When a Court Compels Arbitration, or Confirms the Wrong Award.

Arbitration Review Is Narrow, Which Makes Precision Vital

Challenging the Order That Sent You to Arbitration, or Enforced an Award.

These appeals challenge orders that compel or deny arbitration, confirm or vacate an arbitration award, or enforce a settlement agreement. They sit at the boundary between the courts and private dispute resolution, where the rules of review are distinctive.

Whether a valid agreement to arbitrate exists, and whether a dispute falls within it, is often a question of law an appellate court can review closely. But the grounds to vacate an award are deliberately narrow, set by statutes like the Federal Arbitration Act. Knowing which battle you are fighting is everything.

We handle arbitration and settlement enforcement appeals across Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., identifying whether the reviewable error is about arbitrability, the award, or the settlement, and briefing it precisely for the governing standard.

Where We Come In

• ✓ A court wrongly compelled or denied arbitration
• ✓ An award was confirmed or vacated in error
• ✓ A settlement was enforced on flawed grounds
• ✓ The arbitrability question was decided wrongly
• ✓ You prevailed and must defend the order
• ✓ An award or settlement is being enforced now

Motions to Compel

Challenge an order compelling or denying arbitration.

Confirming Awards

Appeal a wrongful confirmation of an award.

Vacating Awards

Pursue vacatur on the narrow legal grounds.

Settlement Enforcement

Contest an order enforcing a settlement.

Defending Orders

Protect a favorable arbitration order on appeal.

Stay of Enforcement

Seek a stay where an award is enforced.

Map the Deadlines

We confirm the jurisdictional dates first and file the notice of appeal on time. Nothing else matters until this is locked.

Build the Record

We assemble the transcripts and filings the appellate court relies on, and make sure the error is visible in it.

Choose the Issues

We isolate the few preserved errors with the best standard of review and the clearest path to changing the outcome.

Brief & Argue

We write tight, persuasive briefs anchored in the record and the law, and we are ready for the hard questions at argument.

“Arbitration appeals require knowing exactly which fight you are in, because the rules of review flip depending on the question. Whether there was a valid agreement to arbitrate, and whether your dispute is even covered by it, is often a question of law an appellate court reviews closely. But once you are challenging the award itself, the door narrows dramatically, courts vacate awards only on limited statutory grounds. People lose these appeals by aiming at the wrong target, attacking the merits of an award when the real error was in compelling arbitration in the first place. Precision about the issue is the whole game.”

Answers Before You Call