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PATRICIA J. CISTARO PROFILE

Patricia J. Cistaro

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Email address: Patricia@wlg.com

Patricia J. Cistaro is an associate with Weinberger Law Group, LLC. Ms. Cistaro was admitted to the New Jersey Bar and the U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey in 2003. She received her Juris Doctorate from Seton Hall University School of Law in 2003. Ms. Cistaro earned her undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Science in Administration of Justice, from Rutgers College, New Brunswick, NJ in 1997. While attending Rutgers College, Ms. Cistaro interned at the Somerset County Courthouse and the Victim/Witness Advocacy Unit of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office.

Ms. Cistaro is a member of the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association, New Jersey State Bar Association, and Passaic County Bar Association.

In March 2012, Ms. Cistaro was recognized as a "New Jersey Super Lawyer - Rising Star" by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.

Areas of Practice:

Family and Matrimonial Law
Divorce and Legal Separations
Dissolution of Domestic Partnerships/Civil Unions and Same Sex Marriages
Child Custody
Visitation and Parenting Time
Child Support
Mediation
Alimony and Palimony
Division of Assets - Equitable Distribution
Pre and Post-Nuptial Agreements
Adoption and Kinship Legal Guardianships
Children's Educational Needs
Emancipation
Modification of Custody
Modification of Child Support
Modification, Reduction or Termination of Alimony
Enforcement of Custody
Enforcement of Child Support
Enforcement of Alimony
Paternity
Protection from Domestic Violence
Post Divorce Matters
Relocation out of the State of New Jersey with a child

Bar Admissions:

New Jersey, 2003
U.S. District Court of New Jersey, 2003

Education:

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, Juris Doctor, 2003
Rutgers College, New Brunswick, New Jersey
B.S. in Administration of Justice, 1997

Professional Associations and Memberships:

American Bar Association, 2003 to present
Member of Family Law Section & Young Lawyer's Division

New Jersey State Bar Association, 2004 to present
Member of Family Law Section & Young Lawyer's Division

Morris County Bar Association, 2010 to present

Passaic County Bar Association, 2004 to present

Northern New Jersey Family Law Inns of Court, 2004 -2008

Justice Robert L. Clifford American Inns of Court, 2003-2004

Past Employment Positions:

Perconti & Cook, North Haledon, NJ
Associate, 2003-2009
Law Clerk/Legal Assistant, 2001-2003

Law Office of Joseph C. Perconti, Esq., Haledon, NJ
Legal Assistant, 1997-2001

Office of the President of Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Reported to Christine Haska, Ph.D.,
V.P. for Institutional Research and Planning
Administrative Assistant, 1995-1997

Somerset County Courthouse, Family Division, Somerville, NJ
Intern, Spring 1997

Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, New Brunswick, NJ
Office of Victim-Witness Advocacy
Intern, Fall 1996

Pro Bono / Volunteer Activies:

Expert Panelist, Morris County Family Court in the Early Settlement Program