Elisa J. Pleasant

Elisa J. Pleasant is an attorney at Simmons Hanly Conroy, working out of the Alton office. She joined the firm in 2019, focusing her practice on helping those impacted by the opioid crisis. Her role centers on review of important and sensitive documents. As part of her team, Elisa has found a home at the firm and loves the work she does.

Elisa has been an attorney for eight years. Elisa graduated from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 2013, earning a certificate in Health Law. She also received recognition awards for her leadership and service as well as the Joseph Bernstein scholarship, and the Beazley Health Law Fellowship.While attending Loyola, she took advantage of their robust international law program and traveled abroad to 5 different countries across 3 continents during the spring and summer sessions. This ultimately led to Elisa working on anti-human trafficking efforts in India after law school. Upon returning to Chicago, Elisa worked in city government until starting her own practice in 2016, which focused on family law.