Caroline Krauss (formerly Krauss-Browne) is a passionate advocate for individuals in all matrimonial and family law areas, ranging from pre-nuptial agreements to custody trials. She protects clients whose legal matters involve substantial assets and prominent public profiles.
With over 25 years of exclusive focus on matrimonial and family law, Caroline has earned significant recognition in the field, including being named a Trailblazer by The National Law Journal. Understanding the crucial relationship between lawyer and client in these sensitive matters, she co-founded KSTM as a boutique firm to provide compassionate and straightforward legal counsel.
Caroline Krauss Practice
Her practice frequently includes:
- Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements
- Custody, parental access, and related parenting issues, often collaborating with mental health professionals
- Divorce negotiation and litigation
- Equitable distribution, spousal and child support, and associated matters
As a trained mediator, Caroline seeks alternatives to contentious litigation whenever possible and frequently resolves marital disputes amicably. However, when litigation is necessary, she provides vigorous representation in court. Notably, she achieved a landmark ruling in New York’s highest court that overturned long-standing biases against same-sex parents in custody cases.
Caroline is a top-tier attorney by Chambers High Net Worth for Family/Matrimonial Law in New York. Clients and colleagues describe her as a strategic thinker who is “completely committed and devoted to her clients.” One source notes that “she knows when to fight and when to resolve. But when a fight is necessary, she fights like a lion.”
Before founding KSTM, she co-chaired the matrimonial and family law practice at Blank Rome, which became the most extensive practice group in the nation under her leadership.
Caroline also volunteers pro bono as a mediator in the Neutral Evaluation Program run by the Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County, New York. She is a member of the American Bar Association’s Family Law Section and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor awarded to only the top 1% of attorneys.
