Rule 6-601. Special Case Procedure.

After considering the complexity of the issues, the amount in controversy, the location of the arbitration, and all other factors, the Committee may, upon its own motion or the request of either party, assign any case to be arbitrated by the following special procedure:

(a) The waiting period of Rule 6-106, the arbitrator selection process of Rule 6-303, and the arbitrator qualifications of Rule 6-304, shall not apply.

(b) The arbitrator panel shall be selected by the Committee or its staff, and

(1) in cases involving amounts in dispute over $2,500 shall consist of two (2) attorneys who have practiced law actively for at least five (5) years and one (1) non-lawyer public member.

(2) in cases involving amounts in dispute of $2,500 or less, the arbitration panel may consist of one arbitrator who shall be a lawyer who has practiced law actively for at least five (5) years.