ARBITRATION BRIEF

BEFORE THE ARBITRATOR

[Arbitration Provider]: ☐ AAA ☐ JAMS ☐ Court-Ordered (Fla. Stat. § 44.103) ☐ Other: [________________]

Case / Reference No.: [________________]

[________________________________________],
Claimant,

v.

[________________________________________],
Respondent.

Arbitrator: [________________________________________]

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

Hearing Location: [________________________________________]

SUBMITTED BY: ☐ Claimant ☐ Respondent

Counsel:
[________________________________________]
Florida 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. Exhibits

1. INTRODUCTION

This Arbitration Brief is submitted on behalf of [________________________________________] for the hearing on [__/__/____].

Arbitration Agreement: Section [____] of [________________________________________] dated [__/__/____].

Type of Arbitration:
☐ Binding contractual arbitration
☐ Court-ordered non-binding arbitration (Fla. Stat. § 44.103)
☐ Court-ordered binding arbitration (Fla. Stat. § 44.104)

Governing Law:
☐ Florida Arbitration Code (Fla. Stat. Ch. 682)
☐ Federal Arbitration Act (9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16)
☐ Both

2. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Nature of Dispute: [________________________________________]

Claims:

☐ Breach of Contract
☐ Fraud / Fraudulent Inducement
☐ Breach of Fiduciary Duty
☐ Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices (Fla. Stat. § 501.204)
☐ Insurance Bad Faith (Fla. Stat. § 624.155)
☐ Construction Defect / Fla. Stat. Ch. 558
☐ Employment Dispute
☐ Real Estate / Landlord-Tenant
☐ Other: [________________________________________]

Counterclaims: [________________________________________]

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

WHEREFORE, [________________________________________] respectfully requests the Arbitrator to:

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

Respectfully submitted,

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

8. EXHIBITS

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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

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

This template is provided for informational purposes only. Consult a licensed Florida attorney before use.