Elisabeth Haub School of Law News

Faculty Focus: Professor Todd Ommen
Professor of Designated Services, Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University; Managing Attorney, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc.; Executive Director, John Jay Legal Services, Inc.

From the moment she could speak, Catherine Cioffi ’12 knew that she wanted to be a journalist. “I always loved to write and engage with people. At my core I was, and still am, a storyteller,” said Catherine. While at Fordham University, Catherine majored in Communications and Journalism and minored in Political Science.

Growing up in Vermont, Professor Jessica Miles’s family struggled financially. “From a young age, I was always very concerned with issues related to poverty and income inequality. It spurred my interest in government and politics. By the time I was a teenager, I was actively working on political campaigns.”

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University and Yale University’s School of the Environment have enhanced their already existing partnership to offer students several new joint degree options.

The Pace Women’s Justice Center (PWJC) is proud to announce its 2024 "Raising the Bar" Benefit Concert, a pivotal event dedicated to raising awareness and support for victims and survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. The concert will take place on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at the historic Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY, featuring a special performance by Grammy award-winning artist, songwriter, actor, author, and advocate, Ashanti.

The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University is proud to announce that Professor Laura Portuondo of the University of Houston Law Center has been selected as the winner of the 2024-2025 Haub Law Emerging Scholar Award in Women, Gender & Law for her paper Gendered Liberty, 113 Geo. L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2025).

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Leslie Garfield Tenzer speaks to Forbes about the potential for Taylor Swift to sue former President Trump for using her likeness.

Law Professor Gershman speaks to Salon.com about Donald Trump’s bid to sue the Department of Justice over the FBI's 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago.

Elisabeth Haub School of Law Professor Bennett Gershman pens an op-ed in The Hill about how opponents are attacking VP Harris’ record as a prosecutor.

W. Paul Alvarez’s ’16 passion for immigration law is rooted in his own immigration story. Paul was born in Ecuador and later became a naturalized citizen of the United States.