Kristen A. "Kris" Algert

Kristen A. Algert is a Board-Certified family law Partner at Goranson Bain Ausley in Austin and one of the most peer-distinguished collaborative law practitioners in Texas.

She has been included in The Best Lawyers in America© in the fields of Family Law, Family Law Mediation, and Collaborative Law: Family Law continuously since 2007, representing nearly two decades of sustained peer recognition.

Best Lawyers has named Kris “Lawyer of the Year” in Austin for Collaborative Law: Family Law in 2013, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2025. She has also received “Lawyer of the Year” recognition for Family Law in 2011 and 2015 and for Family Law Mediation in 2019, making her one of the few Austin attorneys recognized across all three family law disciplines.

Kris has been Board-Certified in Family Law since 1997 and holds the Master Credential in Collaborative Law from Collaborative Divorce Texas, the highest designation available in her field. She is a Fellow of the State Bar of Texas, a member of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and a past president of Collaborative Divorce Texas.

Her practice focuses on collaborative divorce, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, cohabitation agreements, complex property characterization, separate property tracing, and protecting inherited and multigenerational family wealth.

Clients and referral sources value Kris’s ability to develop individualized solutions that reflect each family’s goals, values, and long-term priorities while helping clients avoid unnecessary conflict and court involvement whenever possible.