Elissa Cadish studied Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania in 1986. She went on to study law at the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989. After graduation, she moved to Las Vegas and clerked for two years for United States District Judge Philip M. Pro. She then entered private practice where she focused on commercial litigation and employment law. She practiced most recently at Hale Lane Peek Dennison and Howard, where she worked from 1995 until August of 2007, becoming a  ...