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Christina M. DeMatteo
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Practice Group:
Family Law
Education:
Villanova University School of Law
Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller
2 West Lafayette Street
Suite 275
Norristown, PA 19401-4758
Phone: 610.313.1673
Fax: 610.313.1689
Email: cdematteo@hangley.com
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Biography

Christina DeMatteo graduated cum laude from Villanova University School of Law in 1998. She received her BA in Economics in 1995 from the College of William and Mary. She concentrates her practice in family law, including support, custody, divorce, property distribution, and abuse matters. Christina has also assisted clients in various matters involving the Office of Children and Youth, including dependency and child abuse related matters.

Education

Villanova School of Law, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 1998, JD, cum laude 

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1995, BA 

Clerkship

The Honorable Paul H. Teitler, Administrative Law Judge, United States Department of Labor, 1998 - 1999

Honors and Awards

  • Named by Pennsylvania Super Lawyers magazine as a Rising Star in Family Law (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011) as the result of a statewide survey of lawyers

Publications

  • "A Few Forgotten Tools in the Family Lawyer's Toolbox," The Legal Intelligencer, July 12, 2011 
  • “Some Advice to Those Entering the Profession: What You Did Not Learn in Law School,” The Bencher, March/April 2009
  • “Dependency By Omission: Trial Court’s Finding That a Child Is Without Proper Parental Care Supports an Adjudication of Dependency,” Pennsylvania Family Lawyer, a publication of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, December 2008
  • “Pitfalls of Practice: 10 Common Mistakes New Associates Make,” The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly, First Year Associates Supplement, September 8, 2008
  • Co-author with Cheryl L. Young, “Perception is Everything,” The American Journal of Family Law, June 2008
  • “Bery v. New York: Do Artists Have a First Amendment Right to Sell and Display Art in Public Places?” Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section
  • Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section
    • Treasurer
  • Doris Jonas Freed American Inn of Court
    • President, 2008 – 2009
    • Treasurer, 2005 – 2008

Community

  • Board of Directors, Family Services of Montgomery County, 2006 – Present

Teaching / Lecturing

  • Pennsylvania Bar Institute, speaker on a variety of family law topics

Bar Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

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