Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

From a young age, Basil Seggos ’01 was always interested in the outdoors and with nature itself. As he went through high school, and college, he gained a greater appreciation of the amount of injustice in the world and was motivated to be a part of the effort to try to help resolve some of these issues, specifically environmental issues being faced by people and by the planet. Law school proved to be the perfect fit for him, and he was able to merge his passion for the environment with his sense of and desire for justice.

Julie Tokar has always had a passion for justice and knew from an early age that she wanted to pursue a career in law. After graduating from college in three years, Julie studied for the LSAT during COVID and decided Haub Law was the place for her.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is pleased to announce that Paul Rink will join its faculty as a Visiting Assistant Professor of Environmental Law.

Twenty-five years ago, what was then known as Pace Law School launched a summer Environmental Law Externship program in Washington, DC.

There are now four lawsuits pending in New York courts. The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University maintains an online Environmental Right Repository with the principal pleadings, decisions on motions, and eventually all judicial decisions as they arrive. The repository also provides references to analogous rulings in other states that provide rights to the environment in their constitutions, as well as to decisions in other jurisdictions around the world.

The launch of the new Sands College of Performing Arts, another year in the #1 slot for environmental law, a ton of awards and research, plus so much more. Here are your Summer 2023 top 10 Things to Inspire.