Consent To Submit Fee Dispute To One Attorney-Arbitrator Where Amount Is 10k Or Greater {UCS 137-17}

UCS 137-17 (7/2014) CONSENT TO SUBMIT FEE DISPUTE TO ONE ATTORNEY-ARBITRATOR WHERE THE AMOUNT IN DISPUTE IS $10,000 OR GREATER PURSUANT TO PART 137 OF THE RULES OF THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR The parties to this agreement, ______________________________________ ("Client"), and _____________________________________________, Esq. ("Attorney") who are involved in fee arbitration pursuant to Part 137 of the Rules of the Chief Administrator of the Courts (22 NYCRR), agree to waive their right to have their dispute decided by a panel of three arbitrators, one of whom would be a non-attorney member of the public; and to instead have the dispute heard by one arbitrator who is an attorney. By signing this agreement, attorney and client acknowledge that they have received and read the official written instructions and procedures for both Part 137 and the Local Program Name . Attorney and Client understand that without this consent they have the right to have their fee dispute decided by a panel of arbitrators, including at least one nonattorney member of the public, pursuant to the Standards and Guidelines for Part 137, Section 8. B. 2. ATTORNEY (Please print names below signatures) CLIENT Dated:_______________________ American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com