This arbitration brief template sets forth the crucial format for an arbitration brief. A great
arbitration brief can significantly assist a party in winning a case. This template will help
ensure that the user creates the best brief possible and includes the following sections:
introduction, parties and counsel, state of facts and procedural history, status of
litigation, settlement negotiations, and conclusion. This form is intended to provide a
template format and can be modified to best fit the needs of the drafting party. This
document should be used by attorneys or unrepresented parties engaged in arbitration.
______________ [Instructions: Insert name of attorney and Bar number]
1 ______________ [Instructions: Insert address of attorney]
______________ [Instructions: Insert facsimile number / email address]
2 ______________ [Instructions: Insert telephone number]
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Attorney for ______________ [Instructions: Insert either “Defendant” or “Plaintiff”]
5 ______________ [Instructions: Insert name of represented party]
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7 ______________ [Instructions: Insert name of Court]
8 FOR THE COUNTY OF ______________ [Instructions: Insert name of county]
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______________ [Instructions: name of ) Case No.: ______________ [Instructions:
11 ) Insert case number]
plaintiff]
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Plaintiff,
) ______________ [Instructions: Insert
13 ) appropriate title; e.g., either
v.
) “DEFENDANT’S” OR “PLAINTIFF’S”]
14 ______________ [Instructions: Insert name ) ARBITRATION BRIEF
of defendant] )
15 Defendants. ) Date: ______________ [Instructions: Insert
) date of arbitration]
16 ) Time: ______________ [Instructions: Insert
) time of arbitration]
17 ) Location: ______________ [Instructions:
) Insert location]
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22 ________________ [Instructions: Insert name of party] submit the following brief in
23 connection with the arbitration in this matter.
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25 INTRODUCTION
26 ________________ [Instructions: Set forth introduction and summary of
27 argument].
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ARBITRATION BRIEF
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2 PARTIES AND COUNSEL
3 ________________ [Instructions: Set forth all the relevant parties and their counsel].
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5 3.
6 STATEMENT OF FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
7 ________________ [Instructions and Comment: Set forth the relevant facts and the
8 procedural history].
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11 STATUS OF LITIGATION
12 ________________ [Instructions: Set forth the current status of the litigation]
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15 ________________ [Instructions: Set forth heading related to the User’s
16 position]
17 ________________ [Instructions: Set forth argument for position]
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20 SETTLEMENT NEGOTIATIONS
21 ________________ [Instructions: Set forth settlement negotiations]
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25 CONCLUSION
26 ________________ [Instructions: Insert conclusion of argument]
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ARBITRATION BRIEF
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2 DATED: ________________
3 [Instructions: Insert date] By ________________ [Instructions: Insert name]
4 Attorneys for ________________ [Instructions: Insert
5 “Defendant” or “Plaintiff” and full name].
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