Arbitration where arbiter and defense attorney know each other

I am the Plaintiff, Pro Per, in a civil action.

The matter has been assigned to non-binding arbitration.

The selected arbiter graduated law school locally, two years after the
defense attorney graduated from the same local law school.

I don\'t want to delay the case, but I do want to protect myself from a
partisan decision for the defense, even though it is non binding.

Is there a procedure I can use to protect my interests??

That should normally not be a problem. They are licensed and under oath.
But you could ask for another.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

That should normally not be a problem. They are licensed and under oath.
But you could ask for another.

Do they have an obligation to reveal that they know each other??

No--but you can ask them beforehand and if you are not comfortable seek another.