MWBLSA Member of the Month

Kristy Avery
University of Kentucky College of Law

Kristy Avery is a third year student at the University of Kentucky College of Law. She earned a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, majoring in Communication with a concentration in Media and Production in 2007. Prior to law school, she worked in advertising.

While in law school, she has been involved with her local BLSA chapter, serving as the web content director during the 2009-2010 academic year, vice president during the 2010-2011 academic year, and presidential advisor currently. She has also organized the annual Habitat for Humanity service project as well as the Law Student for a Day program, which aims at increasing minority enrollment at her school. She has participated in the Thurgood Marshall Mock Trial Competition for two years and currently serves as a member of the NBLSA Convention Challenge Team.

Kristy has demonstrated a commitment to serving her community, participating in the UK Legal Clinic, which assists needy clients in civil matters, as well as the UK Tax Clinic. During the summer following her 1L year, Kristy interned for the Mecklenburg County District Attorney in North Carolina. Following her 2L year, Kristy was a law clerk at the Wright Law Firm of Charlotte, preparing pro bono criminal cases for indigent defendants.

Originally from Statesville, North Carolina, Kristy intends to take the North Carolina Bar Examination and is interested in criminal litigation, civil litigation, and alternative dispute resolution. Kristy lives by the motto, "God helps those who help themselves."