UWWM Principal Robert A "Bob" Cole and other UWWM mediators recently made their annual appearance at the Florida Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates' convention. The firm had sponsored the cocktail hour leading up to FLABOTA's awards banquet on July 23, 2022, and fellow firm Principal A. Michelle Jernigan, shareholder Jeffrey M. Fleming, Brenda Newman and Lawrence Kolin were also on hand for the event at the Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes.
Six Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators, based from Miami to Jacksonville, have been named on the Super Lawyers Florida List, published today, June 24, 2022. All are repeat honorees, having been recognized anywhere from six to 14 times each.
As he launches his mediation practice with Upchurch Watson White & Max this summer, Mr. Jopling reflects on the values of resolution and finality and what they can mean for litigants and lawyers.
UWWM mediator Lance A. Harke will take part in a panel discussion titled "Mass Torts & Class Action Litigation" at the Bench & Bar Conference of the Judges Spellman-Hoeveler American Inns of Court on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Miami.
Upchurch Watson White & Max is pleased to announce that Mediator/Arbitrator K. Judith Lane has been inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN).
The year 1992 was notable for many reasons, not the least of which was the institution of Alabama's Civil Court Mediation Rules. As the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the rules approaches, UWWM Principal Rodney A. Max shared some history on how this part of the state's rules of civil procedure came to be. “Historically, in 1988, I was asked to be the Chairman of the Alabama Bar Association Committee on Alternatives to Dispute Resolution," Mr. Max said. "Among our agenda items was the establishment of rules for mediation."
Readers of the South Florida Daily Business Review chose Upchurch Watson White & Max as the winner in the alternative dispute resolution category for the newspaper's "Best of 2021" competition. The results have had to be kept under wraps until today, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, to coincide with the publishing of a special section listing the winners.
Earlier this week, Robert A. "Bob" Cole, a principal and mediator with Upchurch Watson White & Max, and Sarah I. Zabel, a South Florida-based neutral, presented a continuing legal education Webinar as part of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association's Trial Series -- Arbitration and Mediation Skills. Their specific topic was professionalism in negotiation and how it consistently improves mediation results for attorneys.
