4 THEODOREW. KHEELCENTER ONTHERESOLUTIONOF ENVIRONMENTALINTERESTDISPUTES PaceLawSchoolcreatedtheKheelCenterontheResolutionof EnvironmentalInterestDisputesinAprilof2008withthesupportofa generousgrantbythewell- knownlaborarbitratorandmediator, TheodoreKheel. TheKheelCenterfocusesonthepracticesoflawyers whoseclients'problemsandconflictsarebestresolvedoutside traditionallitigationandadjudicationforums. Itsmissionistotrainlaw studentsandlawyersinthenewskillsthatpracticinglawyersneedin anageofclimatechangeandacutepressuresonlandandnon-renewableresourceswhererightsarelessdeveloped, multipleparties areinvolved, andscienceisimprecise. CoursesandContinuingLegal EducationPrograms– andresearchandpublishingopportunities– offeredbytheKheelCenterwillconcentrateonavarietyofskillsthat newenvironmentallawyerswillrequire, including:
Understandingallformsofdisputeresolutionandconflict management— processesandtheories;
Factgathering, marshalling, analysis, andissueidentificationin theenvironmentalfield;
Clientcounseling, knowingbusinessmodelandbusiness interests, dispellingmisconceptionsandnegativebiasesabout ADR, andunderstandingthecostsandbenefitsofADR;
Problemsolving, stakeholderidentification, jointfactfinding, framingandreframing, anddeliberatinginthefaceof complexityandscientificuncertainty;

5 TheodoreKheel( frontleft) withPacedignitaries
Creatingfairprocesses, scheduling, deadlines, sequencingissues, addressing informationalasymmetry, agreementdraftingandredrafting, andpost agreementprocesses; and
Empathy, activelistening, tact, judgment, coalition- building, psychologyof problemsolving, andcreationoftrust. Formoreinformationregardingstudentopportunities, seetheKheelCenter's Websiteathttp:// www. pace. law. edu/ kheel orcontactProfessorJohnNolon, directoroftheKheelCenter, byemailat jnolon@ law. pace. eduorbyphoneat( 914) 422- 4090 orTiffanyZezula, staffattorney, byemailattzezula@ law. pace. eduorbyphone at( 914) 422- 4034.