Chelsea Pistone is a Partner and Family Law Attorney at IRWIN & IRWIN, LLP. She also has the distinction of being a California Family Law Specialist (CFLS), as recognized/certified by the State Bar of California.
Ms. Pistone was born and raised in Northern California, but pursued the entirety of her undergraduate and legal education in Southern California. She is a graduate of California Lutheran University (CLU), where she obtained a Bachelors of Arts degree in Philosophy and Minor in Legal Studies. Chelsea earned her Juris Doctor in Law from San Diego School of Law (USD), and graduated with a concentration in Criminal Litigation, an achievement one can only receive by fulfilling mandatory course requirements and obtaining and maintaining a higher grade-point average. During Ms. Pistone’s tenure at CLU and USD, she worked for prominent Family Law firms, clerked for a Judge at the Orange County Superior Court, and also clerked for the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
While in law school, Ms. Pistone was a member of the Phi Alpha Delta Honors Society, Criminal Law Society, and Women’s Law Caucus Society. She was also an Associate and Executive Board member for USD’s Moot Court program, where she became a national competitor in the American Bar Association National Tournament in San Francisco and was also the Executive Board’s Vice Chair of National Teams. Chelsea is presently a member of the California State Bar, the Orange County Bar Association (OCBA), Association of Certified Family Law Specialists (ACFLS).
Ms. Pistone is a very accomplished trial attorney, who makes every effort to compassionately guide clients through the legal process. She strives to find amicable solutions for divorcing clients, but is very prepared to zealously represent her clients’ interests in court when necessary. Ms. Pistone limits her practice exclusively to Family Law matters and currently accepts cases in Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties. The legal services that Ms. Pistone provides includes divorce, legal separation, paternity, support, custody, domestic partnerships, and domestic violence.
