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Attorney Fee Arbitration is binding on all parties.
New Jersey maintains a Mediation Program for civil. general equity and probate cases.
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The Arbitration Hearing is held before a single arbitrator. The arbitrator is chosen by the Clerk from among the lawyers who have been certified as arbitrators by the Chief Judge. The hearing takes place on the date and time set forth in an order of the Court. The Court delegates authority to the arbitrator to control and regulate the scope and duration of the arbitration hearing, including ruling upon the admission of evidence, ruling upon objections to evidence, swearing witnesses, and preparing the Arbitration Award.Local Rule 201.1(h)(1) provides for a trial de novo at the request of a party:The Arbitrator's role is as a non-jury adjudicator of the facts based upon evidence and arguments presented at the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator is not a mediator, and the arbitrator shall not convene a settlement discussion at any point in the arbitration process unless all litigants have first explicitly requested the arbitrator to preside over settlement discussions. The Court intends that attorneys shall be prepared to present evidence through any combination of exhibits, affidavits, deposition transcripts, expert reports and, if desirable, live testimony. The Court envisions the presentation process to be somewhat similar to a combination of opening and closing arguments augmented by live testimony where necessary to aid the arbitrator's fact-finding function.
Any party may demand a trial de novo in the District Court by filing with the Clerk a written demand, containing a short and plain statement of each ground in support thereof, and serving a copy upon all counsel of record or other parties. Such a demand must be filed and served within 30 days after the arbitration award is filed and service is accomplished by a party... .