Trials are the culmination of the filing of a lawsuit, wherein a Court hears the parties’ arguments, reviews the evidence and makes a determination. Trial can be bench trials (involving only a Judge) or jury trials (involving a Judge and jury). Mediation, however, is a form of alternative dispute resolution (or ADR) which is used by parties in order to try and reach a resolution of a lawsuit prior to trial. Arbitration, on the other hand, consists of a lawsuit or claim filed before an arbitration tribunal, as opposed to a Court. Arbitrations tend to move quicker than lawsuits filed in Court and begin with a demand for arbitration.