Kristen Shearin

Kristen Shearin is an attorney, a Certified Family Financial Mediator, and a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. She has a gift for simplifying complex financial issues. She enjoys working with financially savvy clients and those with a less in-depth grasp of such issues. Kristen was recently named the National Subject Matter xpert for the Institute of Divorce Financial Analysts. She records a monthly divorce podcast for the IDFA, writes monthly blogs/articles, and hosts their monthly continuing education webinar for 3000+ divorce professionals.

If you or your spouse has a complex compensation package, stock options, partnerships, complex assets, or business interest, they will need to be valued, and that value will need to be explained to the opposing counsel, mediator, or the Court. If you are afraid your spouse knows more about your finances than you do or you are afraid that your spouse doesn’t know enough about your finances, Kristen can help you understand your rights and options. She loves to educate her clients and empower them to make the decisions about their case and their financial future. She firmly believes in financial transparency and that once both parties understand the financial realities and implications of divorce, settlement options are pretty straightforward. While she is an experienced litigator, she is a strong advocate of the mediation process, and she settles 99% of her cases without litigation. As a mediator and an attorney, she has been on both sides of the table negotiating settlements, she brings a wealth of courtroom experience to any situation, and uses that experience to get her clients reasonable and fair outcomes as quickly and painlessly as possible.

Kristen is married to an airline pilot, has two children in college, and a yellow lab that she loves to take everywhere.

“Kristen Shearin helped guide us through a collaborative and non-combative separation. We all came to the same table, collectively discussed how to care for our children’s future, and amicably separate the household. She was able to help us resolve any issues that arose during the process and ensured that we did not overlook any potential problems. She then prepared all of our necessary legal documents."

Jake M.

Background

Certifications and Training

  • Attorney at Law, licensed in NC

  • Certified Divorce Financial Analyst

  • Certified Family Financial Mediator

  • Collaborative Law Practitioner

Published Works

Honors and Awards

  • Top 40 Under 40, National Academy of Family Law Attorneys

  • Commitment to Justice Award, Safe Alliance

  • 50 Most Influential Women in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC), Mecklenburg Times

  • Outstanding Firm Pro Bono Service Award, Council for Children’s Rights

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • North Carolina State Bar

  • Mecklenburg County Bar Association

  • Institute of Certified Divorce Financial Analysts

  • North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission

Pro Bono Activities

  • North Carolina Judicial Legislative Committee-Equitable Distribution Committee

  • North Carolina Judicial Legislative Committee-Domestic Violence Committee, Co-Chair, 2019-2021

  • Charlotte Triage Partnership-Human Trafficking Volunteer Attorney

  • Council for Children’s Rights, Volunteer Attorney

  • Safe Alliance, Legal Representation Project, Volunteer Attorney