Ms. Pasto joined Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP in 2017 as an associate with the Firm. She received an Associate of Arts degree in Arabic from the Defense Language Institute in 2006 and a Bachelor of Arts with honors in Business Administration from American Military University in 2009. She received her Juris Doctor from the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University in 2017. Her practice areas focus on Trusts and Estates, Real Estate, and Business and Banking.Ms. Pasto previously served in the US Air Force, both as Active Duty and a Reservist, as an Airborne Cryptologic Linguist in Arabic. Following her military career, she continued to work for the Department of Defense in a civilian capacity as a Program Management Specialist. During law school, Ms. Pasto was Editor-in-Chief of the George Mason University Civil Rights Law Journal from 2016-2017 and was also a student Writing Fellow in the Legal Research and Writing Program.Ms. Pasto is a member of the New York State and Broome County Bar Associations. Additionally, she serves on the Board of Directors for the Fred L. Waterman Conservation Education Center and is a Member and the Judge Advocate for VFW Glen A. Warner Post 1371 in Owego.

Leadership & Community InvolvementWaterman Conservation & Education Center, Board Member, 2017-PresentVeterans of Foreign Wars, Glen A. Warner Post 1371, Member & Judge Advocate, 2017-Present