Upchurch Watson White & Max (UWWM) proudly announces that Najla A. Bubtana has joined its panel of neutrals as a mediator. With over a decade of experience litigating civil matters throughout Florida, Ms. Bubtana brings a fresh perspective to the UWWM team, enhancing its commitment to effective and innovative dispute resolution.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (August 14, 2024) -- Today, Best Lawyers in America® announces that 10 Upchurch Watson White & Max mediator/arbitrators have made the cut for 2025. Of those, six were first recognized for the ADR categories in 2011, the year Mediation and Arbitration became separate categories. All six had been listed in other Best Lawyers categories before 2011.

MIAMI (August 2, 2024) – This month and next, UWWM mediator Rodney A. Max will appear as a speaker for the National Trial Lawyers Big Truck & Auto Summit 2024 in Chicago and Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) 2024 Annual Symposium in Nashville.

Eight of our Florida panel members, all longtime Super Lawyers® honorees, have again been listed in this year's edition. Renée Thompson achieved her 10-year badge in 2024, after being listed as a Super Lawyers Rising Star for six years before that.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 28, 2024) – Timothy P. Donahue, Sr., sole shareholder of local law firm Donahue & Associates LLC from 2002 until early 2024, recently joined Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group as a full-time neutral. "We warmly welcome Tim, and look forward to a long and rewarding relationship,” John Upchurch, UWWM CEO, said.

PARKLAND, Fla. (March 26, 2024) – Kenneth A. Cutler may be best known as a city commissioner (District 3), but he has added a full-time career as a mediator and arbitrator to his extensive résumé. He recently joined Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group. After 38 years as a litigator based in South Florida, Mr. Cutler retired from his law practice as a founding partner of Cutler Rader PL in September 2023 and began working as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator shortly after.

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (March 20, 2024) – Gregory J. Donoghue has joined Upchurch Watson White & Max and is now booking mediations statewide via Zoom, or in-person in Brevard and nearby counties. “Greg Donoghue has been formally recognized by his peers as a leading civil trial practitioner representing both plaintiff and defense interests over the years,” UWWM’s CEO, John Upchurch, said.

Kimberly Sands and Steven Jaffe, two Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators who are among the best-known in the state, will share their knowledge as speakers at this week's Workhorse Seminar, presented by the Florida Justice Association at the Orlando World Center Marriott Resort.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (January 24, 2024) – John A. Lurvey, who developed a reputation for handling complex and catastrophic claims over 37 years of litigating all areas of tort and contract liability, recently became a full-time mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max.