Tips For A Successful Arbitration

by Benjamin K. Riley

Summer 2005 – As courts rely more heavily on ADR processes to resolve cases, and business lawyers steer their clients away from jury trials, business trial lawyers increasingly find themselves in various arbitration forums. While presenting a case in a hot, interior conference room may not measure up to the courtroom scenes we imagined in law school, arbitration can offer the trial lawyer some of the best opportunities to hone direct and cross-examination skills.  View a pdf copy of the article.