Skip to main content
Richard Bales

About Richard Bales Arbitration

I grew up in Houston, Texas. My mother was a respected school secretary and my father a police officer who started on street patrol and left the Department as Acting Chief. I learned from him the value of hard work, perseverance, and never doing less than your very best. In college, my political science degree qualified me for graduate school or flipping burgers, so I went to law school. During college, I read an article about a woman who had been sexually harassed. I realized then.....


 Read More
Experienced. Fair. Knowledgeable.

30 years of experience

I have 30 years of experience as a law professor and arbitrator, with a focus on labor and employment disputes. My guiding principles are to listen intently to both sides, keep an open mind, and respect all participants.

Bales Arbitration experience

 


Ohio university Faculty
Teacher. Arbitrator. Writer.

Faculty Member

I am a faculty member at Ohio Northern University Law School, where I teach a wide variety of labor/employment and ADR courses, Torts, and Civil Procedure. I have published more than eighty scholarly articles and authored or co-authored eight books on a variety of topics related to labor/employment/ADR.

My most recent scholarship focuses on labor arbitration awards related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a neutral, I provide dispute resolution services primarily through arbitration and fact-finding, and I conduct ADR training both in the U.S. and throughout the world.

Subtitle

Hearing

online hearing

Online Hearings

Learn More
Online hearings:

I have run literally hundreds of classes and hearings online, and am proficient at moving participants in and out of breakout rooms and sharing documents, videos, and other material during the hearing. I’m happy to set up and run the hearing and do not charge extra for it. Advocates do not need to worry about handling documents during the hearing because I will do that for them if they wish. I prefer Zoom but will use other platforms if agreed by the parties.

In person hearing

In-person Hearings

Learn More
In-person hearings:

I am available for in-person hearings and am willing to travel anywhere for the convenience of the parties. My offices are in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. Travel time and expenses are calculated from my nearest office.

25 +

Years Experience as Neutral

8

Books

110 +

Scholarly Articles & Book Chapters

100 +

arbitration awards

Arbitration Offices of Richard Bales


Though offices are centered in the Midwest and Texas, online hearings and a willingness to travel create a national arbitration practice.
  Ohio

525 S. Main Street, Law Building Ada OH 45810

  Pennsylvania

247 Cliffside Dr. Mars PA 16046

  Texas

2317 Bedford Circle Bedford TX 76021

Bales Arbitration Office   Case location (Click the icons to learn more about each case.)

Escondido

Escondido
Consumer

Long Beach

Long Beach
Consumer

Long Beach ca

Long Beach ca
Consumer

Pasadena

Pasadena
Consumer

Concord

Concord
Contract

concord ca

concord ca
Contract

La Mirada

La Mirada
Contract

Winnetka

Winnetka
Contract

Richmond

Richmond
Contract

Bakersfield

Bakersfield
Contract

Chula Vista

Chula Vista
Contract

Sylmar

Sylmar
Contract

Spring Valley

Spring Valley
Contract

San Diego

San Diego
Contract

Topanga

Topanga
Consumer

Sutter

Sutter
Consumer

Los Angeles

Los Angeles
Consumer

Sacramento

Sacramento
Consumer

Chicago

Chicago
Contract-Wages

Charleston

Charleston
Age Discrimination

Morgantown

Morgantown
Discrimination

Roanoke

Roanoke
Job assignment / Contract

Roanoke

Roanoke
Job assignment / Contract

Seagoville

Seagoville
Discipline

Pasadena

Pasadena
Discipline

Grand Prairie

Grand Prairie
Wages

Fort Worth

Fort Worth
Discharge

Warrensville Heights

Warrensville Heights
Discharge

Fort Worth

Fort Worth
Discipline

Tulsa

Tulsa
Discipline

Yellow Springs

Yellow Springs
Arbitrability

Waterville

Waterville
Contract

Waterville

Waterville
Discipline

Chester

Chester
Discharge

Bensalem

Bensalem
Contract

Canonsburg

Canonsburg
Discharge

Washington

Washington
Pension

Job bid / Seniority

Job bid / Seniority
Arbitrability

Port Allegany

Port Allegany
Arbitrability

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh
Drug test

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh
Discipline

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh
Contract

Philadelphia

Philadelphia
Discipline

Philadelphia

Philadelphia
Contract

North East

North East
Discipline

North East

North East
Contract

Harrisburg

Harrisburg
Discipline

Ellsworth

Ellsworth
Discharge

Coraopolis

Coraopolis
Discharge

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh
Contract

Warrensville Heights

Warrensville Heights
Transfer

Walnut Grove

Walnut Grove
Subcontracting

Columbus

Columbus
Discharge

Columbus

Columbus
Discharge

Columbus

Columbus
Discipline

Dayton

Dayton
Promotion

Dayton

Dayton
Discharge

Dayton

Dayton
Arbitrability, Discharge

Fairfield

Fairfield
Discipline

Discharge

Discharge
Discipline

Lebanon

Lebanon
Discipline

Vandalia

Vandalia
Overtime

Tiffin

Tiffin
Discharge / Discrimination

Perry Township

Perry Township
Wages

Middletown

Middletown
Shift assignment / Seniority

Marysville

Marysville
Vacation Time

Liberty Township

Liberty Township
Arbitrability, Discharge

Pineville

Pineville
Discipline

New Orleans

New Orleans
Contract

Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge
Discipline

Bluefield

Bluefield
Discipline

Combs

Combs
Contract

Lexington

Lexington
Discipline

Lexington

Lexington
Discharge

Louisville

Louisville
Discharge

London

London
Overtime

Marion

Marion
Discharge

Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne
Discharge

Winston-Salem

Winston-Salem
Discipline

Pollock

Pollock
Contract Dispute

Berino

Berino
Discipline

Carlsbad

Carlsbad
Discipline

Cleveland

Cleveland
Discharge

Cleveland

Cleveland
Discharge

Cleveland

Cleveland
Sick Pay

Cleveland

Cleveland
Discipline

Cleveland

Cleveland
Discharge

Belmont

Belmont
Seniority

Akron

Akron
Discharge

Akron

Akron
Seniority

Ada

Ada
Pension

Pollock

Pollock
Overtime

Charlotte

Charlotte
Discrimination

Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho
Furlough

Avondale

Avondale
Discharge

Fort Collins

Fort Collins
Discipline

Swink

Swink
Contract

Evans

Evans
Discipline

Arbitration Offices of Richard Bales, Texas

Arbitration Offices of Richard Bales, Texas

Arbitration Office of Richard Bales, Pennsylvania

Arbitration Office of Richard Bales, Pennsylvania

Arbitration Office of Richard Bales, Ohio

Arbitration Office of Richard Bales, Ohio