Maria A. Cestone

Attorney Maria A. Cestone is Of Counsel with Coughlin Midlige & Garland LLP in Morristown, New Jersey. Ms. Cestone devotes her practice to trust and estate planning, business law, charitable planning, estate administration and taxation.

Ms. Cestone earned a bachelor’s degree in economics and political science from Drew University. She received her law degree from Seton Hall University School of Law, a Master of Law degree in taxation from Boston University School of Law and holds an active law license in New Jersey and before the U.S. Tax Court.

Before joining CMG, she was a founding shareholder of Cestone & Thompson P.C. and practiced in the estate, tax and trust department of a private firm. She  also gained early legal experience clerking for a New Jersey Superior Court judge.

Ms. Cestone has more than 20 years of experience. Over the course of her career, she has represented individuals, corporations and fiduciaries on a variety of business, estate planning and taxation matters. She is active in the New Jersey State Bar Association’s probate and trust law, and real property and taxation sections and belongs to The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She also previously served on the Supreme Court of New Jersey’s ethics committee.

In addition to her practice, Ms. Cestone lectures and writes on business and estate planning topics. She holds several community roles, including serving on the board of directors and as secretary of the executive board of the Tahirih Justice Center.