George W. McCleskey Professor of Water Law
Director, Center for Water Law and Policy
Texas Tech University
Director, International Water Law Project

B.A., Kent State University, 1989
M.S., Florida State University, 1991
J.D., American University, 1995
LL.M., American University, 1997

Professor Eckstein’s curriculum vitae

Professor Eckstein is an expert in US and international water law and policy and has significant experience in US and international environmental law and policy.  He has lectured in various law and science fora, including national and international conferences and United Nations meetings.  He has also served as an expert advisor or consultant on US and international water and environmental issues to various organizations, including the World Commission on Dams, Organization of American States (OAS), US Agency for International Development, and local water districts in Texas.  Currently, Professor Eckstein is an advisor to the U.N. Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization’s International Hydrological Programme (UNESCO-IHP) and Ambassador Chusei Yamada of the U.N. International Law Commission in the development of an international agreement on transboundary ground water resources.  He also participates in meetings of ISARM (International Shared Aquifer Resources Management) Americas Programme, a joint effort of the International Association of Hydrogeologists, UNESCO-IHP, and OAS, and advises on issues related to international water law and transboundary ground water resources.

At Texas Tech University, Professor Eckstein directs the university’s Center for Water Law & Policy, and teaches courses and seminars on US and international water law, US and international environmental law, US property law, and law and science.

Prior to joining academia, Professor Eckstein served as Senior Counsel for CropLife America, a U.S. trade association of agricultural chemicals and biotech companies, advising on matters of U.S. and international regulatory and environmental law and compliance related to agricultural chemicals and biotechnology, air and water pollution, endangered species, and intellectual property. Prior to that, he worked as a litigator in private practice on environmental, toxic tort, and asbestos cases.

Professor Eckstein holds LL.M. and JD degrees from American University’s Washington College of Law, M.S. in International Affairs from Florida State University, and a B.S. in Geology from Kent State University.