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Mediator-Arbitrator Lawrence H. Kolin Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max

Upchurch Watson White & Max welcomes experienced dispute resolution professional Lawrence H. Kolin to its panel of neutrals this month. Mr. Kolin is an AV® peer-review rated lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell and a Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit-Civil & Appellate Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator. He often handles resolution of complex multi-party cases.

UWWM Celebrates 1 Year of Dedicated South Florida Offices

Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators always work anywhere their services are engaged, but we took a big step forward on Nov. 4, 2013, by opening a convenient office with roomy conference spaces in Plantation/Fort Lauderdale. We recently celebrated the anniversary of the opening of our Plantation office with a dinner at the nearby Capriccio Ristorante, and now we’ve posted a Facebook album commemorating the event.

Longtime Central Florida Attorney Judi Lane Becomes Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediator

Florida born, raised and educated, attorney K. Judith “Judi” Lane will continue to serve the local legal community — and the community at large — as mediation counsel for Upchurch Watson White & Max. She will be based in the firm’s Daytona Beach office but, like many UWWM mediators, able to travel nearly anywhere
her services are needed.

Ms. Lane has long been admired by members of the group as an excellent lawyer, and they welcomed her enthusiastically.

Free E-book Tells How to Choose the Best Mediator

Pages from HOW TO SELECT THE BEST MEDIATOR V2

Upchurch Watson White & Max is wrapping up Mediation Week by offering yet another complimentary resource on its Website. The most recent addition is an e-book, How to Select the Best Mediator, written by UWWM Dispute Resolution Counsel Brandon Peters. This e-book contains valuable input from other highly-experienced legal professionals.

Shareholder Robert A. Cole Conducts Federal Bankruptcy Auction on Courthouse Steps

Robert A. Cole, a shareholder with Upchurch Watson White & Max, became “one of the few” special masters in the state to conduct a federal foreclosure auction as he completed a $70 million real and personal property sale today on the steps of the Orange County Courthouse. Ordinarily, a U.S. Marshal would conduct such an auction, but the parties to a lawsuit captioned Grande Palisades Loan Holdings LLC v. Lake Austin Properties I Ltd. agreed to the appointment of a special master to hasten the process. “It’s an honor to be appointed a special master in order to assist the court and the parties in moving the case forward procedurally and ultimately to final resolution,” Mr. Cole said.

Upchurch Watson White & Max Celebrates Mediation Week 2014

Two Upchurch Watson White & Max shareholders have become deeply involved in the upcoming observation of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution’s Mediation Week 2014 — Oct. 12 to 18. Also, a UWWM mediator will be a panelist at a Miami Mediation Week event on Oct. 16, and another has organized a complimentary educational Webinar. Richard Lord, a shareholder with the group, became co-chair of the ABA section’s Mediation Committee and took part in regional outreach for the section as it encouraged and coordinated promotion of the week’s activities.

Alabama Mediator Marty Van Tassel to Join Upchurch Watson White & Max

George M. “Marty” Van Tassel Jr., most recently recognized by Birmingham Magazine as a “2014 Top Attorney” for Mediation, will join the Alabama- and Florida-based Mediation Group at the beginning of October. Mr. Van Tassel may be best known for his more than 3,000 mediations, but he also enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a litigator, representing clients in all of Alabama’s federal and state trial and appellate courts and trying cases as lead counsel in most of Alabama’s 40 judicial circuits. He represented both plaintiffs and defendants in trials seeking damages for personal injury, property damage, economic loss and wrongful death, as well as for injunctive relief.

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Florida Mediator Brandon S. Peters

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