Neutral Administrative Fees

CPR neutrals are assessed an annual administrative fee to help cover the costs of maintaining our neutral bios on the website and to enable us to continue to improve neutral information available to our members. As a non-profit dedicated to promoting conflict resolution, we are focused on providing our users with an exclusive and streamlined process to access the most objective information. This, in turn, enables them to make an informed decision when selecting neutrals for their cases. Our neutral selection and vetting process is, quite simply, the most comprehensive in the field.

Benefits of our roster:

• Admission to the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals is a selective process and is an acknowledgement by CPR as to your profile as a quality neutral.
• Our neutrals are now all listed in front of the paywall. Frequently, CPR Institute members and users of CPR's Non-administered Arbitration rules will use the search function on our website to select their neutrals.
• CPR matters include a wide variety of matters including sensitive corporate matters and high monetary value claims as well as smaller claims.
• CPR provides continued education for neutrals, including topics on cybersecurity, DEI, ethics, and other CLE programming.
• Neutrals may be invited to speak at CPR DRS programs as well as at CPR Institute Committee meetings, educational programs, corporate or law firm presentations, CPR’s Annual Meeting, and other events, providing opportunities to showcase their expertise.
• Neutrals are invited to submit articles for the CPR Dispute Resolution Services website, CPR Speaks (CPR Institute’s blog) and our Alternatives Law Journal.
• CPR will promote and amplify via our website and social media any publications or programs in which our neutrals participate and discuss any CPR rules, protocols, or guidelines.

Fee Schedule

The following neutral administrative fees apply:

Base fee for Your Biography to Appear on One Panel on the Website	$395*
Each Additional Panel, per Panel, Up to Three Additional Panels	$100
Each Additional Panel, per Panel, on Four to Six Additional Panels	$80
Each Additional Panel, per Panel, on Seven or More Additional Panels	$60

*If a CPR Panelist receives no cases in a given year, $95 will be refunded the following year. 

If a CPR panelist is selected to serve on any matter filed with CPR,  he/she will remit an additional fee of no more than 5% of the total fees charged, including cancellation fees.

Please note the following panels have no additional fee: Certified Public Accountants Panel, Dispute Prevention Panel, Mass Claims Employment Panel, and Pro Bono Panel.  

For more information about the CPR Specialty Panels, click here.

Payment of Fees

Panelists are either billed for this fee in September or April depending on when they joined the Panels. If you have received an invoice from CPR regarding your annual administrative fee, and wish to pay online by credit card, you can pay by logging into your platform account online.  Please review the following instructions. Payment may also be sent by check or ACH, please be sure to include the invoice number with your payment.  Further instructions are located on the invoice.