Originally from Journal of American Arbitration (JAA)

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I. ARBITRATOR SELECTION GENERALLY 

A.  Parties’ Arbitration Agreement 

B.  Institutional Rules and AAA/ABA Code 

II. LIMITATION ON CHOICE OF NON-NEUTRAL ARBITRATORS 

A.  Parties’ Arbitration Agreement 

B.  Applicable Law and Ethical Rules 

III. DETERMINING STATUS OF PARTY-APPOINTED

                ARBITRATORS 

A.  Party-Appointed Arbitrators’ Role in Determining Status

         of Arbitrators 

B.  Chairperson’s Role in Determining Status of

         Party-Appointed Arbitrators 

IV. DISCLOSURES BY NON-NEUTRAL ARBITRATORS 

A.  General Practice of Disclosure 

B.  Unique State Requirements Relating to Disclosures 

C.  Changes in Status of Arbitrators 

V. NON-NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR CONDUCT 

A.  Ensuring a Fundamentally Fair Hearing 

B.  Ex Parte Communications 

C.  Providing Assistance to the Parties 

VI. VALUE OF NON-NEUTRAL ARBITRATORS IN COMMERCIAL  ARBITRATIONS