What Is ‘Other ADR’?
Approved 1.0 Hr. FL Bar CLE Credits
1.0 General
Course #1504141N
until 12/18/2016
Presented by: Lawrence Kolin and A. Michelle…
Mediator Ricardo Cata Speaks to 125 Grad Students at Mexican Law School
Ricardo J. Cata, bilingual mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max, was a speaker on the mediation process and practice, including insurance-related mediation, and international commercial mediation, at the Graduate Program on Insurance and Surety Law (Diplomado en Derecho de Seguros and Fianzas) on June 6, 2015, at the Escuela Libre de Derecho, in Mexico City.
There were 125 persons in attendance at the Diplomado from the insurance and re-insurance sectors, the banking sector, the oil and gas sector, as well as in-house counsel from large Mexican corporations and lawyers from various law firms.
Upchurch Watson White & Max Names Orlando Mediator a Shareholder
MAITLAND, Fla. (June 10, 2015) – Jeffrey M. Fleming, who has been a mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max since June 2014, is among five new shareholders the growing firm named recently. Mr. Fleming is certainly well-known within the local legal community. He began to develop his mediation practice in 2013 after spending 11 years on the bench; he had served as a judge for Orange County from 2002 until he was appointed a Ninth Circuit judge in 2006. He was both appointed and then elected to each post. He also has served as an associate judge for the Fifth District Court of Appeal.
Mediator Ricardo Cata a Recent Speaker in Mexico City
Ricardo J. Cata, bilingual mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max, was a speaker on June 4, 2015, at a mediation seminar held by the ICC Mexico, at the Escuela Libre de Derecho, Mexico City. The seminar, from June 3 to 5, was titled “Taller Practico: Mediación, Dispute Boards y Peritage: Otros Caminos Para Resolver Conflictos”.
Developing and Enforcing Good Faith Standards for Civil Trial Mediations
Approved 1.0 Hr. FL Bar CLE Credits
1.0 General
Course #1503632N
until 11/28/2016
Presented by: Lawrence M. Watson and Brandon S….
Prominent Mexican Law School, ICC Mexico Invite Ricardo Cata to Speak on U.S. and International Mediation Practices
Mexico City’s Escuela Libre de Derecho will host Mr. Cata, a Miami-based mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max, as he speaks on the growth of international commercial mediation in relation to international arbitration at a three-day conference presented by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Mexico. He will follow up by addressing a graduate program about U.S. and international mediation and mediation of insurance-related cases.
Jax Bar ADR Committee Presents 8th Annual CME Seminar
Bob Cole, Upchurch Watson White & Max shareholder and chair of the ADR Practitioners Committee of The Jacksonville Bar, reports success for the annual Northeast Florida CME Seminar on May 14, 2015. He says about 40 mediators attended the sessions at Florida Coastal School of Law, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Bob revived a favorite UWWM presentation for his afternoon session discussing the ethical consideration that face mediators, attorneys and parties; it had a “Gilligan’s Island” theme and was titled “It Was Just a Three-Hour Tour.”
UWWM Enjoys Sponsoring OCBA Gala
Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group was a gold sponsor of the recent 2015 OCBA Gala, presented by the Orange County Bar Association for the benefit of the Legal Aid Society and the Orange County Bar Foundation. Also known as the “attorney prom,” the event brought out the photographer in several attendees. The Cher photo was originally posted by Boehm & Boehm Forensic Media Consulting, and the company offers this link to look at all of the photos: http://smu.gs/1GmwTcg.
Mediator Richard B. Lord Becomes Fellow of American Bar Foundation
Mediator Richard B. Lord, a shareholder with Upchurch Watson White & Max, has accepted a nomination to become a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. Mr. Lord has been with the mediation group since 1999, and he mediates and arbitrates cases nationwide. The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation is an honorary organization of lawyers, judges, and legal scholars whose public and private careers have demonstrated outstanding dedication to the welfare of their communities and to the highest principles of the legal profession.
The Right Way to Do the Right Thing
Florida mediator Robert A. Cole and civil trial lawyer Rutledge R. Liles use a series of hypothetical ethical dilemmas arising during the mediation of a “typical” personal injury case to explore what the law says, what guidelines advise and how to apply these standards to practice during mediation. Registrants for this 2014 Webinar received a link to the hypothetical case (https://www.uww-adr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Right-Way-to-Do-the-Right-Thing-RAC.pdf) so they could learn all about the boutique agricultural litigation law firm Maters, Taters, Cukes & Lopes’ action against Vibra-Glow Fertilizers, Inc. Viewing this Webinar recording will make you eligible for 1.5 hours Florida Bar CLE Credits:
1.5 General
1.5 Ethics
until 3/16/2016