IIT Chicago-Kent to participate in the Jeffrey G. Miller Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition
Jennie Balkas, Alexa Carreno, and Sharon Wyskiel, second-year students at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, will represent the law school in the Jeffrey G. Miller Pace National Environmental Law Moot Court Competition. The tournament, sponsored by Pace Law School, will be held February 19 to 21 in White Plains, New York.
Established in 1989, the tournament is recognized as the preeminent environmental law competition in the United States. The tournament recently has been renamed to honor emeritus professor Jeffrey G. Miller for his contributions to Pace and to the competition over the past 26 years. More than 200 students from across the United States and Canada compete each year.
Team member Jennie Balkas graduated from the University of Iowa with a joint degree in economics and political science. Teammate Alexa Carreno graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in linguistics and environmental policy and culture. Teammate Sharon Wyskiel graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in agricultural and consumer economics. The team is coached by IIT Chicago-Kent Professor Keith Harley '88, co-director of the Program in Environmental and Energy Law.
Founded in 1888, IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law is the law school of Illinois Institute of Technology, also known as Illinois Tech, a private, technology-focused, research university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in engineering, science, architecture, business, design, human sciences, applied technology, and law.
In the mid-1980s, IIT Chicago-Kent established one of the first specialty programs in environmental and energy law, and has long been recognized as a leader in the field. The Chicago Environmental Law Clinic, launched in 1999, provides access to justice to clients who would otherwise be unrepresented in urban environmental matters that directly affect the health, safety and welfare of their families and communities.
