Prior to attending law school, Jeff taught environmental science and government at the high school level. He also spent a year living and working in Guatemala. He holds a captain's license from the United States Coast Guard.

Honors and Awards

  • Order of the Coif
  • Concentration in International Law, with honors
  • Senior Editor, Case Western Law Review
  • Editor, War Crimes Prosecution Watch
  • Distinguished Scholar Award (Jackson P. Morris Endowment)
  • DeWitt Scholarship
  • 2009 Adelstein Award in the Field of Environmental Law
  • 2010 Adelstein Award in the Field of Environmental Law
  • First Place, 2010 Legal Writing Contest Sponsored by the International Law Section of the State Bar of Texas for Article: Checkmate ("Jaque"): Does Colombia's Rescue of Its Pawns, and Capture of the FARC Queen, Justify Breaking the Rules of the Game?

Bar Associations

  • American Bar Association
    Health Law Section; International Law Section; Environment, Energy and Resources Section; Dispute Resolution Section
  • State Bar of Michigan
  • Ottawa County Bar Association
  • Grand Rapids Bar Association

Teaching and Lecturing

  • AEP Fellow

Languages

  • Spanish

Publications

  • "Capping the Bottle on Uncertainty:  Closing the Information Loophole in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact," 60 Case W. Res. L. Rev. 1211 (2010) (Note)
  • "All (Water) Politics Is Local: A Proposal for Resolving Transboundary Water Disputes," 22 Fordham Envtl. L. Rev. 1 (2011)
  • Proposed Revisions to Uganda's Rules of Evidence and Procedure for the New War Crimes Division, The Frederick K. Cox International Law Center War Crimes Research Portal (restricted access until future date)

    Professional Affiliations

    • Lawyers Without Borders
    • International Justice Mission
    • Public International Law and Policy Group

    Community Affiliations

    • Anchor Points Sailing Program
      2000-05

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