Cristie Robostello Nastasi was born in Honolulu, Hawaii on February 18, 1973. She has been a resident of Gibbstown, New Jersey for over twenty-five years, where she currently lives with her husband and two children.

Ms. Nastasi graduated from Paulsboro High School in 1991. She then attended Trenton State College, now known as the College of New Jersey, where she majored in Law and Justice. Ms. Nastasi graduated from Trenton State College in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science Degree. After graduation, Ms. Nastasi attended Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, Delaware, where she was ranked in the top ten percent of her class. She was also a member of the Delaware Journal of Corporate Law. She received her law degree with honors in May of 1998. In December of that year, Ms. Nastasi was admitted to the New Jersey and Pennsylvania State Bars, as well as the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. She is a member of the Gloucester County Bar Association.

Mrs. Nastasi joined the firm of Hoffman DiMuzio in November of 2000. Her practice is concentrated on the areas of personal injury and social security disability.