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Upchurch Watson White & Max is a Florida- and Alabama-based professional association of mediators. Our team of conflict resolution specialists practices in a wide range of alternative dispute resolution disciplines. Specific areas of practice include business mediation, corporate mediation, commercial mediation, family mediation, arbitration and more. We also offer niche services such as multi-party, complex, malpractice and class action mediation. Please explore our site to learn more about our mediators in Florida and Alabama and the mediation services we offer.
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Newsroom Updates
UWWM’s Presence at Angeion Mega Summit Generates Positive Feedback
Upchurch Watson White & Max’s participation in the 2026 Angeion Mega Summit — including mediator Steven Jaffe’s appearance as a featured speaker — continues to generate positive responses well after the conference concluded.
In Memoriam: Retired Mediator, Former Judge Richard S. Graham
Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group mourns the loss of our friend and colleague, Judge Richard Shaw Graham, who passed away on June 2, 2026, at the age of 83.
Upchurch Watson White & Max Welcomes Former Alabama AG Bill Baxley to Mediation Panel
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 28, 2026 – Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group is pleased to announce that William “Bill” Baxley, II, has joined its panel of mediators, bringing with him one of the most distinguished and wide-ranging legal careers in Alabama history.
The Latest Blogs
Mindful Mediation: Setting the Stage for Success
To avoid an impasse, the use and utility of a pre-mediation conference with counsel should not be underestimated. Under the active theory of dispute resolution, the mediator should have the requisite tools he or she needs prior to the mediation to facilitate the autonomy of the parties.
Mediating Emotional Business Disputes: Tortious Interference
Business disputes are well-suited for mediation. The confidential setting allows frank discussions about sensitive topics that will likely be problematic in court. Unlike litigation’s limited win-lose outcomes, mediation enables parties to craft agreements that resolve the issue that gave rise to the litigation as well as shape future endeavors. Finally,
Will Florida’s ‘Free Kill Law’ Finally Be Eliminated?
Will wrongful death non-economic damages in Florida for certain survivors, heretofore subject to the sardonically framed “Free Kill Law” in medical malpractice cases, finally apply equally to the healthcare profession? The playing field for both plaintiffs and defendants in medical malpractice claims is on the verge of changing again. Attorneys
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