Kirsten is an accomplished attorney with experience in corporate, securities, insurance, and employment law. And since by now you are trying to figure out how she is related to Scott Penwell – they have been married for 20 years. They share 3 teenage boys and 3 dogs, which makes Kirsten an excellent problem solver and negotiator!

Kirsten is an entrepreneurial, results-oriented attorney. She has spent over 20 years practicing at a first-tier law firm, as general counsel to a regional banking corporation, and as general counsel to several start-up and emerging businesses.

Raised in a family of entrepreneurs, Kirsten understands and respects the dedication, work and sacrifice clients invest in their business. Throughout her career, Kirsten has always put her client’s needs first, whether she was representing a large multi-national corporation or a start-up company. Kirsten is adept at turning legal strategy into business action and partnering with her clients to achieve business goals and desired outcomes.

Kirsten earned her finance degree with honors from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business in 1990 and her Juris Doctor degree from The Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University in 1996.