About the firm

Meet Kristen Prata Browde.

For more than 25 years, helping New York families and individuals find creative, practical solutions to the legal problems that matter most.

Kristen founded Browde Law, P.C. on a simple idea: a small caseload, handled personally by an experienced attorney, produces better outcomes than a large caseload divided among assistants. Every client who hires the firm hires Kristen — and every call, every email, every appearance in court is handled by her.

The practice is focused on family law — divorce, custody, child support, and the ripple of issues that arise when a family restructures. A smaller number of matters in civil litigation, director and officer defense, media law, and trademark registration round out the work.

Kristen Prata Browde, Westchester divorce and family law attorney, outside a New York courthouse

Portrait of attorney Kristen Prata Browde of Browde Law, P.C.

Her approach

Practical solutions when emotions run high.

Family law cases are unlike any other kind of legal matter. The stakes are personal. The decisions affect children, homes, finances, and futures. The emotions involved would test anyone.

Kristen's approach is to take those emotions seriously while never losing sight of the goal: a resolution that lets you move forward with your dignity and your finances intact.

"Particularly in divorce cases, emotions run high. Dealing with the emotions is important — but it's every bit as important to remember the goal."

That means honest counsel about what is and is not achievable. Strategic decisions made deliberately, not reactively. And when children are involved, an extra layer of care for the human beings whose lives are being reorganized.

Credentials

Education and admissions

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Education

Fordham University School of Law — J.D. Writing and Research Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
Cornell University — Undergraduate

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Admitted to practice

New York State Courts
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Supreme Court of the United States

Recognition

Independently rated for the quality of her work.

Industry rating services that evaluate attorneys based on peer review, client outcomes, and disciplinary history have consistently rated Kristen at the highest available tier.

AVVO

"Superb" rating

Lead Counsel

Rated since 2013

View the full AVVO profile.

Before the law

A career in the newsroom

Before practicing law, Kristen spent more than two decades as a broadcast journalist. She was a member of CNN's original Washington bureau at the network's launch, covering the Pentagon and the United States Supreme Court, and later reported from the Middle East as a correspondent based in Beirut and Jerusalem. In New York, she reported for WNBC and WCBS before joining CBS News, where she served as an anchor and correspondent for more than fifteen years.

Her reporting earned two New York Emmy Awards for coverage of breaking news, a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding achievement in broadcast journalism, and a gold medal for investigative reporting from the International Film & Television Festival of New York.

That experience is more than biography. It informs the media law and defamation side of the practice directly — and it shows in how Kristen works with every client: clear explanations of complicated situations, steady judgment under deadline pressure, and questions that get to the heart of the matter.

Divorce attorney Kristen Prata Browde speaking to television reporters outside a New York courthouse

In the press

A trusted voice for legal commentary.

Kristen is regularly called on by reporters and broadcasters when family law, First Amendment, or media law questions reach the news. A former network anchor and correspondent herself, she has appeared on New York's major news outlets and been quoted in legal industry publications.

She has also written on legal topics for American Lawyer Media's publications, and authored a law review article on First Amendment issues in the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal.

ABC 7CBS 2 NewsNews 12 WestchesterAmerican Lawyer MediaFordham IP, Media & Entertainment Law Journal

Kristen Prata Browde delivering remarks at a podium during a bar association event

Beyond the practice

Leadership in the legal profession.

Kristen brings the same commitment she gives her clients to her work for the broader legal community. She has held leadership roles in several bar associations and continues to serve in governance capacities for both legal and professional organizations.

Director — National Trans Bar Association (Past Co-Chair)
Past President — LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York
Trustee — AFTRA Retirement Funds (Administrative, Investment, and Strategic Planning committees)

Ready to talk?

The first conversation is confidential, straightforward, and on your schedule. Kristen will give you an honest read on your situation and what comes next.

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