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Danielle Leigh

Email:

dleigh@uww-adr.com

Toll-Free:

(800) 863-1462

Phone:

(407) 661-1123

 

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April Y. Walker

Mediator

Contact

Location:

One Orlando Centre
800 North Magnolia Avenue, Suite 400
Orlando, FL 32803

Phone:

(407) 661-1123

Direct:

(800) 863-1462

Email:

awalker@uww-adr.com

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About

April Walker is a former litigation attorney who practiced in Tampa, Miami, and Orlando. She clerked for the late Stephan P. Mickle, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida in Gainesville. April worked for two law firms during her career and was elected to shareholder at the first law firm she joined after law school. Her practice focuses included general litigation, employment, business litigation, and consumer financial services litigation. April also gained experience investigating hostile work environment allegations alongside a municipality employer.

While she thoroughly enjoyed working with clients to develop and implement litigation strategies, April determined to shift the focus of her work to facilitating the resolution of disputes. She received advanced negotiation training at Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Institute. April joined Upchurch Watson White and Max in 2018, the same year she was recognized by peers as a Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite in Commercial Litigation. In 2023, she was inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN), Florida Chapter. In 2024, she was invited to join the American College of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM). In 2025, she was invited to executive membership in the Association of Diverse Arbitrators and Mediators (ADAAM).

April is available to mediate pre-suit and litigated disputes for attorneys, businesses, organizations, municipalities, and individuals nationwide via online platforms. She is also available to mediate face-to-face upon request. Her list of practice areas below is representative, not exhaustive.

Formal Education

  • J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1997
  • A.B., Duke University, 1993

Executive Education

  • Certificate, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Advanced Mediation: Mediating Complex Disputes, 2021
  • Certificate, Harvard Law School Negotiation Institute, Mediating Disputes, 2018

Certifications

  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit (Civil) Mediator
  • Certified U.S. District Court Mediator, Middle District of Florida
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator
  • Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
  • Trained in Elder Law and Shared Family Decision-Making Mediation

Admissions

  • The Florida Bar
  • U.S. District Courts, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
  • The Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, Florida Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
  • Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
  • Executive Member, Association of Diverse Arbitrators and Mediators

Practice Areas

  • Business / Commercial
  • Consumer
  • Contracts
  • Discrimination
  • Employment
  • First-Party Insurance
  • Hospital Negligence
  • Negligent Supervision
  • Personal Injury
  • Legal Malpractice

 

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April Y. Walker, Florida Trend Legal Elite

About

April Walker is a former litigation attorney who practiced in Tampa, Miami, and Orlando. She clerked for the late Stephan P. Mickle, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Florida in Gainesville. April worked for two law firms during her career and was elected to shareholder at the first law firm she joined after law school. Her practice focuses included general litigation, employment, business litigation, and consumer financial services litigation. April also gained experience investigating hostile work environment allegations alongside a municipality employer.

While she thoroughly enjoyed working with clients to develop and implement litigation strategies, April determined to shift the focus of her work to facilitating the resolution of disputes. She received advanced negotiation training at Harvard Law School’s Negotiation Institute. April joined Upchurch Watson White and Max in 2018, the same year she was recognized by peers as a Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite in Commercial Litigation. In 2023, she was inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN), Florida Chapter. In 2024, she was invited to join the American College of Civil Trial Mediators (ACCTM). In 2025, she was invited to executive membership in the Association of Diverse Arbitrators and Mediators (ADAAM).

April is available to mediate pre-suit and litigated disputes for attorneys, businesses, organizations, municipalities, and individuals nationwide via online platforms. She is also available to mediate face-to-face upon request. Her list of practice areas below is representative, not exhaustive.

Formal Education

  • J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law, 1997
  • A.B., Duke University, 1993

Executive Education

  • Certificate, Harvard Law School Program on Negotiation, Advanced Mediation: Mediating Complex Disputes, 2021
  • Certificate, Harvard Law School Negotiation Institute, Mediating Disputes, 2018

Certifications

  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit (Civil) Mediator
  • Certified U.S. District Court Mediator, Middle District of Florida
  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator
  • Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
  • Trained in Elder Law and Shared Family Decision-Making Mediation

Admissions

  • The Florida Bar
  • U.S. District Courts, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
  • The Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, Florida Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
  • Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
  • Executive Member, Association of Diverse Arbitrators and Mediators

Practice Areas

  • Business / Commercial
  • Consumer
  • Contracts
  • Discrimination
  • Employment
  • First-Party Insurance
  • Hospital Negligence
  • Negligent Supervision
  • Personal Injury
  • Legal Malpractice

 

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American College of Civil Trial Mediators

ADAAM logo AYW

April Y. Walker, Florida Trend Legal Elite