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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.

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.