Justice-emeritus Ben F. Overton, of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group will be receiving the UF Distinguished Alumnus award at this year's University of Florida Levin College of Law graduation ceremony on Friday, May 15, at 2:00 P.M in the O'Connell Center.

UWWM is sponsoring the Clearwater Bar Association Young Lawyers Division annual board transition meeting at the Island Way Grill in Clearwater, Florida.

Upchurch Watson White & Max mediation panelists, Dean Jon Mills and Sandra C. Upchurch, were selected to present at The Florida Bar 32nd Annual Local Government Law in Florida conference held May 8-9, 2009 at The Ritz Carlton Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, Florida.

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.