• Practice Areas. Ms. Westerland practices in the following areas: Civil and Commercial Litigation, Arbitration, Appeals, Real Estate, Land Use, and Corporations.
• Attorney. Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., Boulder, Colorado. July 2008 to present.


• Judicial Law Clerk. Chief Judge Janice B. Davidson, Colorado Court of Appeals, Denver, Colorado. August 2007 to July 2008. Researched, drafted, and edited judicial opinions in a collaborative process with the Chief Judge.
• Research Assistant. Professor Clare Huntington, University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado. Fall 2006 to Spring 2007. Researched family law, immigration law, and constitutional law.
• Legal Extern. Denver City Attorney's Office, Litigation Unit, Denver, Colorado. Fall 2006. Researched and wrote memorandums, motions, and briefs for civil litigation department; aided and attended hearings and trials.
• Law Clerk. Caplan and Earnest LLC, Boulder, Colorado. Summer 2006. Researched and wrote memorandums, motions, and briefs at medium-sized firm.
• Student Attorney. Legal Aid and Defender Clinic, Boulder, Colorado. Fall 2005 to Spring 2006. Represented clients for political asylum, family law matters, and disability benefits; researched and wrote memorandums, briefs, and letters to clients, administrative offices, and opposing counsel; served as lead counsel at administrative hearings.
• Recipient of Legal Aid and Defender Program Award for Outstanding Commitment and Service.
• Legal Writing Teaching Assistant. University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado. Fall 2005 to Spring 2006. Instructed first-year law students in legal research and writing.
• Legal Intern. Colorado Legal Services, Family and Children's Unit, Denver, Colorado. Summer 2005. Researched and wrote memorandums, motions, briefs, and letters to clients; interviewed clients in preparation for litigation; attended hearings and trials.

• Volunteer Coordinator. Warren Village, Inc., Denver, Colorado. October 2002 to August 2004. Coordinated large number of volunteers at a transitional housing service for low-income single parents.

• University of Colorado School of Law, Boulder, Colorado, J.D., 2007.
  • Dean's List. Fall 2005; Spring 2007.
  • Chair. We the People. Fall 2006 to present. Founder of volunteer opportunity at CU Law to coach high school students weekly for a national oral competition about the U.S. Constitution; Volunteer coach from Fall 2006 through present.
  • Production Editor and Member. Colorado Journal of International Environmental Law and Policy. Fall 2005 through Spring 2007.
  • President. Women's Law Caucus. Fall 2005-Spring 2006.
• Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, B.A., magna cum laude, phi beta kappa, 2002.

• The Commercial Side of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
• Lenders and the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act
• Kirsten Westerland, Note, Nepal's Community Forestry Program: Another Example of the Tragedy of the Commons or a Realistic Means to Balance Indigenous Needs with Forestry Conservation?, 18 COLO. J. OF INT'L ENVTL. L. & POL'Y 189 (2007).

• Colorado

• Member, Colorado and Boulder Bar Associations

Kirsten A. Westerland is an associate with Frascona, Joiner, Goodman and Greenstein, P.C., a Colorado law firm. Her practice areas include Civil and Commercial Litigation, Appeals, and Real Estate. She can be reached at contact Kirsten Westerland.

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