McFARLAND v. ROBERTS Et Al.

BARNES, Presiding Judge.

Robert P. McFarland appeals the superior court’s order confirming an arbitration award and entry of judgment against him. He argues that the court erred because the award by the State Bar Committee on the Arbitration of Attorney Fee Disputes (“the Committee”) did not correctly interpret well-established contract law and because one of the parties to which the panel granted the award was not a party to the fee contract. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

The State Bar’s Fee Arbitration program is designed to provide a convenient mechanism to resolve disputes between…