Cristina M. Kerr

Board-Certified Personal Injury Attorney Serving Western Wisconsin

Cristina Kerr is a board-certified Civil Trial Specialist and shareholder at Bye, Goff & Rohde, practicing exclusively in personal injury law from the firm's River Falls office. With over a decade of experience beginning as a clerical assistant in 2012, Cristina has built an exceptional reputation representing injured individuals in automobile collision and premises liability cases throughout Wisconsin.

Her distinguished career has earned prestigious national and state recognition. In 2023, the Wisconsin Association of Justice honored Cristina as Outstanding Young Trial Lawyer of the Year—an award presented to just one attorney annually demonstrating exceptional commitment to justice and trial by jury rights. She was inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) in 2024, joining an invitation-only national association of elite trial lawyers. Most recently, in 2025, Cristina became a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a global honorary society limited to only 1% of licensed attorneys nationwide.

Additional honors include recognition in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch (2024–2025), Super Lawyers Rising Stars (2022–present), National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating. She holds certification from the National Board of Trial Advocacy in Civil Trial Law.

Cristina's courtroom success is evidenced by significant published appellate decisions, including Mueller v. Bull's Eye Sport Shop and Slabey v. Dunn County. A University of Wisconsin Law School graduate (magna cum laude), she served on Law Review and clerked for Chief Judge Edward J. Cleary at the Minnesota Court of Appeals.

Beyond her practice, Cristina gives back to Western Wisconsin—her home community—by coaching the River Falls High School Mock Trial program since 2018, mentoring future legal professionals while pursuing her passion for ensuring injured individuals receive justice and fair compensation.