For the full agenda, please visit The 2024 J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium page.

Please join The George Washington University Law School's Environmental and Energy Law Program on March 27 and 28, 2024 for the annual Shapiro Environmental Law Symposium in Washington, DC. This year’s symposium, “Environmental Justice Solutions Summit: Strategic Litigation, Resilience, and Hope,” will explore environmental justice with a cross-sectional and interdisciplinary lens and feature youth climate activism, climate migration, strategic litigation, and community engagement perspectives. 

The event will launch on Wednesday, March 27, in the Tasher Great Room, with a keynote book talk from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law Professor Robert Verchick on his critically acclaimed book, The Octopus in the Parking Garage.

The panel discussions on Thursday, March 28, in the Jacob Burns Moot Courtroom, will focus on success stories, proposed strategies for future progress, and hope. Attendees will hear from leading authors, lawyers, scholars, activists, and other experts across many disciplines from academia, government, non-governmental organizations, and the private sector who have been actively engaged in environmental justice initiatives in the US and around the world. 

The 2024 Jamie Grodsky Prize for Environmental Scholarship will also be presented to the best paper on environmental law written by a GW Law student.