Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group will be sponsoring the 12th Annual Orange County Bar Association Gala on Saturday, April 18, 2009 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center from 6:30-10:30 PM.

Upchurch Watson White & Max Shareholder, Richard Lord, has been selected by the National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP) to participate as an instructor at the annual Subrogation Litigation Skills and Management Conference.

Upchurch Watson White & Max welcomes accomplished Family Business practitioner, speaker and author, Gerald Le Van, to their sophisticated panel of mediators. Le Van will serve as Chair of the firm's Family Business Services Group.

Rod Max, will be presenting "Ten Key Steps to a Successful Mediation: Preparation, Presentation and Negotiation" on Wednesday, February 25 at the 2009 Florida Justice Association (FJA) Workhorse Seminar.

Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Sandra C. Upchurch to the firm's mediation panel.

Lawrence M. Watson Jr., principal with Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group, will present at the 2009 MidWinter meeting of the American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on the Construction Industry.

Upchurch Watson White & Max is pleased to announce the creation of a specialty group designed to facilitate negotiations with government agencies.

Philip H. Elliott, Jr., mediator with Upchurch Watson White and Max and a 50 Year member of The Florida Bar, was recognized for his half-century of service to the Volusia County legal community at the Volusia County Bar Association (VCBA) annual Traditions Night.

Rod Max recently had the privilege of mediating the resolution of a $133 Million derivative action in connection with HealthSouth and one of its previous investment bankers.

Michelle Jernigan, shareholder with Upchurch Watson White & Max and co-director of the firm's Family Business services panel, will be presenting "Conflict Resolution in the Family Business" to Stetson University's Future Leaders Association (FLA) on November 17, 2008.