Biography
CO-CHAIR, MATRIMONIAL AND FAMILY LAW PRACTICE GROUP
For nearly two decades, Kristina has dedicated her practice to advising distinguished individuals involved in high-stakes, complex financial and custody matters. Her work has involved valuations, tracings and cash flow analyses, move-aways, pre- and post-nuptial agreements, and mediation. She is well known for winning difficult cases, finding solutions to complex matters, and for her steadfast discretion.
News & Views
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Ranking
Blank Rome Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers in America®
Seth D. Lamden, Barry Abrams, Kevin J. Baum, Matthew A. Homyk, Regina Stango Kelbon, Christopher A. Lewis
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Ranking
Chambers High Net Worth 2024 Highly Ranks Blank Rome Matrimonial & Family Law Group and Attorneys
Kristina Royce, Brett S. Ward, Marilyn B. Chinitz, Norman S. Heller, Lois J. Liberman, Morgan F. Mouchette
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Honor
Mary Craig Calkins, Robert L. Kahan, and Kristina Royce Named Entertainment Business Visionaries
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Honor
Marilyn B. Chinitz, Kristina Royce, and Brett S. Ward Recognized in Variety’s Legal Impact Report 2024
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Media Coverage
Blank Rome's Kristina Royce Joins the Kat on the Loose Podcast
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Honor
Kristina Royce Named to Forbes’ Inaugural List of America’s Top 200 Lawyers
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Honor
Blank Rome’s Stacy D. Phillips and Kristina Royce Named 2024 Top Family Lawyers by Daily Journal
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Media Coverage
The Celebrity Divorce Playbook
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Blank Rome Partners Recognized in the 2024 Lawdragon 500 Leading Family Lawyers
Kristina Royce, Brett S. Ward, Stacy D. Phillips, Ashley Silberfeld, Ory Apelboim, Ryan J. Casson
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Honor
Kristina Royce and Brett S. Ward Named “Hollywood’s Troubleshooters” by The Hollywood Reporter
Recognitions
- 2024, "Entertainment Business Visionary," listed by Los Angeles Times B2B Publishing
- 2022–2024, listed in Variety's Legal Impact Report
- 2024, "America's Top 200 Lawyers," listed in Forbes
- 2022–2024, “Top Family Lawyer,” listed in Daily Journal
- 2023, "Hollywood’s Troubleshooters: Who the Stars Call to Put Out Fires and Prevent Future Disasters," listed in The Hollywood Reporter
- 2023–2025, Family Law in Los Angeles, CA, listed in Best Lawyers in America©
- 2023, “Top 100 Lawyers,” listed in Los Angeles Business Journal
- 2022, “Top Woman Lawyer,” listed in Daily Journal
- 2019–2024, Southern California “Super Lawyer” in Family Law, listed in Super Lawyers
- 2020–2024, Los Angeles, Family/Matrimonial, listed in Chambers High Net Worth
- 2021, “Woman of Business,” by Comerica Bank and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Women’s Business Awards
- 2021, “Leaders of Influence: Thriving in Their 40’s,” listed in Los Angeles Business Journal
- 2020, “Top 500 Leading Family Lawyers,” listed in Lawdragon
- 2018, “Hollywood’s Troubleshooters: Top 20 Lawyers for Divorces, Plea Deals and Death Plans,” listed by The Hollywood Reporter
- 2005–2012, Los Angeles “Rising Star” in Family Law, listed in Super Lawyers
Affiliations
Memberships
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Los Angeles Bar Association
Kristina is actively involved in her local community, having served as a member of numerous professional organizations, including Cedars-Sinai Board of Governors, Cedars-Sinai Sports Spectacular Women’s Luncheon, Harriet Buhai Center for Family Law, the Los Angeles Bar Association, and the Beverly Hills Bar Association.
Credentials
Admissions
- California
Education
- Brandeis University, BA
- Loyola Law School, JD