Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.048
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.048, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 171.048. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY; FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) A party is entitled to representation by an attorney at a proceeding under this chapter.
(b) A waiver of the right described by Subsection (a) before the proceeding is ineffective.
(c) The arbitrators shall award attorney's fees as additional sums required to be paid under the award only if the fees are provided for:
(1) in the agreement to arbitrate; or
(2) by law for a recovery in a civil action in the district court on a cause of action on which any part of the award is based.
(b) A waiver of the right described by Subsection (a) before the proceeding is ineffective.
(c) The arbitrators shall award attorney's fees as additional sums required to be paid under the award only if the fees are provided for:
(1) in the agreement to arbitrate; or
(2) by law for a recovery in a civil action in the district court on a cause of action on which any part of the award is based.
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