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title: Arbitration
description: Advocate Magazine articles on Arbitration, from the Subject Matter Index.
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[![Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hilberman-istock-1411931103_c71398a3e803b90c8586506d6bdfce52.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/effective-arbitration-advocacy-attorney-control "Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control")

## [Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/effective-arbitration-advocacy-attorney-control "Effective arbitration advocacy – attorney control")

A quick-read refresher course on arbitration preparation and success

[Andrea Niven](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrea-niven "Andrea Niven")
[Joe Hilberman (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joe-hilberman-ret "Joe Hilberman (Ret.)")

From Issue: [2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september)

## [Disqualification of a neutral arbitrator on statutory and judicial grounds](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/disqualification-of-a-neutral-arbitrator-on-statutory-and-judicial-grounds "Disqualification of a neutral arbitrator on statutory and judicial grounds")

Code, standards, procedural violations, and timing

[Barry M. Appell](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/barry-m-appell "Barry M. Appell")

From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september)

[![Customize your arbitration by comparing arbitration provider rules](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Levy-istock-683734168_ea7864954764c90ff07485a4bada09b1.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september/customize-your-arbitration-by-comparing-arbitration-provider-rules "Customize your arbitration by comparing arbitration provider rules")

## [Customize your arbitration by comparing arbitration provider rules](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september/customize-your-arbitration-by-comparing-arbitration-provider-rules "Customize your arbitration by comparing arbitration provider rules")

JAMS, AAA and ADR Services: The language of rules that might warrant consideration in specific situations

[Leonard S. Levy](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/leonard-s-levy "Leonard S. Levy")

From Issue: [2022 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2022-september)

[![Compelling arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Kramer_istock-1068978272_684ec556ed7325c2fc54c5326c73de59.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/compelling-arbitration "Compelling arbitration")

## [Compelling arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november/compelling-arbitration "Compelling arbitration")

Explore the nuts and bolts of compelling a contractual arbitration, with a discussion of some nuances

[Mark Kramer](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/mark-kramer "Mark Kramer")

From Issue: [2020 November](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-november)

## [California targets “infinite arbitration clauses” in consumer transactions](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/california-targets-infinite-arbitration-clauses-in-consumer-transactions "California targets “infinite arbitration clauses” in consumer transactions")

Civil Code § 1670.15, effective January 1, 2026, stops overbroad drafting of arbitration clauses, as often found in “clickwrap”

[Jamal S. Mahmood](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jamal-s-mahmood "Jamal S. Mahmood")

From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september)

## [Availability of injunctive relief in arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/availability-of-injunctive-relief-in-arbitration "Availability of injunctive relief in arbitration")

The extent to which California arbitrators have the power to grant injunctive relief

[Lindsey Bayman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lindsey-bayman "Lindsey Bayman")

From Issue: [2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september)

## [Don’t leave money on the table](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september/don-t-leave-money-on-the-table "Don’t leave money on the table")

Recovering attorney fees and costs at arbitration

[Stuart Esner](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/stuart-esner "Stuart Esner")

From Issue: [2026 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2026-september)

## [Discovery aimed at defeating an arbitration clause in employment cases](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october/discovery-aimed-at-defeating-an-arbitration-clause-in-employment-cases "Discovery aimed at defeating an arbitration clause in employment cases")

Seeking pre-hearing discovery relating to a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration could make the difference in keeping your client’s claims in court

[Erin M. Kelly](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/erin-m-kelly "Erin M. Kelly")

From Issue: [2023 October](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-october)

## [Consumer agency proposes rule to highlight corporate arbitration-clause abuses](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may/consumer-agency-proposes-rule-to-highlight-corporate-arbitration-clause-abuses "Consumer agency proposes rule to highlight corporate arbitration-clause abuses")

Also: Florida enacts broad tort reform package

[Linda A. Lipsen](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/linda-a-lipsen "Linda A. Lipsen")

From Issue: [2023 May](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-may)

[![Common and avoidable pitfalls in arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hoyt-iStock-657556628_6527511d2b3075982d07ec09ced7d38a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/common-and-avoidable-pitfalls-in-arbitration "Common and avoidable pitfalls in arbitration")

## [Common and avoidable pitfalls in arbitration](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/common-and-avoidable-pitfalls-in-arbitration "Common and avoidable pitfalls in arbitration")

A look at who decides arbitrability, common ethical issues, notice, motions, discovery and the hearing

[Justin Hoyt](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/justin-hoyt "Justin Hoyt")

From Issue: [2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august)

## [Avoiding arbitration costs and arbitrator fees](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april/avoiding-arbitration-costs-and-arbitrator-fees "Avoiding arbitration costs and arbitrator fees")

Must the consumer pay for required arbitration? A guide to the Code of Civil Procedure section 1284.3, subd. (b)(1)

[Michael S. Fields](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/michael-s-fields "Michael S. Fields")

From Issue: [2017 April](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-april)

## [Arbitrator disclosure requirements, failures, and disqualifications](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september/arbitrator-disclosure-requirements-failures-and-disqualifications "Arbitrator disclosure requirements, failures, and disqualifications")

An arbitrator’s disclosure failures may cause a judicial revocation of an award

[Tricia Bigelow](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/tricia-bigelow "Tricia Bigelow")

From Issue: [2023 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-september)
