WAC 16-301-135   Representation by counsel.  Any party in the arbitration may be represented by counsel. A party intending to be so represented shall notify the other party and the committee chairperson of the name and address of the counsel at least three days in advance of the hearing at which the counsel is first scheduled to appear. When arbitration is initiated on behalf of a buyer by counsel or when a dealer replies through a counsel, such notice shall be deemed to have been given. The director shall make provision for legal support through the office of the attorney general, as requested by the arbitration committee.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 15.49.005, 15.49.081, 15.49.310, 15.49.370(3) and chapter 17.24 RCW. 00-24-077, § 16-301-135, filed 12/4/00, effective 1/4/01.]