Environmental Law Certificate
Students may undertake a specialization in environmental law. The specialized curricular program ensures students develop a broad background in fundamental areas of law while receiving advanced training in environmental law. Students who meet the requirements are awarded a Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law at graduation.
Requirements
For JD Students - Students who wish to earn the certificate must take Administrative Law and Environmental Law and Policy; complete three other environmental law courses or seminars and one other public law course (i.e., Constitutional Law: Individual Rights, Federal Courts, International Law, Legislation, or State and Local Government Law); and write a research paper on an environmental topic.
For LLM Students - Students who wish to earn the certificate must take either Environmental Law and Policy or International Environmental Law; take either Administrative Law or International Law; take two other environmental law courses; and write a research paper on an environmental topic. Specific courses that will qualify are listed on the application.Application for 2014 Certificate of Specialization
To apply for the 2014 Certificate of Specialization in Environmental Law, please download and complete no later than March 15, 2014: (1) the application, (2) the authorization form allowing a faculty member to access to your official transcript, (3) your resume, and (4) a short questionnaire, for use at graduation and to stay in contact with you after graduation.
To submit the application materials, please deliver them to lecturer Bob Infelise at 337C Boalt Hall (North Addition), or scan and email them to clee@law.berkeley.edu.
Application Materials:
JD Student Application
LLM Student Application
Authorization Form (JD and LLM Students)
Questionnaire (JD and LLM)
2013 Certificate Recipients
2013 Environmental Law - JD: Alexander Bandza, Daniel Carlin, Marlene Dehlinger, Gwynne Hunter, Nicholas Jimenez, Nathaniel Johnson, Caroline Lee, Somerset Perry, Ryan Shaening Pokrasso, Maria Stamas, James Tansey, Nikhil Vijaykar
2013 Environmental Law - LLM: Jose Tomas Barrueto Sotomayor, Soonwon Jang, Kirthi Kalyan, Bruno Bolzon Lauda, Juan Manuel Pazos, Martha Russi, Melissa Meaghan See, Romany Michelle Webb
2012 Environmental Law - JD: Alexander Arensberg, Sarah Axtell, Gabrielle Cuskelly, Dan Golub, Catherine Groves, Jill Jaffe, Ian McConnaha, Nell Green Nylen, Seph Petta, Daniel Pulver, Leah Rinder, Tosh Sagar, Elizabeth Sarine, Meredith Wilensky
2011 Environmental Law - LLM: Nicholas Antonas, Martin Olszynski, Dimitrios Pantazis, Eirini Portokalaki, Lakshmi Rajagopalan, Maria Fernanda Esquivel Rodriguez
2010 Environmental Law - J.D.: Sarah Barker-Ball, Sara Clark, Alexander Digiorgio, Sara Gerson, Heather Hoekstra, Jessica Hollinger, Jessica Intrator, Emily Jeffers, Jennifer Jeffers, Rachel Jones, Amanda Lopez, James McNamara, Catherine Mongeon, Harry Moren, Robert Moreno, Christopher Raftery, Brian Scaccia, Erica Schroeder, Monica Voicu, Jamey Volker, Allison Watkins
2010 Environmental Law - LLM: Hae-June Ahn, Sascha Arnold, Laura Chambon, Louis de Redon de Colombier, Rodrigo Ropert Fuentes, Gabriela Infante, Edesio Carrasco Quiroga, Kittinut Supsoontornkul, Jeanett Trad
2009 Environmental Law - JD: Max Baumhefner, Louise Gibbons, Stefanie Gitler, Misti Groves, Matthew Henjum, Christie Henke, Doug Karpa, Tim Lindl, Jennifer Martin, Matt Sieving, Henry Stern, Megan Watts, Jonathan York
2009 Environmental Law - LLM: Panravee Chevitsophon, Gaelle Cognet, Jukkrapop Siripakornkan
