Kristin A. Norse

Kristin A. Norse practices exclusively in the areas of appellate practice and civil litigation support. She has over 25 years of legal experience, including ten years working as a staff attorney for the Honorable Chris W. Altenbernd at the Second District Court of Appeal and more than 15 years representing clients in trial and appellate courts. She has successfully represented individuals and businesses in a number of appeals varying in scope from complex commercial cases to serious personal injury cases to family law appeals. She has also successfully represented clients by providing trial support and performing in-depth legal research, writing, and argument on key issues presented in complex litigation in state and federal courts.

Ms. Norse currently serves on the Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration. She also serves as a member of the Editorial Board for the American Bar Association's Litigation Journal. Ms. Norse is Past Chair of The Florida Bar's Appellate Practice Section and Past Chair of The Florida Bar’s Appellate Court Rules Committee. She also served as Co-chair of the Florida Bar's Special Committee on Gender Bias and Diversity. She is a past President of the Florida Association for Women Lawyers. Ms. Norse is also a former president of the Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers. She is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Hillsborough County Bar Association.

THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA has named Ms. Norse as 2022 Tampa "Lawyer of the Year" for Appellate Practice, an honor she also received in 2020. She is listed in 2021 THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA for appellate practice.

Kristin Norse has been awarded the 2016 Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers’ Achievement Award. The HAWL Achievement Award is presented to persons who have demonstrated a commitment to the purpose, goals, and mission of HAWL and who has excelled in his or her career, overcome traditional stereotypes associated with women, promoted the status of women within the profession, and promoted the status of women in the State of Florida.