Environmental Law Society (ELS)
Mission
The mission of the ELS is to promote the practice and knowledge of environmental law among its members, and to serve as a bridge to the environmental activist and legal community.
Membership
Membership is open to all Loyola Law School students, faculty and staff. To join, please send an email to Dean Wallraff. You will be added to our membership roster and email membership list.
Contact Information
To contact us, email els@lls.edu, or send postal mail to
Environmental Law Society
Loyola Law School
919 Albany St.
Los Angeles, CA 90015-1211
Board (2009-20010)
- Dean Wallraff, President (818) 679-3141
- Kate Unger, Vice President
- Danielle Claxton, Treasurer
- Rebecca Capone, Event Coordinator
- Dayna Downing
- Daniel Freedman
- Lara Kruska
- Kerstin Leistner
- Tiffany Moseley
- Ellie Navid
- Ngoc Nguyen
- Sonya Servin
- Seth Weiner
- Brandon Wyman
Past Environmental Law Workshop on Land Use and Global Warming Law
Presented by ELS in conjunction with the Angeles Chapter of the Sierra Club. For each workshop there is a page of resources online, with audio recordings and copies of the presentation slides and handouts.
- Land Use and Global Warming Law: Held March 22, 2008
- Global Warming, Clean Air and Clean Water Law: Held March 7, 2009
ELS will sponsor another similar workshop during the 2009-2010 school year. Please send any copic suggestions to Dean Wallraff.
Practical Environmental Law Experience
An active environmental attorney with offices near Loyola Law School needs volunteer help with cases. If you are willing to work 5 hours per week or more pro bono, between mid-January and the end of April, you can get practical experience in environmental law. If you're interested, email Dean Wallraff, who is coordinating this project. If you're a 2L or 3L, externship credit can be arranged. Alternatively, if you're a 2L, the work can count toward your 40-hour pro bono requirement.
Other Local Environmental Law Societies
- UCLA Environmental Law Society, Maya Kuttan, pres
- Southwestern Law School Environmental Law Club:
- USC Environmental Law Society
- Others: any volunteers to be liaison with other local ELSs such as USC, Pepperdine, Whittier?
- We are also a member of the National Association of Environmental Law Societies (NAELS). Daniel Freeedman, one of our board members, is the regional representative of NAELS.
It might be worthwhile to set up a Association of Greater Los Angeles Environmental Law Societies (AGLAELS). The purpose would be to encourage networking and connections among the memberships of the ELSs, and to maintain a common listing of environmental-law events.