Christopher B. Kleister Esq.

Attorney Christopher B. Kleister was born and raised in Washingtonville, New York. He graduated from Washingtonville High School in 1994 and thereafter attended Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York, earning his Bachelors degree in accounting in 1998. He received his juris doctorate from Pace University School of Law in White Plains, New York, in 2001, and was admitted to practice law in the State of New York on April 10, 2002. He previously worked in the litigation departments for two large law firms in the Hudson Valley before opening his own practice. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Christopher B. Kleister Esq. included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors 10 Best Family Law Attorneys - New York (American Institute of Family Law Attorneys), 2016 - 2020 10 Best Law Firms - New York (American Institute of Family Law Attorneys), 2017 - 2018 10 Best Bankruptcy Attorneys - New York (American Institute of Legal Counsel), 2018 Top 100 Bankruptcy Lawyers in the Nation (The National Advocates), 2017 Best Real Estate Attorney - Hudson Valley (Times Herald Record Readers' Choice), 2016 - 2019 Best Law Firm - Hudson Valley (Times Herald Record Readers' Choice), 2017 - 2019 Best Attorney - Hudson Valley (Times Herald Record Readers' Choice), 2018 Rising Star (SuperLawyers), 2016 Clients' Choice - Bankruptcy & Real Estate (Avvo), 2012 - 2013 Top 10 Attorneys - New York (American Jurist Institute), 2018 Voted Favorite Lawyer (Hudson Valley Parent Magazine), 2018 10 Best Criminal Law Attorneys - New York (American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys), 2019 - 2020 Top 100 Criminal Attorneys in America - Upstate New York (America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys), 2018 - 2019 Other Sources of Feedback About Christopher B. Kleister Esq. Included on the 2025Upstate New York Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2024 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list 2016 Upstate New York Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner/Sole Practitioner, since October 1, 2003
• Languages
• English

• Sponsorship of Goshen Little League, 2008 - 2010
• Sponsorship of New Windsor Little League, 2006 - 2007
• Sponsorship of Washingtonville Little League, 2004 - 2006

• Supreme Court of New York, 2002
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 2010
• U.S. District Court Northern District of New York, 2013

• Orange County Bar Association, 2005 - Present
• Orange County Chamber, 2012 - Present