Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator provides a detailed overview of arbitration, from the prehearing phase through the hearing and deliberation of the award. It guides the new arbitrator through the arbitration process by answering the one hundred questions most frequently asked by new arbitrators. BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW ARBITRATOR has been used successfully for self-instruction and as a training manual. It is not just for new arbitrators! Experienced arbitrators and attorneys who represent clients in arbitration will find this manual extremely useful. The discussion of evidentiary concepts is especially valuable for non-attorney arbitrators, who must deal with the evidentiary vocabulary of the legal profession. You will learn to provide the necessary ethical disclosures, conduct a preliminary conference issue prehearing orders, establish a discovery schedule, resolve discovery disputes, deal with attempted delays, preside at a hearing, render an award, and avoid prejudicial conduct.
Book Title: Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator
Author: Allan H. Goodman, J.D.
Description:
Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator provides a detailed overview of arbitration, from the prehearing phase through the hearing and deliberation of the award. It guides the new arbitrator through the arbitration process by answering the one hundred questions most frequently asked by new arbitrators. BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW ARBITRATOR has been used successfully for self-instruction and as a training manual. It is not just for new arbitrators! Experienced arbitrators and attorneys who represent clients in arbitration will find this manual extremely useful. The discussion of evidentiary concepts is especially valuable for non-attorney arbitrators, who must deal with the evidentiary vocabulary of the legal profession. You will learn to provide the necessary ethical disclosures, conduct a preliminary conference issue prehearing orders, establish a discovery schedule, resolve discovery disputes, deal with attempted delays, preside at a hearing, render an award, and avoid prejudicial conduct.
Editorial Reviews:
The private arbitrator will find this easy-to-use book extremely valuable. The detailed table of contents will permit the private arbitrator to use this book, even during the hearing when issues arise. -- National Institute for Dispute Resolution News, April, 1997
“As an experienced arbitrator, I am always looking for good information from those who actually are arbitrators. There are alot of books written by academics filled with theory and psychology, but this is a book by someone who obviously arbitrates for a living. As an arbitrator who is not an attorney, I found the information about dealing with attorneys, documents, objections and evidence quite helpful, as one can easily be intimidated by attorneys if they are involved in the process. The section on "Getting Paid" hit home. I too have had the experience of not getting paid by a party after the arbitration. The author's suggestion to hold the award until payment is received may sound harsh, but it certainly is sound business advice. The arrangement of the book as questions and answers, with the questions listed in the table of contents, makes this book easy to use as a quick reference. Definitely worth the price.”
“Mr. Goodman's book is the finest quick primer for a new arbitrator I have ever read. For virtually anyone familiar with any type of legal procedure or mediation, the book lays out the differences specific to Arbitration. Mr. Goodman has arranged the book, so that he presents the answers to the 100 most commonly asked questions about Arbitration.”
“The layout that he uses is in order of the Arbitration process, and thus, the questions and answers are in "as needed" sequence. This makes the book a very useful quick reference tool on all the major topics of the process of Arbitration. “
“The book is very highly recommended to attorneys, mediators and other legal professionals as a very compact and explicit guide and quick reference book about the procedures of Arbitration.”
Details:
· Paperback: 116 pages
· Publisher: Solomon Publications; 2nd edition (May 2004)
· Language: English
· ISBN-10: 0967097320
· ISBN-13: 978-0967097329
· Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
· Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Author: Allan H. Goodman
book@solomonpublications.com
Education
J.D. - University of Toledo College of Law (1974)
Graduate Fellowship, Georgetown University School of
Languages and Linguistics (Summer 1972)
B.S.F.S. - Georgetown University School of Foreign Service
(1972)
Bar Membership
Virginia State Bar: Member since 1975 (Judicial Member since
1993)
District of Columbia Bar: Member since 1976 (Judicial Member
since 1993)
Maryland Bar: Member since 1990
Admission to Practice
U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Federal and
State Courts in Virginia, the District of Columbia and Maryland
Positions
Judge - United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals –
January 2007 to present
Judge - United States General Services Administration Board of
Contract Appeals, 1993-2006
Owner and Publisher - Solomon Publications, Rockville, 1994 –
present http://www.solomonpublications.com/
Private Arbitrator and Mediator, 1985 - present
Private Practice of law 1975 - 1993
Academic Appointments
Adjunct Professor (Construction Contract Law) Georgetown
University Law Center 1987-2001
Lecturer in Law (Government Contract Law) University of
Richmond, 1980-1985
Adjunct Professor (Government Contract Law) University of
Virginia, Northern Virginia Extension 1981-1984
Publishing/Writing/Lecturing
Presenter, TRT Inc. since 2003.
Basic Skills for the New Mediator, 2d Edition, Solomon
Publications (2004)
Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator, 2d Edition, Solomon
Publications (2004)
Contributing Author, Alternative Dispute Resolution: A Practical
Guide for Resolving Government Contract Controversies
(American Bar Association, 1999)
Contributing Author, Federal Administrative Dispute
Resolution Deskbook for Practitioners (American Bar Association,
2000)
Frequent Lecturer on Alternative Dispute Resolution for various
Bar Associations
See "Alternative Dispute Resolution at the General Services Board of Contract Appeals" a website containing Judge
Goodman's articles describing his ADR experience as a Judge
American Arbitration Association - National Training Faculty for
Construction Arbitrators (1996-1997)
Associate Editor, Law Review, University of Toledo College of
Law (1973-74)
Affiliations
Board of Contract Appeals Judges Association
American Arbitration Association - Commercial Arbitration Panel
(1980-1999)
DC Bar Attorney Client Arbitration Board (1989-1992)
DC Superior Court Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Panel (1990-
1992)
; "Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator")