This past summer, 3L Dana McClure clerked at the law firm Shute, Mihaly, and Weinberger LLP based in San Francisco, CA. Dana spent the summer working on a variety of substantive projects ranging from researching novel issues in federal environmental law to drafting language for trial briefs. She notes, “Every day I was able to work on something new and interesting. Going into the experience, I hoped to gain hands-on experience with substantive litigation work, which I definitely received.”
Before attending law school, Dana lived in Oklahoma, where she experienced the devastating environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing firsthand. The editor-in-chief of Pace Environmental Law Review, Dana has spent the last two plus years at Haub Law immersing herself in all the environmental law program at the law school has to offer. “I came to Pace specifically for its environmental law program and upon graduating I hope to use my legal education to help transition away from the use of fossil fuels.”
Despite spending more than half of her law school experience amidst a pandemic, Dana feels prepared to graduate in May. “There have been challenges, particularly with COVID, but I have learned and grown a lot in my time here.”
The Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University hosted a sold-out 31st Annual Law Leadership Dinner on March 12, 2026, at Westchester Country Club, raising a record-breaking fundraising total of over $500,000 in support of the Law School’s academic programs, faculty scholarship, and student opportunities.
Pace President Marvin Krislov writes in Forbes about the unique role universities play in advancing sustainable development. Drawing on discussions from the World University Leaders Forum at Davos, President Krislov highlights how higher education institutions bring together long-term research, global partnerships, and interdisciplinary collaboration needed to tackle complex challenges tied to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals—from climate resilience to public health and economic equity.
Haub Law Professor Bennett Gershman speaks with Gothamist about New York’s Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct and its first disciplinary case. Gershman noted the choice surprised many observers because the case did not involve courtroom misconduct, explaining that more common allegations involve prosecutors withholding exculpatory evidence, engaging in inflammatory courtroom behavior, or suborning perjury.