Lance Harke, Founding Partner of S. Florida Law Firm, Becomes Full-Time UWWM Mediator/Arbitrator
Mr. Harke is well-known for his advocacy in national multi-district mass tort and class action cases and will be a presenter for Upchurch Watson White & Max’s Webinar this month, “Resolving Class Actions & Mass Claims in 2021: A Civil and Ethical Approach.”
Shareholder Richard Lord to Join Advisory Board of UF’s Institute for Dispute Resolution
Richard Lord, UWWM shareholder and mediator, plans to accept an invitation from Senior Legal Skills Professor Joan Stearns Johnsen to join the Advisory Board of the Institute for Dispute Resolution at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. The Advisory Board will comprise “Levin College of Law alumni whose area of practice is primarily dispute resolution whether as a neutral or a practitioner,” Professor Johnsen wrote.
South Florida Trial Attorney Bo Dennis Brings 31 Years of Experience, Team Mentality to Mediation Practice
Mr. Dennis officially joined Upchurch Watson White & Max’s panel at the first of the year. He is based in South Florida but able to mediate anywhere through videoconferencing.
Three UWWM Mediators Inducted into National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Steven R. Jaffe, Ana Cristina Maldonado and Carl B. Schwait, mediators with Upchurch Watson White & Max, are now members of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. “Membership is by invitation only and limited to professional mediators and arbitrators who are well established as trusted neutrals among the legal community within their state of practice,” according to the academy’s website.
Three Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediators Elevated to Firm Principals
UWWM President and CEO John Upchurch recently announced that shareholders A. Michelle Jernigan, Robert A. ‘Bob’ Cole and Charles A. ‘Chuck’ Mancuso, based throughout Florida, have accepted an invitation to become equity principals, effective Jan. 1, 2021.
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.