Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

The Westchester County Association honored Distinguished Professor Emeritus John R. Nolon, founder of the Pace Land Use Law Center, with the Alfred B. DelBello Visionary Award.

When 3L Janay Russo was exploring colleges, she found herself captivated by a pressing question: Why does such severe inequality persist within the legal system? Her unrelenting curiosity about the foundations of law and the societal and economic biases shaping the criminal justice system, inspired her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Justice Studies and Criminology at James Madison University.

Professor Gershman speaks to Salon about the likelihood of President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his New York hush-money case being postponed—potentially until after his presidency.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman was featured on News 12’s Power & Politics analyzing a New York State Supreme Court ruling that dismissed voting rights lawsuits against the Town of Mount Pleasant and Town of Newburgh.

On Sunday November 17th, Haub Law hosted its first-ever LLM Moot Court Competition, offering LLM students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to argue a First Amendment case in a rigorous, professional setting.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University's negotiation teams performed admirably in the Villanova Baseball Filing Day Competition, with one of Pace's teams winning the entire competition.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University trial team were declared regular season champions of the National Trial League for the second consecutive year. They look to carry their momentum into the finals in January.

While an undergraduate student at Marist College, Marco Caprioni ’25 enrolled in the Paralegal Certificate program offered at the school. “I was interested immediately,” said Marco. “There are so many fields of law you can pursue. I decided quickly that law school was definitely in my future.”

On November 6, Professor Justin Pidot of the University of Arizona delivered the annual Gilbert and Sarah Kerlin Lecture on Environmental Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, speaking on “Environmental Justice at the White House.”

Huab Law Professor Gershman speaks to USA Today about the challenges facing the defense team in the unfolding Daniel Penny trial, noting the unpredictability of NYC’s subway as a key factor in the case.