Arbitration Do’s and Don’ts for the Trial Lawyer, NY Litigator Vol. 19 No. 2

A client has just asked you to represent it in the arbitration of a contract dispute. The case looks pretty much like others you have taken to bench or jury trial victories. You think you are all set. Think again. You would not try a jury trial as if it were a bench trial, or vice versa. Why assume that you should try a case in arbitration as if it were in court?