Arbitration Fees
ARBITRATION FEE TERMS
The agreement to render services is between JUDICIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION and the attorney or representative of each of the participating parties. Therefore, attorneys and client representatives are responsible for payment of their clients’ share of arbitration costs by the date due and are advised to pre-collect the projected fees prior to the Cancellation & Continuance date. JDR is not responsible for obtaining payment from individual or business clients of attorneys. Written confirmation of the fee allocation and commitment to pay must be received prior to the final confirmation of scheduled time.
PROFESSIONAL RATES
| FILING FEE: NOTE: A Filing Fee is required from the moving party upon initiation of any arbitration where the arbitrator needs to be appointed by strike list. It is non-refundable. |
$400 |
| ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: (non-refundable) | $200 per party / per day |
| Preparation/study & review/decision time: | $400 / hour |
Hearing fees are based on the number of participating parties:
| Number of Parties | Per-Party Hourly Rate | Total Hourly Rate |
| 2 | $200 | $400 |
| 3 | $140 | $420 |
| 4 | $115 | $460 |
| 5 or more | $112 or less | $560 |
FEE DUE DATES
Fees for scheduled time are due prior to the hearing:
| Up to one full day (8 hrs.) of hearing time | Fees due 14 days prior to hearing |
| More than one and up to two full days of hearing time | Fees due 21 days prior to hearing |
| More than two full days of hearing time | Fees due 28 days prior to hearing (or as set by the panelist—see confirmation letter) |
| Hearing scheduled within the 14 days C&C | Fees due upon receipt of invoice |
Failure to pay by the due date may result in the removal of the case from our calendar.
Additional fees, including fees for award preparation, conference calls, or hearing overrun time, are due upon receipt of the invoice. Arbitration Awards are issued when all accounts are paid in full. Any party may advance fees in order for the matter to proceed.
CANCELLATION & CONTINUANCE (C&C) POLICY
To avoid lost-time (LT) charges, you must notify our offices of any cancellations or agreed continuances by the dates specified below (Note: an opposed continuance must be granted by the arbitrator by the C&C date to avoid LT fees):
| Up to one full day of hearing time | C&C is 14 days prior to hearing |
| More than one and up to two full days of hearing time | C&C is 21 days prior to hearing |
| More than two days of hearing time | C&C is 28 days prior to hearing (or as set by the panelist—see confirmation letter) |
| Hearing scheduled within the 14 days C&C | C&C is 48 hours after hearing is confirmed |
If you notify our offices of cancellations or continuances after the date specified above, lost-time charges will be incurred. Lost-time charges consist of the fees for all scheduled hearing time that we are unable to fill with another matter and the fees for any preparation/study & review/decision time already performed by the panelist; administrative fees are non-refundable. Credit to lost time charges will be given for any time that can be filled.
If a request for cancellation or continuance is not by mutual agreement, the canceling/continuing party or parties will be responsible for lost-time fees of all parties.
If a request for cancellation or continuance is not by mutual agreement, the canceling/continuing party or parties will be responsible for lost-time fees of all parties.
If a party to a multi-party matter cancels or settles out at any time prior to the hearing, the total hearing fees will be adjusted, if necessary, and reallocated among the remaining parties. If the cancellation of that party results in a cancellation of the hearing, the canceling party will be responsible for the lost-time charges of all parties.
After the C&C date, fees for scheduled time that is only partially used are not refundable.
