen was always on top of what needed done. She was reassuring during the 7 months o...
Posted by anonymous | August 16, 2019 | Hired Attorney
I am so happy with my decision to choose Ms. Yurkowski to assist me with my name change. I thought that the process would be time consuming and stressful but she took care of absolutely everything for me. She kept in contact with me the entire time and always kept me up to date during the process. Al...
Posted by Marianna | February 21, 2019 | Hired Attorney
Kristen was hired after my previous attorney unexpectedly moved away. I loved Kristen from the moment I met her! She was so attentive & understanding and really made me feel valued and really seemed to care about our case. I appreciated her honestly & her willingness to do whatever it took for my chi...
"I endorse this lawyer. Ms. Kristen Yurkowski zealously represents her clients by passionately advocating for them through all stages of litigation. Her tireless work ethic allows her to achieve the best possible results for her clients."
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2017 - Present
Alexandria Bar AssociationMember
2014 - Present
Prince William Bar Association
2014 - Present
American Bar Association
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