Solely Focused On Dispute Resolution
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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 Mediators Lance Harke and Scott Schomber Part of MDB’s 2026 Circle of Excellence
MIAMI (October 14, 2026) – Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group (UWWM) is pleased to announce that mediators Lance August Harke and Scott R. Schomber have been selected as 2026 Circle of Excellence Award honorees by the Miami-Dade Bar in the Alternative Dispute Resolution category.
Stephen B. Sambol Joins UWWM Mediation Panel
ORLANDO, Fla. October 12, 2026) — Upchurch Watson White & Max is pleased to welcome Stephen B. Sambol to its panel of neutrals. Based in Central Florida, he brings four decades of experience in handling complex civil disputes, with particular emphasis on commercial litigation, professional liability, health care and medical malpractice matters.
UWWM Neutrals Honored in 2027 Best Lawyers in America®
Fred Lauten Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Mediation in Orlando Upchurch Watson White & Max is pleased to announce that 12 of its neutrals have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with honors spanning the firm’s core alternative dispute resolution practices as well
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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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