Florida Mediators Published by Claims Magazine
"Ten Cornerstones of Effective Mediation Advocacy," an educational article by Florida mediators A. Michelle Jernigan and Bruce Blitman, has been published in two parts by Claims magazine. Ms. Jernigan, a shareholder with Upchurch Watson White & Max, ... Read More
Nationally Known Mediator Uses Baseball Metaphor for Mutuality
The healthiest way to determine home plate is for the parties to negotiate toward it. The good faith negotiating that brings the parties to the ballpark can, likewise, bring them home. The key to this negotiation is mutuality, and the give and take o... Read More
Florida Mediator Sandy Upchurch Launches Run for Circuit Judge
Sandy Upchurch, who has been with the respected Florida- and Alabama-based mediation group Upchurch Watson White & Max for five years, began her campaign to become Circuit Court Judge for the 7th Judicial Circuit – Group 24 – when she officially file... Read More
Learn About Creative ADR Applications From Experienced Mediator
Earn complimentary Florida Bar CLE by attending Upchurch Watson White & Max's Feb. 18 Webinar, presented by partner Larry Watson, and open "The Florida Litigator's Dispute Resolution Toolbox." Breaking down dispute resolution processes into an unders... Read More
Dissolution, Divorce at a Discounted Cost
Money is often at the heart of the discussion between a wife and husband who are divorcing. Mediation can offer advantages, but a divorce attorney must know how to bring the parties to the table. Here are a couple of ideas from Sandy. Read More
Florida mediator Bob Cole witnesses history in the making
Judge Rosemary Barkett recently received the Florida Supreme Court Historical Society 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award, and Florida mediator Bob Cole, a shareholder of Upchurch Watson White & Max, was in Tallahassee to see it happen. The honoree had s... Read More
Florida Mediator Asks, 'Can We Talk?'
Sometimes, in the business world, mediation presents another invaluable opportunity – the chance for the respective decision-makers to talk directly to one another under the shroud of mediation confidentiality and privilege.
Provided the parties hav... Read More
