Lawrence M. Watson, Jr. , Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group principal, presented to attendees of the National Association of Home...

On March 23, 2012, the American Studies Program at the Faculty of Law and Administration, University of Warsaw, together with the Court of...

Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group celebrated the addition of Bob Cole to their mediation panel and the opening of their Jacksonville...

Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group is proud to announce that the firm has been included among Martindale-Hubbell's (MH) Top Ranked...

Bob Cole, former partner with Boyd & Jenerette, has joined the mediation panel of Upchurch Watson White & Max, opening a new office in Jacksonville, FL.

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DAYTONA BEACH -- The head of The Florida Bar on Wednesday shared details of a proposal to stabilize funding in the state court system. Scott G. Hawkins, who is president of The Florida Bar and an attorney in private practice in West Palm Beach, spoke to The Daytona Beach News-Journal's editorial board about the plan by a workgroup to eliminate cash flow problems for judicial funding. "The courts didn't create the problem," Hawkins told editorial board members. "We are essentially inheriting the problem."...

DAYTONA BEACH -- When Florida mandated a residential foreclosure mediation program two years ago, its creators hoped that joining lenders and borrowers together would plug the stream of foreclosure cases that swamped the court system. That hasn't come close to happening, lawyers and bankers say. Instead, many borrowers are leery of the free program's legitimacy, and few that actually go to mediation reach an agreement, as some lenders seem unwilling to work toward a deal.

DAYTONA BEACH -- The area's recently formed foreclosure mediation program is expanding its offerings to work with struggling homeowners before a foreclosure lawsuit has been filed. Daytona Beach-based mediation firm Upchurch Watson White and Max runs the program for the Seventh Judicial Circuit, which covers Volusia, Flagler, Putnam and St. Johns counties. The program began in July 2010. Its goal is to use mediation to help homeowners avoid foreclosure and free up a clogged court system.