Who’s Who Legal Recognizes UWWM as Leader in Florida Mediation
Three UWWM principals were nominated and recognized for their “experience and expertise as mediators in a broad spectrum of disputes across a variety of industries.”
Well-Known Trial Lawyer Karen Brimmer Becomes Full-Time Mediator
Ms. Brimmer officially joined Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group on Nov. 1.
Partner/Mediator Terry White Hosts Nominating Commission to Help Choose New 7th Circuit Judge
One of UWWM’s founding partners, Terrence “Terry” White, hosted the circuit’s judicial nominating commission in the firm’s Ormond Beach office twice, on Oct.2 and Nov. 2, 2020, for hybrid events with public observers, candidates and some commission members appearing via Zoom, and other commission members appearing in person.
UWWM Scores Top Honors in Best Lawyers Listings
Not only do we have two panel members who were named Lawyer of the Year for metro areas in Alabama and Florida, but also Upchurch Watson White & Max achieved recognition in the 2021 edition of the “Top-Listed Report” from The Best Lawyers in America. We won the Top-Listed State Award for Mediation in Florida and Alabama and the Top-Listed City Award for Mediation in Birmingham. “The ‘Top-Listed’ designation is given to the firm that has the most recognized lawyers in a particular location and practice area.”
Howard R. Marsee and Ana Cristina Maldonado to Speak for Dispute Resolution Conference This Week
The pandemic won’t stop Florida’s Dispute Resolution Center from holding its annual conference — at least virtually — from Aug. 13 to 15, 2020. Nor will it stop UWWM panelists Howard R. Marsee and Ana Cristina Maldonado from presenting their Continuing Mediator Education (CME) programs. Although Howard and Cristina are on at the same time, 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, organizers say all sessions will be recorded and available for attendees to view after the conference ends.
Super Results in Super Lawyers Selections for 2020
Seven UWWM mediators have been selected to Super Lawyers this year. Florida-based Reneé E. Thompson was chosen for Super Lawyers’ Rising Stars from 2009 to 2014 and has been selected for Super Lawyers every year since then — at first for her work in general litigation and later for alternative dispute resolution. Alabama-based shareholder George M. “Marty” Van Tassel has been selected every year since 2008 for ADR. Rodney A. Max, a UWWM principal, has been selected for many years since 2007 for ADR in both Alabama and Florida and is an honoree for 2020 as well.
Alan Lasseter, 27-Year Alabama Litigator, Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
As Mr. Lasseter makes the transition to working full-time as a mediator, he looks forward to working with lawyers, their clients and other decisionmakers to reach resolution rather than incur the risks and costs of trial.
Mediator Scott Baughan to Discuss Zoom Mediation for Society of Settlement Planners on June 4
“In this bizarre world that we are all experiencing, a new and potentially game-changing mediation process has emerged….the virtual mediation!” That’s how organizers for the Society of Settlement Planners’ June […]
Steve Jaffe Talks about Mediation by Zoom with Daily Business Review
Recently, Daily Business Review writer and editor Catherine Wilson asked a UWWM panel member, Steven R. Jaffe, to comment for her article titled “Zoom Judges: Stars and Stage Fright in the Virtual World,” in which she tells the story of some judges and mediators who “made quick jumps into the Zoom world, racking up dozens and even hundreds of remote hearings. They talk about their virtual work, video surprises like a leaping cat and background screen choices.”
Fred Lauten, Former Chief Judge of 9th Circuit, Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
He begins his mediation career as in-person conferencing has been curtailed, but he has a strategy for that and for preparing attorneys and parties to get maximum results from mediation videoconferences.