Court-Appointed Neutral Workflow

It sure would be great if we could step out the workflow for Court-Appointed Neutral engagements in a totally user-friendly way. But the truth is, when Mr. Bayer does Court-Appointed Neutral work, he works for the judge. So he does everything the way the judge wants things done: every judge does things differently.

Below we’ve posted a few simple guidelines that we hope will make working with our office as easy as possible.

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1. As you decide whether to work with Mr. Bayer as Court-Appointed Neutral, he recommends that you read his blog and his recent CLE papers, particularly about arbitration because the way the office will interact with you will be similar to the way we interact with parties involved in arbitration.

[FYI: As a very general rule of thumb, if you treat Mr. Bayer as you would a judge, and you treat Ms. Chaky as you would a combination of a District Court clerk, a court coordinator, a judge’s assistant, and a law clerk, you won’t be far off.]

2. If a judge has ordered or suggested that a Court-Appointed Neutral would be appropriate in your client’s case, and you are considering using Mr. Bayer, then the first step is to determine whether he has any conflicts.

3. Submit to Ms. Chaky a list of the parties and complete contact information for all the lawyers and legal assistants involved in administering the case so that Mr. Bayer can run a Conflicts Check. Mr. Bayer will disclose any potential conflicts within five business days of receiving this information.

4. Once you have decided you want to work with Mr. Bayer, please let us know in writing by email to Ms. Chaky that you have submitted his name to the judge.

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