Elisa M. Tustian, is a trusts and estates associate at Manice, Budd and Baggett LLP.

Elisa has a keen interest in estate planning for disabled beneficiaries.

Prior to joining Manice Budd and Baggett LLP, Elisa was the Director of the Senior Law Project at Volunteers of Legal Service where she specialized in the preparation of wills, powers of attorney and health care proxies.

Elisa received her J.D. from Fordham Law School and her B.A. from Columbia University. Elisa’s early work as a student aide at the New York State Attorney General’s Office during undergrad and law school inspired her to become a Stein Scholar at Fordham Law School and she received the Archibald R. Murray Public Service Award cum laude upon graduating.  After completing law school, Elisa worked in the Capital Markets group at the London Office of White & Case LLP where she focused on emerging markets bonds.

Upon her return to the United States, Elisa worked at Northeast New Jersey Legal Services as a multi-practitioner in the Senior Citizen Law Project covering consumer law, housing law and estates law.  Elisa next joined the VOLS Senior Law Project in NYC and served as a supervising attorney within the project before transitioning to director of the project. After her years at VOLS, Elisa joined Manice, Budd & Baggett LLP as a trusts and estates associate.

Languages include: English & Spanish