Mediation Center of Los Angeles Program Background The State of California has the largest court system in the world and the County of Los Angeles maintains the largest unified trial court system in the United States. Los Angeles Superior court (LASC) serves nearly 10 million residents of the county through nearly 600 courtrooms presided over by 550 bench officers. It handles unlimited civil matters in 70 courtrooms in 12 locations and files approximately 70,000 unlimited civil cases annually. Several years ago, this court system was abruptly forced close a number of its programs due to budgetary cuts. Entire district courts

Court Litigants Can Mediate Through Mediation Center of Los Angeles SFVBA Members Can Apply to Be MCLA Panel Mediators The LA Superior Court has selected Mediation Center of Los Angeles (MCLA) [a project of Valley Bar Mediation Center] to serve as a Resource Vendor for mediation of civil cases, limited and unlimited, for the court. Litigation attorneys, clients, and self-represented parties now have access to high quality, low-cost mediation services provided by MCLA’s panel of qualified, experienced attorney mediators. MCLA is named on the Court website as a Resource Vendor for mediation services. Los Angeles Superior Court Settlement Program for