The agreement to render services is between AltCourt-Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services and the attorney or representative of each of the participating parties. Therefore, attorneys and client representatives are responsible for payment of their clients’ share of arbitration or other specialized services costs by the date due and are advised to pre-collect the projected fees prior to the Cancellation & Continuance date. AltCourt -Judicial Arbitration Mediation Services is not responsible for obtaining payment from individual or business clients of attorneys. Written confirmation of the fee allocation and commitment to pay must be received prior to the final confirmation of scheduled time.
PROFESSIONAL RATES
FILING FEE: (non-refundable) A Filing Fee is required from the moving party upon initiation of any matter where the arbitrator/panelist needs to be appointed by AltCourt or via the AltCourt strike list. | $1000 |
ADMINISTRATIVE FEE: (non-refundable) An additional administrative fee is applied for multi-day matters at $200 per day* An administrative fee is applied upon initiation of any arbitration or other specialized service matter. An administrative fee is applied whenever there is a continuance/reschedule. An administrative fee is applied whenever a matter is re-initiated. | $500 each for 2 parties; $750 each for 3 or more parties |
HOURLY RATE: Panelist hourly rate for hearing and preparation/study & review/decision time: | $425 / hour |
FEE DUE DATES
Fees for scheduled time must be paid by the Cancellation and Continuance Date (C&C).
Failure to pay by the due date may result in the removal of the matter from our calendar.
