Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator

by Allan H. Goodman

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 arbitators. 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 respresent clients in arbitration will find this book 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.

116 pages, Paperback

Published August 1, 2004

About the author

Biography
I am the author of Father, Son, Stone - a historical mystery that takes place in Israel. The story's initiating events are the collapse of the Western Wall in the year 2017 and the crisis that unfolds thereafter. The main character is a Justice on the Supreme Court of Israel who must deal with the legal consequences of the collapse. The story involves historical and fictional characters, and spans many centuries.

Father, Son, Stone is my first novel. It is available in paperback and ebook.

I have also authored two best-selling non-fiction books in the area of conflict resolution, Basic Skills for the New Mediator (2d edition) and Basic Skills for the New Arbitrator (2d edition), available in paperback and ebook. These books are used for self-training and as textbooks in conflict resolution programs, colleges, universities, and law schools. I am currently writing Beyond Basic Skills for the New Mediator, scheduled for publication in late 2015.

I was an attorney in private practice for seventeen years, and also served as a private mediator and arbitrator. In 1993 I left the practice of law when I was appointed a federal administrative judge on the United States General Services Administrative Board of Contract Appeals, where I served until 2007 as a trial judge and an alternative dispute resolution neutral in disputes between contractors and the federal government. In 2007 I was appointed as a judge on the United States Civilian Board of Contract Appeals where I continue to serve as a trial judge and ADR neutral.

From 1987 to 2000 I was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center, where I taught Construction Contract Law. I lecture frequently on alternative dispute resolution techniques. I am a graduate of the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service and the University of Toledo College of Law and a member of the bars of Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.