Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group Hires Media Manager
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 3, 2013) – Upchurch Watson White & Max, a professional association of Florida- and Alabama-based mediators, recently hired Catherine Klasne of Port Orange as media manager. “We are pleased to welcome Cathy to the UWWM staff to help us achieve our ever-evolving marketing goals, expand and heighten our Internet visibility and secure the continued success of the firm,” Administrator Patti Moten said.In 2012, Klasne earned her master’s degree in business administration at the University of Central Florida, concentrating in marketing with an emphasis on project management. Before coming on board at Upchurch Watson White & Max, she completed an internship at Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach, held a position as a public relations…
Read More ›Florida Mediators Present Educational Programs
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 1, 2013) – Panel members from the Upchurch Watson White & Max mediation group crisscrossed the state last month to provide educational opportunities to litigators and fellow mediators. These engagements included: Principal and shareholder Michael S. Orfinger was the primary trainer for the Appellate Mediation Certification course at the University of South Florida Conflict Resolution Collaborative in Tampa on April 12. This is the third year Mr. Orfinger has served in this capacity for the collaborative. He is based in Daytona Beach but mediates and arbitrates throughout the state. Mr. Orfinger also presented a teleconference on April 18 for the National Business Institute and Institute for Paralegal Education, teaching the latest civil mediation tactics. He designed…
Read More ›UWWM’s Rodney Max Named Cumberland Law School’s 2013 Distinguished Alumnus
For Immediate Release DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 17, 2013) – The Cumberland School of Law at Samford University in Birmingham, Ala., honored Rodney A. Max as its 2013 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year at ceremonies on Saturday. Mr. Max, a principal of Upchurch Watson White & Max, has a national mediation practice, is licensed to practice law in both Alabama and Florida, and has been based in South Florida since 2002.He had a successful commercial litigation practice in Birmingham until 1992, when he became Alabama’s first fulltime mediator. He quickly expanded his mediation practice throughout the Southeast and has mediated more than 14,000 cases in 33 states; Washington, D.C.; and Puerto Rico. His mediation practice extends to all areas of…
Read More ›National Law Journal Lists John Upchurch Third Among U.S. Mediators
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 3, 2013) – Upchurch Watson White & Max proudly announces that the National Law Journal has recognized John J. Upchurch, president and CEO of the mediation group, as the third-ranking individual mediator in the country. In a nationwide survey, Mr. Upchurch ranked behind only Judge Marina Corodemus (Ret.) of Corodemus & Corodemus, headquartered in Iselin, N.J., and Kenneth R. Feinberg of Feinberg Rozen LLP, based in New York and Washington D.C. Mr. Upchurch was the only individual mediator in the Southeast to achieve finalist status in the 2013 Best of the National Law Journal poll. “Personally, I feel this is more an honor for the firm, as opposed to me individually,” Upchurch said. “Nevertheless,…
Read More ›John Upchurch To Discuss Electronic Discovery in San Diego March 20
For immediate release DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (March 11, 2013) – John J. Upchurch, founder and principal of the Upchurch Watson White & Max mediation group, has been invited to discuss the use of a Special Master/Magistrate to resolve disputes related to the production of electronically stored information (ESI) with attorneys from around the country on March 20. As a panel member for the MDL (Multi-District Litigation) Conference presented by legal publishers Harris Martin in San Diego, Mr. Upchurch will comment on trends that include predictive coding, concept searching and “new frontiers for electronically stored information.” He will draw on expertise in electronic discovery to enlighten counsel involved in some of the largest class action lawsuits of the day, including those…
Read More ›UWWM's Robert Cole Speaks on JNC to Florida House Subcommittee
Robert A. Cole, mediation counsel with Upchurch Watson White & Max, recently spoke before the Florida House Civil Justice Subcommittee, opposing a bill that would, if approved, give the governor more power in the nomination process for open judgeships. “We believe that this is a bad bill … it’s just another attempt to politicize the judicial selection process,” he said. “It doesn’t need to be fixed; it works perfectly well.” He spoke on behalf of the Florida chapters of American Board of Trial Advocates (FLABOTA), comprising more than 600 trial lawyers. A video of the discussion, and Mr. Cole’s contribution from the 3:08:28 to the 3:13:26 mark, may be found at http://ow.ly/ib9DC. Subsequently, the Judicial Nominating Commissions…
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