Washington was a frontier state in the enactment of legislation in 1979 requiring mandatory arbitration (MAR) of a civil action having an amount in controversy of no more than $15,000 upon demand of either party under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 7.06. Since 1979, the MAR limit has been increased several times but, for the past several years, the MAR maximum has remained at $50,000. On March 13, 2018, Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed into law revised RCW 7.06, increasing the MAR maximum to $100,000 and raising the fee for requesting a trial de novo from $250 to $450 effective September 1, 2018

CURRENT PANEL OF ARBITRATORS


ARBITRATION FORMS FOR LITIGANTS
Initial Statement of Arbitration
Stipulation to Arbitrator
Available Hearing Dates

ARBITRATION FORMS FOR ARBITRATORS
Notice of Arbitration Hearing Date
Order of Continuance of Arbitration hearing date
Arbitration Settlement and Removal from Calendar
Arbitration Award

Arbitrator’s Request for Compensation
(Arbitrator hourly rate before July 2023 = $116.10 - max $1,000)
(Arbitrator hourly rate effective July 1, 2023 = $124.22 - max $1,000)