California Arbitration Brief

ARBITRATION BRIEF

BEFORE THE ARBITRATOR

[Arbitration Provider]: ☐ AAA ☐ JAMS ☐ ADR Services ☐ Other: [________________]

Case / Reference No.: [________________]

[________________________________________],
Claimant,

v.

[________________________________________],
Respondent.

Arbitrator: [________________________________________]

Hearing Date(s): [__/__/____] through [__/__/____]

Hearing Location: [________________________________________]

SUBMITTED BY: ☐ Claimant ☐ Respondent

Counsel:
[________________________________________]
State Bar No.: [________________]
Firm: [________________________________________]
Address: [________________________________________]
Phone: [________________] | Email: [________________]

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
2. Statement of the Case
3. Statement of Facts
4. Applicable Law
5. Argument
6. Damages
7. Conclusion and Requested Relief
8. Exhibit List

1. INTRODUCTION

This Arbitration Brief is submitted on behalf of [________________________________________] ("Party") in connection with the arbitration hearing scheduled for [__/__/____]. The arbitration arises from [describe dispute briefly]:

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Arbitration Clause: The parties agreed to arbitrate this dispute pursuant to Section [____] of the [________________________________________] dated [__/__/____].

Governing Law: The arbitration is governed by:
☐ California Arbitration Act (CCP §§ 1280–1294.2)
☐ Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16)
☐ Both (FAA applies; CAA supplements)

2. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Nature of the Dispute: [________________________________________]

Claims Asserted:

☐ Breach of Contract
☐ Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
☐ Fraud / Misrepresentation
☐ Negligence / Professional Negligence
☐ Unfair Business Practices (Bus. & Prof. Code § 17200)
☐ Employment Claims (FEHA, Labor Code)
☐ Construction Defect
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

Relief Sought: [________________________________________]

Counterclaims (if applicable): [________________________________________]

3. STATEMENT OF FACTS

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

Key Documents:

Chronology:

4. APPLICABLE LAW

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

5. ARGUMENT

A. [First Issue]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

B. [Second Issue]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

C. [Third Issue]

[________________________________________]
[________________________________________]

6. DAMAGES

7. CONCLUSION AND REQUESTED RELIEF

For the foregoing reasons, [________________________________________] respectfully requests that the Arbitrator:

(a) [________________________________________]
(b) [________________________________________]
(c) Award attorney's fees and costs of arbitration;
(d) Award pre-award and post-award interest;
(e) Grant such other relief as the Arbitrator deems just and equitable.

Dated: [__/__/____]

Respectfully submitted,

Signature: ________________________________________
Printed Name: [________________________________________]

8. EXHIBIT LIST

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I certify that on [__/__/____], this Arbitration Brief was served on opposing counsel by:
☐ Email to [________________]
☐ Arbitration provider portal
☐ U.S. Mail

Signature: ________________________________________
Date: [__/__/____]

This template is provided for informational purposes only. Consult a licensed California attorney and verify applicable arbitration provider rules before submission.