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Civil lawsuits & business mediators in Orange County, NC

8 civil lawsuits & business mediators listed in Orange County from official North Carolina rosters, each with its official source.

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How does mediation work in Orange County?

Orange County's Criminal Justice Resource Department, whose staff includes a diversion coordinator, has its office in the courthouse basement in Hillsborough [1]. For superior court, Orange shares District 18 in the Fourth Division with Chatham County [2]; the two counties also form District Court District 18, where Chapel Hill is an additional seat of court [3]. The senior resident superior court judge can order any civil action to a mediated settlement conference [4]. Federal cases are filed in the Middle District, which sits in Durham, Greensboro and Winston-Salem [5]. Mediators below mostly come from the Eastern [6] and Middle [7] District federal lists.

  1. Orange County – Staff Directory: Criminal Justice Resource Department
  2. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-41 (Superior court divisions and districts)
  3. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-133 (District court districts, judges and seats of court)
  4. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-38.1 (Mediated settlement conferences in superior court civil actions)
  5. 28 U.S.C. § 113 (Federal judicial districts of North Carolina)
  6. U.S. District Court, E.D.N.C. – Mediators
  7. U.S. District Court, M.D.N.C. – Mediator List

Fact-checked 2026-10-07. Court programs change; confirm with the clerk.

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Mediators who work online with North Carolina clients

No mediator from another state has told us they work online with North Carolina clients in this practice area yet. Local mediators may also offer video sessions; ask when you contact them.

Court-ordered case? Courts may require a mediator from their own approved list for court-ordered cases. Check your court’s rules, or see how mediation works in North Carolina.

Court-connected mediation in North Carolina: North Carolina courts order mediated settlement conferences in superior court civil cases and some family financial cases. Parties may designate a mediator; a judge appoints one if they don't. The Dispute Resolution Commission certifies these mediators.

Private mediation in North Carolina: No state license for private mediators was found in the statutes reviewed, but state law lets the Dispute Resolution Commission act against anyone falsely claiming to be DRC-certified. No rule on out-of-state or online mediators was found.

Sources: N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-38.1 (mediated settlement conferences in superior court) · N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-38.2 (regulation of mediators; Dispute Resolution Commission) · N.C. Gen. Stat. 7A-38.4A (district court settlement procedures) · N.C. Gen. Stat. 50-13.1 (custody mediation) · NC State Bar 2012 Formal Ethics Opinion 2 · NC Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 5.5 · partly verified

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