The opinion
tae at oo LAS ia be
STATE OF MAINE ee ee. °. SUPERIOR COURT
CUMBERLAND, ss “ *: CEVIL ACTION
ify 7 3 0 DOCKET! NO. CV-00-250
JEFFREY BENNETT, ESQ. and A gpa Cur 2/7/9004
THE BENNETT LAW FIRM
f/k/a BENNETT BENNETT AND TROIANO, P.A.
f/k/a BENNETT and ASSOCIATES, P.A.,
Petitioners
v. ORDER
HARVEY PRAWER, GILBERT PRAWER
and S$. PRAWER & COMPANY,
Respondents
Petitioners Jeffrey Bennett, Esq. and The Bennett Law Firm seeks to vacate the
Fee Arbitration Commission Panel’s Award dated 12/30/99. The petitioners argue
that the issue presented to the Commission was not substantively arbitrable and that
the Commission exceeded its authority. These arguments are without merit. See 14
M.R.S.A. § 5938(1)(C) (1980); M. Bar. R. 3.3(c) & 9; Union River Valley Teachers
Ass'n v. Lamoine School Comm., 2000 ME 57, 5, 748 A.2d 990, 991-92; Harrington
vy, Lord, 1997 ME 201, q 7, 704 A.2d 1211, 1213-14; Tabs A, B & D attached to
Petition/Motion to Vacate; Tab 1 attached to Affidavit of Jeffrey Bennett in Support
of Motion to Permit Service by Mail or Publication; see also V.LP., Inc. v. First Tree
Dev. Ltd. Liab. Co., 2001 ME 73, 7 3, __ A.2d __ (final decision on question of
substantive arbitrability rests with court).
The entry is
The Petition/Motion to Vacate arvifati
Dated: May 6, 2001. /
Nancy Mills [/
Justice, Superior Cotfrt
Date Filed ___04-18-00 CIMBERLAND
Docket No.
County
Action ARBITRATION AWARDS
JEFFREY BENENTT, ESQ AND
BENNETT BENNETT AND TROIANO, P.A,
fka BENNETT and ASSOCIATES, P.A,
DISMISSED--
WS.
HARVEY PRAWER,
GILBERT PRAWER
5.PRAWER & COMPANY
THE FEE ARBITRATION COMMISSION OF
THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE MAINE
BAR
Plaintiff's Attorney
JEFFREY BENNETT, ESQ 773-4775
PO BOX 7799, PORTLAND ME 04112
Defendant's Attorney
KAREN KINGSLEY, Esq (OVERSEERS)
P.O.BOX 527
AUGUSTA, MAINE 04332-0527
623-1121
JOUN P. MCVEIGH, ESQ. (H & G PRAWER &
PO BOX 9546 5. PRAWER & CO
PORTLAND, ME 04112-9546