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Guess Who’s Coming to Mediation

Approved 1.0 Hr. FL Bar CLE Credits
1.0 General

Course #1501028N

until 8/16/2016

Presented by: A. Michelle Jernigan, Dominic Brandy and…

Upchurch Watson White & Max Partner/Mediator a Panelist for Product Liability Conference Feb. 26-27 in Miami

Rodney A. Max, a principal and mediator with a Florida- and Alabama-based dispute resolution firm, will speak at the upcoming Perrin Conferences Products Liability Conference at the James Royal Palm. Rodney A. Max has been named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year 2015 for mediation in the Birmingham, Ala., and Miami metropolitan areas. Mr. Max, a named partner with Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group, is nationally known for this practice area and is Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year 2015 for mediation in not only the Birmingham, Ala., metropolitan area, but also the Miami area.

UWWM Mediator to Speak for Major Orange County Bar Association Seminar

Brandon S. Peters, mediation counsel for Upchurch Watson White & Max, will be a speaker at the upcoming “Advanced Legal Drafting: How to Get the ‘Write’ Result and Best Position Your Client to Be the Appellee,” a major seminar jointly presented by the Appellate Practice and Professionalism Committees of the Orange County Bar Association. Mr. Peters and Nick Shannin, an Orange County appellate attorney and mediator, will present: “Preparing for Mediation: Drafting a Mediation Statement with the Mediator and Opposing Party in Mind” from 2:10 to 2:40 p.m. during the Thursday, Feb. 19, seminar.

‘Lean In’ Group Adds Value to Legal Profession for Local Women

Upchurch Watson White & Max recently sponsored its first “Lean In” luncheon for 2015. This program was organized in 2013 and is loosely based on the writings of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg and her book of the same name. Its goal is to educate, inspire and mentor women in the legal profession and provide them with a vital network. The latest “Lean In” topic was “Connecting with your Professional Destiny,” led by Yvonne Yegge. Ms. Yegge is a private practitioner representing governmental entities on ad valorem tax issues. These luncheons are hosted quarterly in Maitland, Fla., by UWWM Shareholder Michelle Jernigan, UWWM Partner Kimberly Sands and Ms. Yegge.

Chuck Mancuso to Tell Young Lawyers How to Negotiate Ultimate Settlement

Florida mediator Chuck Mancuso

Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group is the presenting sponsor of an upcoming Young Lawyer Luncheon, organized by the Palm Beach County Justice Association, and UWWM mediator Charles A. “Chuck” Mancuso will speak to attendees about “negotiating the ultimate settlement.” The program will be from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Bear Lakes Country Club, 1901 Village Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla.

UWWM Mediator Becomes FAMU Adjunct Professor

Brandon Peters, dispute resolution counsel for Upchurch Watson White & Max, has joined the adjunct faculty at Florida A & M University College of Law. This Semester, Professor Peters is teaching a course called “Mediation Law and Theory” to second-year and third-year law students. The course is designed to help second- and third-year law students in a few different areas.

Crafting the Effective Mediation Summary

You don’t go to trial unprepared. Your judge doesn’t preside over your trial unprepared. And most cases resolve at mediation rather than trial. So, why would you go to a mediation unprepared or without preparing your mediator? Learn the who, what, where, when and why of mediation summaries in our recent Webinar, and let Upchurch Watson White & Max mediator Howard Marsee give you some tips regarding content and the do’s and dont’s of preparing this important mediation tool.

U.S. News, Best Lawyers Rank Upchurch Watson White & Max as Tier 1 Firm in 3 Metro Areas

Dispute resolution is the only thing Upchurch Watson White & Max does, and the group was recognized with “Tier 1” rankings for its mediation and arbitration services in and around three Southeastern U.S. cities earlier this month by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers. UWWM is the only firm solely focused on dispute resolution to be recognized as Tier 1 or top ranked in both mediation and arbitration in the Birmingham metropolitan area. In the Orlando area, it was the only firm to rank at the Tier 1 level for arbitration. And, in the Miami metro, UWWM received a Tier 1 ranking for mediation.