Rule 1302.2 - Chairperson of Arbitration Boards(a) The board of arbitrators shall be chaired by an arbitrator who appears on the "Qualified List of Chairpersons."(b) The minimum qualifications for service as a Chairperson are as follows: (1) Membership in the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania;(2) The active practice of law for a minimum of seven years following admission to the Bar of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania;(3) The maintenance of a principal office for the practice of law within Berks County;(4) Participation in at least five (5) trials or evidentiary hearings;(5) Being the principal attorney in at least ten (10) litigation cases which have been filed in a court of record;(6) The completion of a training program sponsored by the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee of the Berks County Bar Association, which is approved for Continuing Legal Education (CLE) credit; and(7) Concentration of practice in the area of law which is involved in the case before the panel.Amended effective 2/12/2018 ; amended effective 7/9/2019; amended effective 3/14/2020.