Attorney Profile

Cathy M. Cardozo is an attorney with Collaborative Family Law Affiliates. She has also conducted mediations in divorce and custody, as well as acting as a coach during mediation training sessions. She does volunteer mediation with Good Shepherd Mediation Center.

Ms. Cardozo is a graduate of Temple University, BSW 1988, The Philadelphia Institute for Paralegals 1991 and Temple University School of Law, JD 2002. She was on staff and associate editor on the Temple Journal of International and Comparative Law. During law school she worked as an intern through a clinical program at Family Court of Philadelphia for Temple Legal Aid. Prior to and during law school she had worked as a litigation paralegal. Before entering the legal field, she was a social worker with Philadelphia County MH/MR and a counselor with local womens' agencies.

Memberships include the American Bar Association, Pennsylvania Bar Association, Montgomery Bar Association, and the Doris Jonas Freed Inn of Court.

Areas of Practice

• 100% Family Law
• Mediation
• Child Support
• Collaborative Law
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Wills
• Real Estate Law

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Legal Intern, Temple Legal Aid Office, Family Law Division, 2002

Bar Admissions

• Pennsylvania, 2002

Education

• Temple University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002
  J.D.
  Honors: Phi Alpha Delta (Roberts Chapter) - Clerk
  Law Journal: International and Comparative Law Journal, Associate Editor, 1999 - 2001
  
  
• The Philadelphia Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
  Paralegal Certificate
  Honors: Overall G.P.A. 3.71
  
  
• Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988
  Bachelor of Social Work
  
  

Published Works

• PA Family Lawyer, Casenote, Summer, 2006

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Divorce and Custody Mediation", Cozen & O'Connor LLP, 2005
• "Child Support and Custody", Women Against Abuse, 2002
• General Practice Program, The Institute for Paralegal Training, 1991

Honors and Awards

• W.W. Smith Scholarship, 1984 - 1988

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2003 - Present
  
  
• American Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2003 - Present
  
  
• Pennsylvania Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004 - Present
  
  
• Montgomery Bar Association, Family Law Section, 2004 - Present
  
  
• Montgomery Bar Association, 2005 - Present
  Mediation Committee
  
  
• Collaborative Family Law Affiliates, 2004 - Present
  Attorney
  
  
• Good Shepherd Mediation Center, 2003 - Present
  Volunteer Divorce/Custody Mediator
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Law Offices of Maribeth Blessing, Attorney, 2005 - 2007
• Bennett & Associates, Attorney, 2004 - 2005
• Abrahams, Loewenstein & Bushman, Attorney, 2002 - 2004
• Marshall, Dennehey, Summer, Associate/Law Clerk, 2001 - 2002
• White and Williams, Paralegal, 1999 - 2001
• Rawle & Henderson, Paralegal, 1996 - 1999
• German, Gallagher & Murtagh, Paralegal, 1991 - 1996

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer Mediation, Good Shepherd Mediation Center

Ancillary Businesses

• Certified Personal Trainer

Languages

• English