PRACTICAL GUIDELINES FOR LAWYERS REPRESENTING CLIENTS IN ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS TODAY

As more and more cases are referred to arbitration-either through legi slative mandate or because of ''the enlarging scope of arbitrable matt ers resulting from court decisions''-it is apparent that lawyers must bring a new and expanded understanding of the process to the task of r esolving disputes. Most important, says the author, is knowing the pro cedures and pitfalls of arbitration as applied to each case. The autho r lends a hand with this overview of controlling statutes and case law relevant to ADR.