Arbitration And Mediation "Nuts And Bolts" For Owners And Contractors

"FOUNDATION" FOR THE SPEAKER – 35 years of arbitrations and 10 years of mediation as a "consumer" until 1996. Then, AAA Training in Frisco. Many mediation and arbitration matters since (e.g., Cotton Gin, Public Park, Lake Pleasant, Medical Clinics, Desert Sonoran Boulevard Subdivision's retaining walls). Mediating from 2 to 28 parties' disputes in the field of construction.

- ARBITRATION -

1. What arbitration is – a final decision based upon evidence presented in a procedure and setting that is less formal than a courthouse litigation, and presented to a knowledgeable "trier of fact" on a time track which is faster than the courthouse track, and therefore, usually less expensive. Arbitration is private (records are not accessible to the public). Ordinarily, there are few discovery requests (few depositions, interrogatories, etc.). There ordinarily is no appeal from the decision.¹