Kristen Kraus graduated magna cum laude from Bowling Green State University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Journalism. She was awarded her Juris Doctorate cum laude from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in May of 2001 and was admitted to practice law in the State of Ohio in November of 2001.

Ms. Kraus is admitted to practice in all Ohio courts, as well as the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. She is a member of the Lake County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Her areas of practice include Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation and Commercial Litigation.