The owner or petitioner in a condemnation case may request a pretrial settlement conference. The conference will be held within the 30 days prior to trial, and will be conducted by a neutral third party. Any settlement reached during the conference will not be binding.
Code of Virginia 25.1-219: Pretrial settlement conference
Virginia General Assembly. Jan. 1, 2019https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title25.1/chapter2/section25.1-219/