--- title: Arbitration description: Advocate Magazine articles on Arbitration, from the Subject Matter Index. --- [![When is an arbitration agreement enforceable?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Bigelow-istock-1349390515_dc7669f1b6c25c6910acd6a98b58537b.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/when-is-an-arbitration-agreement-enforceable "When is an arbitration agreement enforceable?") ## [When is an arbitration agreement enforceable?](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/when-is-an-arbitration-agreement-enforceable "When is an arbitration agreement enforceable?") A look at the statutes and caselaw, with special emphasis on today’s online agreements [Tricia Bigelow](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tricia-bigelow "Tricia Bigelow") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) [![When arbitration is not required by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/sanchez-istock-1700775651_78cb9bf631bf96c3830a0af5f6d0ac04.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/when-arbitration-is-not-required-by-the-federal-arbitration-act-faa "When arbitration is not required by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)") ## [When arbitration is not required by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/when-arbitration-is-not-required-by-the-federal-arbitration-act-faa "When arbitration is not required by the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA)") A guide to statutory exceptions [Maurice Sanchez](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/maurice-sanchez "Maurice Sanchez") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) ## [The state of play](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/the-state-of-play "The state of play") Successful challenges to arbitration clauses and delegation provisions under contemporary law [Jesse Creed](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jesse-creed "Jesse Creed") From Issue: [2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july) ## [The Federal Arbitration Act and its overreach](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/the-federal-arbitration-act-and-its-overreach "The Federal Arbitration Act and its overreach") A look at the background and recent history of the FAA’s preemption of state law [Mark H. Wagner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-h-wagner "Mark H. Wagner") From Issue: [2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november) ## [SB 707 and AB 51 – an update](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/sb-707-and-ab-51-an-update "SB 707 and AB 51 – an update") An update on these NEW consumer-friendly laws, currently held up in litigation. Be ready to brief the court now [Tilak Gupta](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tilak-gupta "Tilak Gupta") From Issue: [2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november) ## [Resolving attorney fee disputes under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september/resolving-attorney-fee-disputes-under-the-mandatory-fee-arbitration-act-mfaa "Resolving attorney fee disputes under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act (MFAA)") The MFAA requires an attorney in a client fee dispute to offer the client the option of participating in a dispute resolution program with a local bar association [Jared Walder](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jared-walder "Jared Walder") [Ron W. Makarem](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/ron-w-makarem "Ron W. Makarem") From Issue: [2022 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september) [![When conduct or impoverishment waives the right to compel arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Fields-istock-1328855113_42c8c65dad2a0b04a35cc57e6d02ee72.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/when-conduct-or-impoverishment-waives-the-right-to-compel-arbitration "When conduct or impoverishment waives the right to compel arbitration") ## [When conduct or impoverishment waives the right to compel arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/when-conduct-or-impoverishment-waives-the-right-to-compel-arbitration "When conduct or impoverishment waives the right to compel arbitration") The law and selected case examples of conduct that waive the right to compel arbitration [Michael S. Fields](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-fields "Michael S. Fields") From Issue: [2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july) ## [Time limits on mediation and arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september/time-limits-on-mediation-and-arbitration "Time limits on mediation and arbitration") Time limits can have a material impact on viable cases – five-year “brought to trial” and 30-day limitations on payment of arbitration fees [Lindsey Bayman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-bayman "Lindsey Bayman") From Issue: [2025 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2025-september) ## [The nuts and bolts of Kaiser medical-malpractice arbitrations](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september/the-nuts-and-bolts-of-kaiser-medical-malpractice-arbitrations "The nuts and bolts of Kaiser medical-malpractice arbitrations") The basics of prosecuting medical-malpractice cases against Kaiser Permanente [Jacob Brender](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jacob-brender "Jacob Brender") [Jennifer R. Johnson](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-r-johnson "Jennifer R. Johnson") From Issue: [2022 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september) ## [The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april/the-end-of-forced-arbitration-for-sexual-assault-and-harassment "The end of forced arbitration for sexual assault and harassment") Also: New lien rule for Medicare reimbursement following a settlement [Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen") From Issue: [2022 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-april) ## [Review, reconsideration, and correction of an arbitration award by the arbitrator](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/review-reconsideration-and-correction-of-an-arbitration-award-by-the-arbitrator "Review, reconsideration, and correction of an arbitration award by the arbitrator") The limited circumstances under which arbitrators can correct their own awards [Jackson Lucky](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jackson-lucky "Jackson Lucky") From Issue: [2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september) ## [Recent developments in employment-law arbitration from 2022 and 2023](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/recent-developments-in-employment-law-arbitration-from-2022-and-2023 "Recent developments in employment-law arbitration from 2022 and 2023") An update on current decisions in employment-law arbitration [Stephen M. Benardo](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stephen-m-benardo-2 "Stephen M. Benardo") From Issue: [2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september)