Many investment advisors require that their clients sign contracts that require any disputes be settled through arbitration. Since the U.S. Supreme Court approved the use of arbitration clauses in pre-dispute investment agreements in 1987, there has a been a rising trend toward the use of arbitration as the sole means of resolving securities fraud claims, including fraud by brokers. In order to maximize your likelihood of success with respect to the arbitration of your broker fraud claim, you should consider hiring an experienced broker fraud attorney. Statistics show that you are much more likely to succeed on your claim if you hire an attorney to represent during the arbitration proceedings, which require the detailed presentation of evidence in support of your broker fraud claim, much as if you were involved in a court proceeding. Particularly since securities fraud claims tend to involve rather complicated laws and procedures, an attorney may be able to better present and prove the elements of your claim, in compliance with the stated law and procedures.