Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jun. 19, 2026
Costing nothing, but buying everything: Common courtesies in arbitration, part one
Simple professional courtesies, such as accepting reasonable procedural suggestions, meeting and conferring before raising discovery disputes, and reciprocating accommodations, make arbitration hearings more efficient, effective and professional for everyone involved.
Christopher David Ruiz Cameron
Justice Marshall F. McComb Professor of Law
Southwestern Law School
After more than 30 years of experience as a workplace neutral, I have come to expect the unexpected from the wide variety of advocates who appear before me. Although most of them act professionally, a number of them do not--sometimes on purpose and for no good reason.
Not long ago, I dealt with an attorney whom I'll call Dick. Dick made so many fruitless objections--especially to the form of the question--that even his own witnesses complained that they...
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