It's not financially viable for an attorney. Lawyers charge by the hour; how much time does an arbitration take? For a case like this: -listen to your story :

It's not financially viable for an attorney. Lawyers charge by the hour; how much time does an arbitration take? For a case like this: -listen to your story : 1 hr.\\ -read your documents .5 \\ -follow up questions .25 \\ -draft request for arbitration .5 \\ -review rules .5 \\ -respond to correspondence, select arbitrator 1. -respond to answer from Defendant .5 \\ -schedule arbitration .25 \\ -hearing 2. \\ -request payment .5 total: 5.5 This is an extremely conservative estimate. At $100/hr, that's $550. Good luck finding a lawyer who will charge $100/per and it's much more likely that time estimate is off. Double it, plus... So your legal costs at a minimum are going to hit $1000. On a $2000 claim. and if payment isn't made, there's a whole 'nuther round... These cases just aren't economical for lawyers, unless you specialize in them and do nothing but crank them out.