Arbitration differs from litigation in many significant ways.  This fact should be uppermost in the minds of attorneys who desire to represent clients effectively in arbitration proceedings administered under the auspices of the American Arbitration Association® (AAA®).  This one-day program presented by a team consisting of an experienced arbitration advocate, an experienced arbitrator from the AAA’s Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators, and an AAA executive is designed to provide attorneys with the need-to-know essentials for effectively preparing and presenting a case pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules and procedures of the AAA.  

The primary topics covered during the program are as follows:

  --  Preliminary Considerations

  --  Initiating an Arbitration with the AAA and Responding Thereto

  --  Administrative Conference and Mediation

  --  Arbitrator Selection and Appointment

  --  The Preliminary Hearing

  --  Discovery in Arbitration

  --  The Evidentiary Hearing

  --  The Arbitration Award

The foregoing topics are presented during the program in the context of is a hypothetical commercial arbitration case.

Who Should Attend?
Litigators, in-house attorneys, transactional attorneys, paralegals, and other individuals who assist advocates in the preparation and presentation of evidence and testimony in commercial arbitration proceedings will find this program to be invaluable.

AAA EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE
As part of its long-standing, ongoing educational mission, the American Arbitration Association grants a limited number of scholarships that cover the cost of educational program registration. To request a registration fee scholarship, please send an email to Scholarships@adr.org. Include your current position and affiliation, and a brief description of the basis for your registration fee scholarship request. The American Arbitration Association reserves the right to grant or deny any request based on the information provided by the requesting individual and available space in the program.

If you are an AAA Panelist please note this program does not satisfy your annual Arbitrator Continuing Education requirement.

CLE Information:

West LegalEdcenter is procuring continuing legal education (CLE) credits on behalf of American Arbitration Association.  This program is available for CLE credits in Texas.  Credit amounts vary by attendance verification and jurisdictional rules and cannot be confirmed in advance of the program.

Questions?

Please contact AAA Education Services at AAAEducation@adr.org or 212-716-3977.