The Best Lawyers in America® Recognizes 10 UWWM Neutrals
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (August 14, 2024) — Today, Best Lawyers in America® announces that 10 Upchurch Watson White & Max mediator/arbitrators have made the cut for 2025. Of those, six were first recognized for the ADR categories in 2011, the year Mediation and Arbitration became separate categories. All six had been listed in other Best Lawyers categories before 2011.
Mediator Rodney Max Trucking to Chicago and Nashville for Speaking Engagements
MIAMI (August 2, 2024) – This month and next, UWWM mediator Rodney A. Max will appear as a speaker for the National Trial Lawyers Big Truck & Auto Summit 2024 in Chicago and Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2024 Annual Symposium in Nashville.
Florida Super Lawyers® Recognizes 8 Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediators
Eight of our Florida panel members, all longtime Super Lawyers® honorees, have again been listed in this year’s edition. Renée Thompson achieved her 10-year badge in 2024, after being listed as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for six years before that.
Tim Donahue of Donahue & Associates Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 28, 2024) – Timothy P. Donahue, Sr., sole shareholder of local law firm Donahue & Associates LLC from 2002 until early 2024, recently joined Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group as a full-time neutral. “We warmly welcome Tim, and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship,” John Upchurch, UWWM CEO, said.
South Florida City Commissioner and Litigator Ken Cutler Joins UWWM’s Panel
PARKLAND, Fla. (March 26, 2024) – Kenneth A. Cutler may be best known as a city commissioner (District 3), but he has added a full-time career as a mediator and arbitrator to his extensive résumé. He recently joined Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group. After 38 years as a litigator based in South Florida, Mr. Cutler retired from his law practice as a founding partner of Cutler Rader PL in September 2023 and began working as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator shortly after.
Gregory Donoghue, Former Brevard County Litigator, Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (March 20, 2024) – Gregory J. Donoghue has joined Upchurch Watson White & Max and is now booking mediations statewide via Zoom, or in-person in Brevard and nearby counties.
“Greg Donoghue has been formally recognized by his peers as a leading civil trial practitioner representing both plaintiff and defense interests over the years,” UWWM’s CEO, John Upchurch, said.
Mediators Kimberly Sands and Steven Jaffe to Speak for FJA’s 2024 Workhorse Seminar
Kimberly Sands and Steven Jaffe, two Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators who are among the best-known in the state, will share their knowledge as speakers at this week’s Workhorse Seminar, presented by the Florida Justice Association at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort.
Florida Mediator/Arbitrator John Lurvey Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 24, 2024) – John A. Lurvey, who developed a reputation for handling complex and catastrophic claims over 37 years of litigating all areas of tort and contract liability, recently became a full-time mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max.
Bob Cooper, Former Partner in Leading Law Firm, Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
Robert “Bob” Cooper recently retired as a founding partner at one of Birmingham’s leading firms in favor of becoming a full-time neutral. He has tried well over 100 cases to a jury verdict, defending a wide variety of claims, over the course of his 46-year career. He has tried cases in most of Alabama’s 67 counties and in all three of the state’s federal district courts.
Jacksonville-based Mediator/Arbitrator Karen K. Cole Joins UWWM’s Panel
A 27-year judge for Florida’s 4th Judicial Circuit, Mediator/Arbitrator Karen K. Cole has been a problem solver for far longer than that. She is now using her collected skills as a member of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group’s panel. During 12 years of civil law practice before becoming a judge, Ms. Cole tried 19 civil jury trials as sole or lead counsel. She was AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell while in the practice of law.