Kristin Martin Centeno is a senior managing associate in Dentons Sirote’s Birmingham, Alabama office. She is a member of the Tax practice group and focuses on tax controversy and tax litigation. Kristin joins the firm after earning her JD from the University of Alabama School of Law. While attending law school, Kristin served as a junior editor for the Alabama Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Review; competed in the Campbell Moot Court Competition, advancing to the semi-finals and later served as co-chair for the Competition and a member of the Campbell Moot Court Board; as the team coordinator for the Judge Conrad Duberstein Bankruptcy Team; and as the president of both the President’s Council and the Dorbin Women’s Association. She also worked as a research assistant for Professor Heather Elliott, aiding in academic research and writing about constitutional issues surrounding water law.

Prior to law school, Kristin graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga with a BS in psychology and a concentration in the natural sciences. During her undergraduate years, Kristin served as President of the Theta Phi Chapter of Sigma Kappa Sorority and as Vice President of Philanthropic Service. Kristin’s interests include painting and sculpting, reading psychological research, and charitable event planning.