Confidentiality

(a) Confidentiality of Proceedings. Except as may be otherwise necessary for compli- ance with these rules or to take ancillary legal action with respect thereto, all records, documents, files, proceedings and hearings pertaining to the arbitration of any dispute under these rules shall be confidential and will be closed to the public, unless ordered open by a court upon good cause shown, except that a summary of the facts, without reference to the parties by name, may be publicized in all cases once the proceeding has been formally closed. (b) Confidentiality of Information. A lawyer may reveal information relating to the representation of the client to the extent necessary to establish his or her fee claim or to defend against a client’s claim. In no event shall such disclosure be deemed a waiver of the confidential character of such matters for any other purpose. (Added May 10, 2016, effective October 1, 2016.)