Prior to joining PLI, Krista served as the Housing Specialist Attorney at Lawyers for Children, Inc., a nonprofit representing children and teenagers in the Family Courts of New York City, where she specialized in assisting young adults aging out of foster care with housing matters. She began her legal career as an Agency Attorney with New York City’s Administration for Children’s Services, litigating child neglect and abuse cases on behalf of the city. Krista holds a B.S. in Broadcast Journalism and Political Communication from Emerson College, and a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law. She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey.