There are a number of ways to resolve a law-related dispute without a lawsuit or, if you have filed a lawsuit, without a trial. These library resources have information on mediation, how it works and how you might use it to resolve your particular issues.

• Win Your Lawsuit (Nolo Press), Self-Help Collection (SHC KFC968 W56 and online in Legal Information Reference Center, click here ). See Chapter 3 “Can’t We Settle Somehow?”
• California Forms of Pleading and Practice, Reading Room (RR KFC1010.A65 C3) or electronically on the law library computers, using Lexis Advance. See Volume 4, Chapter 30 “Using Alternative Dispute Resolution” and Chapter 31 “Mediation”

To find information online about mediation, you can start at the Resolving Your Dispute out of Court section of the California Courts Online Self-Help Center, click here. To obtain a county-by-county listing of dispute resolution services, go to the California Department of Consumer Affairs website, click here.