Kristin A. Volk
Kristin Volk leverages her prior career as an investigative journalist to support Tucker Ellis teams in white-collar crime, regulatory compliance, and employment law.
Kristin brings significant experience in solving problems, advocating for others, and managing complex issues to the firm. She conducts internal investigations for public and private companies, represents corporate clients and individuals in criminal matters, and assists clients with compliance assessments, regulatory risk analysis, and responses to governmental inquiries. She also performs in-depth research and analysis and drafts motions, briefs, and policies, with a focus on employment law and workplace challenges.
Before her legal career, Kristin served as Marketing Director for a Cleveland-based law firm, where she helped orchestrate the firm’s expansion and launched its business development program.
Previously, Kristin spent more than a decade as a broadcast journalist in Washington, D.C., New York, Chicago, and Cleveland. In Washington, D.C., she regularly reported from the White House and Capitol Hill, interviewing and interacting with former presidents, senators, representatives, and other federal lawmakers. At NewsChannel 5 in Cleveland, Kristin won an Emmy Award for investigative journalism. Her journalism background provides unique insight into fact-finding processes and drives efficiency and deadline awareness in her legal practice.
A native of the Toledo area, Kristin earned her bachelor’s degree in communications from Denison University and her master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University. She is an advocate for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities and enjoys slalom waterskiing in Michigan and event planning.
- Education
- The University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 2024); Order of the Coif
- The University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation (M.B.A., 2024)
- Northwestern University (M.S. in Journalism, 2005)
- Denison University (B.A., 2004)
- State Admissions
- Ohio, 2024
- Federal Admissions
- United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Speaking Engagements
- “Earning the Call: How Attorneys Can Cultivate Trusted Relationships with Journalists,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (December 2025)
- “Aerozone Past, Present, and Future,” Panel Moderator, Aerozone Alliance, Cleveland, Ohio (September 2025)
- “Beyond the Bar: How Lawyers Can Become Go-To Sources for the Press,” LawPracticeCLE Live Webinar (August 2025)
- “Earning the Call: How Attorneys Can Cultivate Trusted Relationships with Journalists,” myLawCLE (June 2025)
- “Piercing the Corporate Veil Checklist: Avoid Mistakes and Exposure,” Lorman Webinar (April 2025)
- “Health Care News You Can Use,” MetroHealth Law Department (December 2024)
Publications
- “Acting on DOJ’s New White-Collar Enforcement Policies: A Strategic Guide for Companies and Individuals,” Tucker Ellis Client Alert (June 2025)
- Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County Media Coverage Award (2017)
- National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Regional Emmy Award Winner (2016)
- Ohio SIBS, Board Member (2025–present)
- Denison University Regional Network, Volunteer (2024–2025)
- Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Volunteer (2013–2021)
- Civic Leadership Institute, Advisory Committee Member (2019–2021)