Kirsten's experience includes litigation and regulatory matters involving the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), and other federal environmental statutes. She has a particular interest in litigation and enforcement matters related to water and administrative law.

Before joining Beveridge & Diamond, Kirsten interned with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, where she worked with counsel and judges on the Environmental Appeals Board to research legal issues, analyze administrative records, and assist in drafting legal memoranda and decisions. She also interned with the U.S. Department of Justice's Environment and Natural Resources Division, where she conducted legal research and prepared trial exhibits and privilege logs for environmental enforcement matters. In law school, Kirsten also worked as a research assistant for Harvard Law School’s Environmental and Energy Law Program.