Mark Nevitt is an associate professor of law at Emory University Law School in Atlanta, Georgia where His research focuses on environmental law and climate change. Nevitt previously served as an associate professor at Syracuse University College of Law and served on the faculties of the U.S. Naval Academy and University of Pennsylvania Law School. His writing has appeared in the Stanford Law Review, Vanderbilt Law Review, and Washington University Law Review, among others.
Before academia, Nevitt served as both a tactical jet aviator and attorney (JAG) in the United States Navy, serving in the rank of commander. As an aviator, Nevitt flew 1,000+ flight hours and accumulated more than 290 carrier-arrested landings from the USS Constellation (CV 64).
Originally from Rhode Island, Nevitt received his J.D. and LL.M. (with distinction) from the Georgetown University Law Center and his B.S.E. from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.