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Kristen A. Holstrom, a Certified Family Law Specialist (CFLS*), is a sharp, dynamic, and compassionate family law attorney and Partner at Holstrom, Block & Parke. Kristen is also a well-known on-air personality, for Go Country 105FM. Kristen has the Number 1 legal talk radio show on the FM dial, where she educates and advises listeners on important family law issues. With over a decade of experience, Kristen is well-known and respected in the legal community for her sharp legal mind, tenacious representation, compassionate approach, and creative legal strategies.
Kristen’s passion for family law began at a young age when she worked for her father, Dayn Holstrom, a renowned family law attorney in California. Kristen earned her bachelor’s degree in business, with an emphasis in Marketing and Economics, from Jacksonville University, where she played NCAA Division 1 Soccer on a full scholarship. After college, she returned to California and earned her Juris Doctorate from Trinity Law School, where she excelled in her studies and passed the California State Bar Exam and the California Family Law Specialists Exam.
Kristen’s expertise includes divorce, child custody, domestic violence, spousal support, child support, complex financial issues, and other related family law issues. Her hard work and dedication have earned her the esteemed designation of Certified Family Law Specialist, awarded by the California State Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization. Kristen is also a member of the Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS) and various local bar associations.
At Holstrom, Block & Parke, APLC, Kristen is both Partner and Assistant Managing Partner. Additionally, Kristen manages her own caseload, leads the new client intake department, and is heavily involved in community outreach projects for the firm. Her innovative marketing techniques have been hugely successful, such that other firms attempt to duplicate them. Her clients deeply value her aggressive nature, unwavering loyalty, and compassionate approach. Kristen is the type of attorney that tells her clients ‘what they need to hear, rather than what they want to hear’. She is also very approachable, thinks “outside the box,” and truly listens to her clients. Kristen takes this journey with her clients.
Kristen has been selected in consecutive years by Best Lawyers with the prestigious, ‘Ones to Watch’. She is heavily involved in the local communities and has held board positions with the Corona Regional Medical Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Riverside County Bar Association, Orange County Bar Association, and other local non-profits. She has received numerous awards and recognitions, including the Super Lawyers Rising Star award for four consecutive years, from 2017 to 2021. This recognition is reserved for the top 2.5 percent of lawyers in the state and is based on peer reviews, statewide surveys, and independent research. Kristen has also received the Top 50 Women Rising Star award and the Top 100 Up-and-Coming Southern California Rising Star list, which are reserved for the top one percent of attorneys in practice under ten years.
In her free time, Kristen enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, reading, and watching football. As a dedicated Green Bay Packers fan, Kristen and her husband make it a priority to catch every game, no matter where they are in the world. You can almost always find Kristen on the soccer field with her children. She has made it her professional mission to normalize the dissolution process and help educate her clients on how to make this process “easier,” on all fronts. You can catch her every Saturday at 8:30 AM on Go Country as well as AM Talk Radio.
*Certified Family Law Specialist by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization.
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Posted by N. Goodrich | October 03, 2011
This attorney takes care of business and get the job done!
I was recently served with a bogus Domestic Violence Restraining Order by my wife of 7 years in an attempt by her to gain custody of our children and have me kicked out of my home. Being that I have a previous conviction on my record for Domestic Violence I was scared to death that I would never see ...
Posted by Tony | May 24, 2012
Aggressive, professional, and they actually care.
I am a father of three currently living outside the country on military orders. I’ll spare the details but as anyone with a need for a family law attorney, the situation was grim. I knew that finding the right firm to represent me was important and interviewed a number of lawyers before deciding to g...
Posted by Triston | September 18, 2025 | Hired Attorney
Do Not Use This Firm
I went with this firm because I needed a really big father’s rights advocate. DO NOT USE JUAN MORAN!! He was nothing more than a used car salesman. Platitudes nothing more. I never met him in person. He showed up to the only hearing I had over Zoom. Zoom kept cutting in and out, frustrating the judge...
"I endorse this lawyer. Kristen is an excellent attorney. She is compassionate, knowledgable, and is always there for her clients. She is an asset to the legal community and I never hesitate to refer individuals who are in need of legal help to her office."
"I endorse this lawyer. Kristen is very knowledgeable, experienced and honest. She is an asset to our legal community."
"If you're looking for aggressive and skillful representation, look no further. Kristen occasionally scares me, and I'm on the same side as her. I kid, slightly, but she's tough, knows her stuff, and I look forward to working with and learning much more from her."
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2025
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2024
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2021
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2020
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2019
Client's Choice, Avvo
2019
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2018
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
40 Best & Brightest Under 40, Chamber of Commerce
2017
Lawyer of Distinction, Lawyers of Distinction
2017
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers Magazine
2017
Rising Star, Super Lawyers
2017
Client's Choice, Avvo
2016
Minor's Counsel Certification, San Diego Family Law Bar Association
2016
40 Best & Brightest Under 40, Corona Chamber of Commerce
2012
Client's Choice, Avvo
2004
Contracts, American Jurisprudence Award Recipient
2019 - Present
Managing Partner, Custody Queens
2016 - Present
Attorney, Holstrom, Block and Parke, APLC
2016 - Present
Partner, Assistant Managing Partner, Holstrom, Block and Parke
2011 - Present
Intake Specialist Manager, Holsrom, Block and Parke, APLC
2011 - 2012
Director of Client Relations & Attorney, Holstrom, Sissung, Marks & Anderson
2008 - 2011
Law Clerk, Holstrom, Sissung, Marks & Anderson
2007 - 2011
Legal Consultant, Morgan Drexen Legal Services
2019 - Present
Association of Certified Family Law SpecialistsMember
2018 - Present
Corona Chamber of CommerceBoard Member
2016 - Present
San Diego County Bar Association, Family Law SectionAttorney
2015 - Present
Big Brothers Big Sisters- IEExecutive Member
2014 - Present
Barristers Club of RiversideBarrister
2014 - Present
Chamber of CommerceBarrister
2013 - Present
Orange County Bar AssociationBarrister
2012 - Present
Riverside County Bar AssociationBarrister
2012 - Present
Los Angeles Bar AssociationBarrister
2011 - Present
American Bar AssociationBarrister
2007 - 2011
Trinity Law ReviewExecutive
Dad now has joint legal custody and set visitations throughout the year with bi weekly skype visits
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