Arbitration Advocacy (NITA Practical Guide Series)

Product Description

This insightful guide to the arbitration process will help you achieve the best results for clients in all types of arbitration settings – from commercial to labor. John W. Cooley, an experienced judge, trial attorney, arbitrator, and mediator, and Steven Lubet, author of NITA’s best-selling Modern Trial Advocacy have written this book to describe an up-to-date description of the arbitration process for advocates. You will get specific advice on: The arbitration process, Prehearing considerations, Advocacy at the arbitration hearing, Effective openings and closings, Tactical considerations in shaping the process. Arbitration Advocacy, Second Edition, contains a chapter on attorney ethics and a chapter on cyberarbitration which explores the variety of online dispute resolution services available, the benefits and limitations with the use of cyberarbitration, and considerations in selecting a cyberarbitration service and cyberarbitrator. Detailed checklists help you choose the appropriate arbitration forum and panel, and give guidance on drafting pleadings. The appendices include sample arbitration agreements and forms, commercial arbitration and ethics rules, a list of firms offering arbitration services, a list of ODR service provider Web sites, and procedures for online arbitration.

Review

“Arbitration Advocacy explains the differences between arbitration and mediation, describes the application of arbitration to various kinds of disputes and provides practice tips for advocates regarding every stage of representation in the arbitration process.” —
Judicature

About the Author

John W. Cooley is a former U.S. magistrate, assistant U.S. attorney, senior staff attorney for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, and a partner in a Chicago law firm. He is a past chairman of the Chicago Bar Association’s Arbitration and ADR Committee, and he currently serves on the board of the Chicago Chapter of the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. In private practice in the Chicago area, he serves on the judicial panel of J.A.M.S/ENDISPUTE as a mediator, arbitrator, ADR trainer, and consultant in the design of dispute resolution systems. Cooley is an associate of the Dispute Resolution Research Center, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Northwestern.