Fairfax Circuit Court offers customers the option to electronically file into new and existing Civil Law cases, and existing Criminal cases. The original Complaint must be filed with the Civil Intake Section located on the 3rd floor of the Fairfax County Courthouse.If you wish to start a civil action in federal court, but do not have an attorney to represent you, you may bring your case on your own. The arbitration decision may be final, or one party may reject the decision, letting the case proceed through the court system until there is a resolution. Fill out the Complaint Form (English– Español). Our lawyers regularly engage in methods of alternative dispute resolution such as mediation, arbitration, and settlement negotiations. However, as is often true in the law, things are not as simple as they seem. Per the Fairfax Circuit Court, a trust agreement isn't a contract. Much of the empirical work on arbitration that has been carried out has not had a consumer financial focus. On October 10, 2016, Plaintiff opted out of the alleged mandatory arbitration provision pursuant to Va. Code 8.01-581.12. (Exh.