Dracup & Patterson represents California businesses and owners in commercial arbitration before AAA, JAMS, ADR Services, and Judicate West. Every case is handled by a senior attorney with decades of arbitration experience. We take substantial matters — $300,000 to $100 million — where a binding award without appeal makes senior representation essential.
We represent clients before every major arbitration company serving California — commercial, construction, and business-tort disputes.
We represent claimants and respondents in AAA Commercial Arbitration proceedings statewide, from initial demand through final award and confirmation.
Regular appearances before JAMS arbitrators in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, and San Diego on high-value commercial matters.
California-focused private arbitration providers frequently designated in commercial contracts. We handle the full lifecycle before both.
Private arbitrations under bespoke contract clauses, including three-arbitrator panels and industry-specific rulesets.
Our California arbitration practice concentrates on high-value commercial matters where the arbitration outcome will determine business survival, control, or ownership.
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A commercial arbitration attorney represents businesses and business owners in private arbitration proceedings — most often before AAA, JAMS, ADR Services, or Judicate West. Because arbitration is binding, has limited discovery, and offers almost no right of appeal, California companies with substantial disputes rely on senior arbitration counsel to protect their position from the demand through the final award.
An arbitrator lawyer (an attorney who tries cases before arbitrators) works in a private forum with streamlined procedure, whereas a trial lawyer works in court with a jury or judge. The best California commercial disputes attorneys handle both — contract clauses now regularly force disputes into arbitration, and cases often move between arbitration and court on motions to compel, confirm, or vacate.
We regularly appear before all major arbitration companies serving California, including the American Arbitration Association (AAA), JAMS, ADR Services, and Judicate West, as well as ad hoc private arbitrations designated by contract.
Fees for commercial arbitration counsel on a $1M+ California matter typically run on an hourly basis, plus the arbitration company's administrative fees and the arbitrator's hourly rate. For high-value disputes we handle at Dracup & Patterson ($300K–$100M), engagements are hourly or on deposit. We offer a complimentary 20-minute case review to discuss scope and terms.
In almost all cases, no. Under the California Arbitration Act and the Federal Arbitration Act, arbitration awards can only be vacated on narrow grounds — corruption, fraud, arbitrator bias, refusal to hear evidence, or exceeding contractual authority. This is why senior representation during the arbitration itself is critical: there is generally no second chance.
Senior California arbitration attorneys with decades of AAA, JAMS, and private arbitration experience
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"Dracup & Patterson resolved our $1.2M partnership dispute efficiently and effectively. Their strategic counsel and aggressive litigation approach was worth every penny."
Tech Company CEO
San Diego
If your California commercial or business dispute exceeds $300,000, request a confidential case review with our senior legal team. Representation is offered on an hourly or retainer basis by attorneys with at least 20 years' experience.
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We represent businesses, owners, and high-net-worth clients on an hourly or retainer basis in California commercial and business disputes. Senior attorneys will review your matter in a confidential 20-minute case review.
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