Super Lawyers Selects 9 UWWM Mediators

The 2023 Florida Super Lawyers Magazine published today, June 27, and included eight Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators among its attorneys with the primary practice area of Alternative Dispute Resolution. All were repeat honorees, with Gainesville-based John D. Jopling on the list for the 17th time.
South Florida-Based Charlie Greene Joins UWWM’s Panel

A Circuit Judge of more than 32 years, Charles M. “Charlie” Greene has left the bench to join Upchurch Watson White & Max’s panel as a mediator, special magistrate and arbitrator. “We are delighted that Charlie Greene selected UWWM to manage his neutral practice following his distinguished judicial career,” firm CEO John Upchurch says. “His broad experience, coupled with his reputation for inspiring others to collaborate to reach common ground, will serve our clients well.”
Experienced Mediator Mark Haskins Joins UWWM as Full-Time Neutral

SARASOTA, Fla. (March 8, 2023) – Mark A. Haskins, who has been actively mediating for more than five years, has joined the distinguished panel of Upchurch Watson White & Max. He brings a reputation for engaging even the most reluctant parties and helping them actively participate in the mediation process to achieve reasonable resolutions. More than 32 years of civil litigation as both plaintiff and defense counsel in Florida’s Southwest Gulf Coast Region also serve as a backdrop for his full-time neutral career.
SWS Law Firm Managing Partner Steve Sands Becomes Full-Time UWWM Mediator/Arbitrator

ORMOND BEACH. FL. (February 20, 2023) – Steven L. Sands has begun to mediate as part of Upchurch Watson White & Max’s distinguished panel of neutrals. He is based in Central Florida, but, like all UWWM mediators, is available in person or by Zoom. He has now completed his transition from litigator to full-time dispute resolution professional, fulfilling a longtime goal of helping parties settle differences in a compassionate, personalized manner. He plans to use the full breadth of his experience in that pursuit.
Kent Sands Now a Full-Time Mediator/Arbitrator With Upchurch Watson White & Max

ORMOND BEACH. Fla. (February 15, 2023) – Kenton V. Sands, a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator, has become a full-time neutral with Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group. He has been representing both plaintiffs and defendants in private practice for nearly 30 years and brings that experience to bear in his new career. For the last three decades, he litigated personal injury and complex financial crime cases in state and federal courts at both the trial and appellate levels.
Mediator/Arbitrator Don Weidner to Speak for Florida Tax Institute

“The program will feature the top speakers in the United States on tax, business, and estate planning issues. It is designed to be practical, informative, engaging, and state-of-the-art. … This program is developed by practicing tax professionals for other tax professionals.”
UWWM mediators John Marion, Bo Dennis and April Walker inducted into National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (December 26, 2022) – Three Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators are newly confirmed as members of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, according to Darren Lee, the academy’s director. John B. Marion IV, Kevin “Bo” Dennis and April Y. Walker will join 33 other UWWM panel members who have attained NADN membership.
Mediator Scott Schomber Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max

MIAMI (December 14, 2022) – Mediator Scott R. Schomber took the first step toward becoming a full-time neutral in 2016 when he opened an independent mediation firm. Then, earlier this […]
Philip Reich, Former Ala. Presiding Circuit Judge, Becomes UWWM Mediator

Mr. Reich has been a registered mediator since 2009 and has also worked for the Chancellor of The University of Alabama System and as an adjunct professor in the university’s honors college during that time.
Birmingham-based UWWM Mediators Selected for 2022 Super Lawyers

The Mid-South List was published on Nov. 29, 2022.