Arbitration Law in Colorado - June 2007 - Review of Legal Resources

• Publication year: 2007
• Pages: 67

36 Colo.Law. 67 Colorado Lawyer 2007.

2007, June, Pg. 67. Arbitration Law in Colorado - June 2007 - Review of Legal Resources

The Colorado Lawyer
June 2007
Vol. 36, No. 6 [Page 67]

Departments
Review of Legal Resources
Arbitration Law in Colorado
by Lorraine E. Parker

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ARBITRATION LAW IN COLORADO

by Robert E. Benson (CLE in Colorado, Inc., 2006: 1900 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203; (303) 860-0608 http://www.cobar.org/cle); 632 pp.; $195

Reviewed by Lorraine Parker

Lorraine Parker is Of Counsel with Leventhal, Brown &amp Puga, P.C., Denver. Her litigation practice focuses on plaintiffs' personal injury and professional malpractice - lorraine@leventhal-law.com.

Arbitration Law in Colorado (Arbitration Law) is an excellent resource for Colorado attorneys seeking to compel or avoid arbitration, as well as for those who draft agreements to arbitrate or who arbitrate disputes. The book comprises a comprehensive review of Colorado and federal law applicable to arbitration. It is well-organized and concisely written, which enables the practitioner to quickly and easily find answers. With appendices containing statutes, rules, and sample pleadings, everything you need is in one convenient book.

Several years ago, I was confronted with an arbitration agreement my client had signed with a long-term care facility on behalf of her mother. The agreement, clearly written by an attorney for the corporate parent, provided for one set of onerous procedures for the claimant to follow, with no reciprocal requirements for the corporation. Chapter 5, "Agreements to...