Elise Wagner

Elise Wagner is an associate attorney at Chaifetz & Chaifetz, LLC in New York City. Her practice focuses on litigation, estate planning, and real estate matters. She advises clients on legal questions that can arise around property ownership, long-term planning, and contested claims. Her work draws on a background that spans private law firms and in-house legal service for a nonprofit organization.

Wagner earned a B.A. in Economics, magna cum laude, from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. While attending law school, she served as managing editor of The Review of Law and Social Change. Her studies in economics and law contribute to work involving financial interests, legal documents, and the analysis of disputes and planning matters.

Before joining Chaifetz & Chaifetz, she worked as a corporate associate at a large New York law firm. She later served as in-house counsel for a prominent nonprofit organization and practiced as an associate at a boutique trusts and estates firm. These positions provided experience with different institutional needs, transactional questions, estate matters, and the perspective of an organization receiving legal advice.

Wagner brings together experience in corporate practice, nonprofit counseling, and trusts and estates work. This varied background allows her to consider both the documentary and practical dimensions of litigation and real estate questions. Elise Wagner supports clients in addressing disputes and planning issues through careful attention to legal obligations, organizational needs, and property-related interests.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Chaifetz & Chaifetz LLC
• Member, New York State Bar Association

Licensed State

• New York

Education

• New York University School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Pennsylvania
  Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics (Magna Cum Laude)

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