Providing Personalized Legal Support
The Law Office of Kristine L. Calalang offers strong and compassionate representation in all areas of family law - including matters involving divorce, custody, support, adoption, and protection from abuse. We also offer mediation services and paths to resolution through collaborative law.
Our Firm
We provide strong advocacy with compassion and are dedicated to supporting our clients in their family law matters.
Support Through Every Legal Step
We are ready to assist you through every step of the legal process. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and take the first step toward resolving your legal matters with confidence.
Kristine Laurel Calalang, Esquire
Kristine Laurel Calalang, Esquire has been practicing family law and providing her clients with strong advocacy, compassion, and empathy since 2004. Ms. Calalang is an experienced mediator and arbitrator and trained in collaborative law. Ms. Calalang is passionate about serving in leadership positions to help elevate the legal profession, promote fellowship in the legal community, and support philanthropic endeavors.
Professional Affiliations
- Philadelphia Bar Association
- Vice-Chancellor (2025)
- Board of Governors (2019-2023; Chair; Vice Chair)
- Cabinet (2021-2022; 2025)
- Diversity Advisory Panel (2022)
- Women in the Profession Committee (2023-2024; Co-Chair)
- Solo and Small Firm Management Committee (2020-2022; Co-Chair)
- Family Law Section [2016-2019; Chair; Vice Chair; Treasurer; Secretary]
- Executive Committee Member; Custody Committee Co-Chair; Diversity Committee Co-Chair; and Diversity Inclusion Scholarship Committee Founding Member
- Commission on Judicial Selection and Retention
- Membership and Bylaws Committees
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- Zone 1 Delegate, House of Delegates (2022-2025)
- Legal Academics Committee (2022-2025; Co-Chair)
- Family Law Section (2022-2025 Co-Chair of Diversity Task Force; 2024-2025 Executive Council Member)
- Minority Bar Committee (2024-2025 Co-Chair of Nominations Committee; Executive Council)
- Women in the Profession Commission (2024-2025 Co-Chair of Diversity Committee; Executive Council)
- Membership, Solo and Small Firm, Wellness & Well-Being Committees
- Montgomery Bar Association
- Family Law Section and Solo and Small Firm, Diversity, and Mediation Committees
- Asian Pacific Bar Association of Pennsylvania
- Board Member
- Community Outreach Committee (Co-Chair)
- Lunar Banquet and Solo and Small Firm Committees (past Co-Chair)
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Asian American Women’s Coalition
- Barristers’ Association of Philadelphia
- Lawyers’ Club of Philadelphia
- National Association of Women Lawyers
- National Filipino American Lawyers Association
- Doris J. Freed American Inn of Court
- Nicholas A. Cipriani Family American Inn of Court (past)
- Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
- Villanova Law Alumni Association (“VLAA”) Board
- Villanova Law Minority Alumni Society Leadership Board (2017 President)
- Villanova Law Women’s Network Board
- Villanova Law J. Willard O'Brien American Inn of Court (past)
Awards/Honors/Recognitions:
- Received Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating (2024 - 2025)
- Named as a Super Lawyer (2020-2025)
- Received Award for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on behalf of the PBA Family Law Section’s Diversity Task Force as Co-Chair (2024)
- Named as one of the “Best Divorce Lawyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania of 2024” by Forbes Advisor
- Celebrated as “Woman of the Month” from Villanova Law Women’s Network (November 2023)
- Received Professional Excellence Award for Diversity Initiative from The Legal Intelligencer (2022)
- Received the Weiman, Sr. & Jr., Award from Family Law Section of Philadelphia Bar Association (2021)
- Received the VLAA Gerald Abraham Award for Service from Villanova Law (2019)
- Received the Bar Star from Philadelphia Bar Association (Family Law Section; 2019)
- Named as Rising Star in Super Lawyer: Rising Stars Editions (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014)
- Named as a Lawyer on the Fast Track by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly (2008)
- Enrolled in the First Judicial District of Pennsylvania's Pro Bono Rolls of Honor for exemplary pro bono work (2006-2010)
Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Education: Villanova Charles Widger School of Law, Juris Doctor
The College of New Jersey, Bachelor of Arts
Community Service:
- Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program
- Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers - Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia Bar Association Charity Drives
- Support Center for Child Advocates (past)
