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.”
Honor the legacy of two beloved Pace leaders whose compassion and commitment helped guide the University through the aftermath of September 11—and whose impact continues through scholarships supporting today’s students.
Twenty-five years after September 11, Pace alumni share personal memories of the day and reflect on the moments that have stayed with them ever since.
Curated by the Pace University 9/11 Oral History Project, this timeline offers a contemporary account of how September 11, 2001, unfolded at Pace and how the University community responded in the hours, days, and weeks that followed.