Patricia J Cistaro

Trish is one of the most diligent and kind attorneys I've ever met and kindness is something that goes a long way in an unfriendly area like Family Law. She has an excellent court demeanor and is well respected and it is no surprise why. In addition to regular divorce law, Trish has a keen understand...ing of the FD type of cases and advocating for the best interests of children. I would hire Trish again in a heartbeat - she was excellent to work with and made the court process so much less daunting.

I met Patricia Cistaro when she was a senior associate attorney working for a large family law practice in New Jersey. During my initial consultation with Patricia, she advised me of the requirements to support a viable alimony modification case. I was impressed with her expertise and candidness, so ...when I felt it was the right time to petition the courts for alimony modification, I sought out Patricia and found that she had started her own practice. I engaged Patricia to represent me in a motion to modify or terminate my alimony obligation due to a significant change in circumstances, my approaching retirement age, and my ex-wife’s suspected cohabitation. Patricia provided valuable guidance to me with regard to obtaining evidence and providing documentation that I needed to support my case. She communicated with my ex-wife and espoused the benefits of trying to reach an agreement of modification without the necessity of filing a costly motion. Patricia communicated to my ex-wife the date we intended to file a motion with the court if we were unable to negotiate a modification. Just before the expiration of the deadline, my ex-wife gave notice of her imminent marriage and shortly thereafter signed a Consent Order that officially terminated my alimony obligation. During Patricia’s engagement, I received “big” firm legal expertise and experience, but with a comfortable “small” firm closeness. Hopefully, I will never need to engage the services of a family law attorney again, but if I did, I would hire Patricia Cistaro without reservation.

Patricia Cistaro helped our family retain its sanity. Patricia’s expertise with New Jersey Family Law and professionalism helped me gain full legal and residential custody of my two children after years of emotional and verbal abuse by their father. Before we hired Patricia, my children's social ...lives were stifled as they could not fully participate in the activities they enjoyed. But after hiring her, they escaped a toxic environment and have achieved great things: my daughter became a captain of her high school cheerleading team and is now in college; my son earned a black belt, and holds an elected position in student council. In the end, Patricia’s ability to demonstrate the impact of the father’s behavior to his own attorneys (of which he had several, each of whom left as a result of his erratic behavior) helped me gain full custody. Patricia accomplished all of this through great strategy and relentless pursuit of what was best for the children. She was always reachable and thoroughly documented every incident, leaving little doubt as to what was taking place. We continue to maintain a good relationship with Patricia. She is intelligent, caring, dedicated and always puts the well-being of the children first. Without a doubt, I would highly recommend Patricia Cistaro. Thank you for all you did for our family!

I met Patricia in January 2013 and since my first meeting I sensed confidence and trust. Why ? She is a very intelligent, witty, gifted and fast thinking lawyer. Moreover I was very impressed by her humanity and her desire to sincerely help me. My divorce was not an easy case due to complexity and th...e necessity to apply International Law. Patricia worked diligently and handled a very rough divorce case with aplomb. She had a brilliant strategy. International Law is not her specialty but I was very happy to see that she start reading and accumulated important information very relevant to my case. Despite being very busy she always called me and spent generous amounts of time with me on the phone to make sure that I understand what is our " next step." She is NOT an superficial lawyer but deeply committed. Patricia is a lawyer with vast experience, heart and passion, in love with her job. Divorce is not a happy time for anybody but I had the most positive experience under this circumstance. I am very happy to have hired Patricia. I highly appreciate and recommend her, Patricia will win your case.