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An Interview with Elise Mahover
Susan L. Pollet
Chair of the Archive and
Historian Committee
Q: When and why did you
become involved with the
WWBA?
A: In August of 2017, at the
start of my 2L law school year,
I transferred to Pace Law
from Vermont Law School
and joined The Women’s
Association of Law Students
(WALS) as the Vice President.
During my tenure we were
actively involved with WWBA
and through WALS I became
a member of WWBA.
Q: In what ways have you
been active in the WWBA?
A: Throughout the years as
the Vice President of WALS I
attended and coordinated
events with WWBA and connected
with WWBA members.
I also joined the Mentor/Mentee
Program offered
by WWBA where I continued
building personal and professional
relationships with
members of WWBA. I am
participating in the WWBA’s
Mentor/Mentee Program with
one mentee from Elisabeth
Haub School of Law at Pace
University and previously
served as a Co-Chair of the
WWBA’s New Lawyers Committee.
Currently, I am assisting
with the Dinner Journal
for the 2024 Annual Dinner.
Q: Why do you think there
is still a need for a women’s
bar association?
A: A women’s bar association
is a necessity in the legal
field. Through the
WWBA, I have been able to
connect with other attorneys
from all levels in their career
that have provided me with
“Through the WWBA, I have been able
to connect with other attorneys from
all levels in their career that have
provided me with resources,
information, and their experiences
which have helped guide and enable
me to grow professionally and
personally as a female attorney.”
resources, information, and
their experiences which have
helped guide and enable me
to grow professionally and personally
as a female attorney.
Many of the events have been
geared towards providing attorneys
with relevant information,
building professional relationships,
and cultivating a
positive outlook as an attorney.
I have joined several bar associations
throughout my legal
career and WWBA has been
the most fulfilling.
Q: Please tell us about your
legal career.
A: Prior to becoming an attorney,
I worked as a legal assistant/paralegal
for about 9 years
for solo general law practitioners
in Westchester County.
After I graduated law
school I joined an education
law firm, which represented
school districts throughout New
York, as a junior associate. At
this firm I wore many hats, I was
involved in arbitration and
employee discipline actions;
tuition reimbursement actions;
general litigation matters; contract
matters and handled the
majority of the tax certiorari proceedings
on behalf of the school
districts. Although I really enjoyed
working at this firm, my
goal as an attorney was to al-
ways go out on my own and
“hang my shingle.” In July of
2021 I joined a colleague from
Pace Law at his new firm as a
partner practicing in the areas
of real estate (commercial and
residential); general litigation,
probate and administrations
proceedings, matrimonial/family
law and estate planning. After
one year, I relocated to New
Jersey and began running a solo
private practice spanning across
both NJ and NY law as a consultant
reviewing commercial
contracts for corporations in a
variety of industries and Trust
and Estate Law and Real Estate.
Currently, I am living back in
Westchester County and have a
physical law office in White
Plains. I feel most at home here
in New York. Drawing from my
professional journey, I am passionate
about the intricacies of
commercial contracts and find
fulfillment in guiding families
through estate planning and
probate proceedings.
Q: Which community activities
are you involved in?
A: This has been a challenging
year or so for me – I have
been focused on balancing my
legal career, raising a toddler
on my own and fitting in some
time for self-care. Now that I
have settled back into
Elise Mahover
Westchester, I am actively
seeking opportunities to be
more involved in my community
and in the legal community.
If I am able to help out
other law students or peers, I
try to make myself available.
Community is extremely important
to my own growth
and the growth of the environment.
Q: How have you balanced
your legal career with your
personal life?
A: As a single mother, I am
working towards effectively
balancing running my own
firm and being a mother while
still making time for self-care.
As this career is extremely
demanding, I have a reliable
network of family and close
friends/colleagues who serve
as my support system. Asking
and accepting help is
essential and I make sure to
ask when I need it.
Q: What do you wish to
accomplish in the future?
A: I continue to build my personal
firm and am narrowing
my focus to the areas of
contract law and Trusts &
Estates law. ◗
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