Maria Castagnozzi was raised in New York. She has resided in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Monticello and now in Pelham, New York, with her husband and son.
Maria decided that she wanted to be an attorney when she was in seventh grade when her Junior High School class was given an introduction to law and she participated in a mock trial.
Maria attended Lehman High School in The Bronx and then transferred to Monticello High School. She graduated in 1990. She obtained an A.A.S. in Applied Science in Paralegal Studies at Sullivan County Community College in 1993. From there, she transferred to St. John's University and ontained her B.A. in 1995 and she obtained her J.D. from Pace University School of Law in 1999.
Before joining Casadevall & Castagnozzi, Esqs., Maria was employed and served as Of Counsel to several law firms in New York City and Westchester County. Maria's area of concentration was pre-trial litigation on personal injury cases, and she handled every aspect of cases from inception to commencement of trial. Prior to joining Casadevall & Castagnozzi, Esqs., Maria litigated several cases that resulted in verdicts and settlements in excess of $1,000,000.00.
