Kristine A. Tijam

Kristine A. Tijam received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California Santa Barbara in 2012. She then worked as a litigation assistant for a workers’ compensation insurance company. In 2014, she began law school at The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law.

During law school, Ms. Tijam worked as a workers’ compensation claims examiner, served as a small claims court mediator at Ventura County Superior Court and was a student mentor/tutor for other law students.

Court Admissions/Education:
• State Bar of California, admitted June 2018
• United States District Court for the Central District of California, admitted August 2018
• The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law – Juris Doctor with Honors, December 2017
• University of California, Santa Barbara – Bachelor of Arts with Honors, Sociology with minors in Education and Applied Psychology with an emphasis in Applied Psychology, and Asian American Studies, March 2012

Honors/Memberships/Service:
• Ventura County Bar Association
• American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
• The Santa Barbara & Ventura Colleges of Law Alumni Council
• Witkin Legal Institute awards and the highest course grade in Torts, Legal Research, Advanced Legal Writing, Business Associations, and Remedies
• Recipient of the Dr. Michael Horowitz & Dr. Jeannie Gutierrez scholarship
• Dean’s Honors
• Certified mediator through Ventura Center for Dispute Settlement

Personal:
Kristine regularly does yoga and ballet. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, as well as going to the beach and Disneyland.