Elisa A. Brandes
Lawyering Skills Instructor
Elisa Brandes is in her eighth year as an instructor in the Lawyering Skills I program. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of San Diego School of Law, where she finished fifth in her class. Brandes began her legal career as a criminal prosecutor in the City Attorney’s Office. She later joined the firm of Seltzer Caplan McMahan & Vitek where she handled a variety of civil litigation matters including wrongful termination claims, contractual disputes and attorney malpractice cases. After leaving, Seltzer Caplan, she started her own practice handling criminal appeals. In 2006, she earned her LL.M. in Taxation, graduating first in her class.
