Jeremy is an environmental human rights attorney who has a passion for the outdoors and protecting the environment. He graduated from Princeton University with a B.A. in public and international affairs, earned his J.D. from Rutgers Law School - Newark, where he graduated summa cum laude, and recently completed an LL.M. in International Legal Studies at NYU School of Law. Jeremy is currently a Law Fellow at Rutgers Law Associate.
His environmental career began in college as an activist and sustainability leader, and in climate science and environmental policy research. After graduating, Jeremy was a High Meadows Fellow at Climate Central, where he worked with scientists and media in the Climate Matters program. The program supports public-facing climate research and reporting on local climate impacts and adaptation solutions. In law school, Jeremy specialized in international law and human rights and pursued public interest experience. At Rutgers, he served as Senior Articles Editor the for the International Law & Human Rights Journal, worked as a student associate in the International Human Rights Clinic, and published a note on the Canadian corporate accountability case Nevsun v. Araya. Following his J.D., he clerked for Justice Douglas M. Fasciale on the New Jersey Supreme Court, and then attended NYU to further specialize in international law, human rights, and the environment.
At NYU, Jeremy was a student associate in the Earth Rights Research and Action Clinic, where he worked on an Ecuadorean rights of nature project. The TERRA Clinic introduced Jeremy to the field of Earth Law and provided an immediate spark that continues to propel him towards a career in Earth Law. To advance SOEL’s Chapters Program, Jeremy draws on deep civil society experience, particularly with regards to chapter development, which includes serving as a long-time board member of the United Nations Association of the USA’s Princeton-Trenton Chapter, and as a representative on UNA-USA’s National Council from 2017 to 2019, during which time he led the Council’s Youth Engagement Committee.
