̾Ƶ

Jack Hornickel, Adjunct Professor and Staff Attorney, Food and Farm Business Law Clinic

Jack Hornickel

Adjunct Professor
Elisabeth Haub School of Law
Food Law
Property Law
Sustainable Business

Jack Hornickel

Biography

Jack Hornickel joined the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at ̾Ƶ in 2021 as the first Staff Attorney serving in the Food and Farm Business Law Clinic, which provides transactional legal services to small farms, food and beverage entrepreneurs, and nonprofit organizations seeking to improve the food system. He focuses his services on intergenerational farm succession, land use, conservation, and land access. Previously Jack represented small farmers and provided business planning services through the GrowNYC Farmer Assistance Program; these services supported farmers selling in the Greenmarket, the largest network of urban farmers markets in the country and a vital food resource for New Yorkers.

Jack takes great pride in working with regional farmers, whom he regards as environmental stewards, bold entrepreneurs, and pillars of rural community.

Education

  • BA, New York University
  • JD + Master of Environmental Law and Policy, Vermont Law School

Courses Taught

Selected Publications

  • , 40 ̾ƵEnvtl. L. Rev. 131 (2023)
  • , Communities Magazine #182: “Community Land” (Spring 2019) (with Jim Oldham and Johanna Rosen)

Areas of Interest

Agriculture, Farm Business