Eight Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediators Recognized by Florida Super Lawyers
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (June 26, 2025) – Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group is proud to announce that eight of its accomplished neutrals have been selected for inclusion in […]
Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediators on PMI Panel
Three Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators will speak at Mediation Institute 2016 in Orlando on Sunday, Aug. 21. They are panelists for a session titled “How Do You Deal With This? Ethical Dilemmas and Practical Quandaries During Mediation.” The theme for the two-day conference, the premiere event of the Professional Mediation Institute, is “Getting the Most out of Mediation: Tips and Tools for Everyone Who Attends Mediation.” The Institute is focused on educating mediators, with emphasis on evaluative mediation techniques.
Mediator Albert Tetrault Attends Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Convention on Behalf of Upchurch Watson White & Max
Albert R. Tetrault, the newest addition to Upchurch Watson White & Max’s panel of dispute resolution specialists, is attending the Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association Summer Convention in Austin, Texas, this week on behalf of the Florida- and Alabama-based mediation group. “We are excited about bringing Al’s broad experience and expertise to the firm for the benefit of our clientele in the aviation arena,” said John J. Upchurch, founding principal and CEO of UWWM. Mr. Tetrault, a resident of Palm Coast, Fla., and several of the group’s other mediators will join forces to firmly establish its aviation practice area and develop a deep reservoir of knowledge about mediating aviation and related matters. These efforts formally begin with the convention, whose continuing legal education program runs through Saturday and includes programs such as “Aviation Claims – A Different Focus” and “Grant Assurance Contract Compliance for General Aviation Airports” presented by attorney-experts from throughout the U.S.
Proposals for Settlement: Their Role, Sanctions, and Whether Time to Decide Can Be Enlarged by Court
Every now and then some of your failures come back to humble you. Little did I know that after 15 years mediating cases, my 25 years as a civil litigator would result in a conflict case that may go to the Supreme Court of Florida. That may happen in Ochoa v Koppel, 41 Fla. Law Weekly D1196 (Fla. 2nd DCA May 20, 2016), wherein the 4th District Court concluded that the trial court erred in finding the plaintiff timely accepted a proposal for settlement where it was not accepted in the 30-day period; the Court ruled that a Rule 1.090 motion to enlarge time did not toll the acceptance period set forth in Rule 1.442. The Court certified its opinion in conflict with a 5th District Court decision in a case I handled from trial through multiple appeals. In that case, the court ruled that a Rule 1.090 motion to enlarge would toll the 30 day time period to accept or reject and my client’s offer under Rule 1.442.
Arbitrator A. Michelle Jernigan Speaks on Agreements, Fears for Orange County Bar Association
Mediator/arbitrator A. Michelle Jernigan , a shareholder with Upchurch Watson White & Max, recently gave a presentation, “Should You Be…
UWWM Adds Thought Leadership to June 2 CME Seminar in Jacksonville
Three mediators from Upchurch Watson White & Max are playing a role in The Jacksonville Bar Association ADR Practitioners Committee’s 10th annual Northeast Florida CME Seminar for Mediators on Thursday, June 2, 2016. UWWM’s Robert A. “Bob” Cole is committee chair and planned the entire program with mediator Jake Schickel. This year’s course will be at its customary venue, Florida Coastal School of Law, 8787 Baypine Road, Jacksonville. The course is eligible for up to 8.0 Continuing Mediation Education hours, including 4.0 Ethics, 2.0 Domestic Violence, 1.0 Diversity and 1.0 General. Mediators are required to self-report hours applicable to their areas of certification at the time of their renewal.
Arbitrator Lawrence Kolin to Speak for Orange County Bar Association CLE Seminar June 1
“Arbitration has been a hot topic this year, whether in the form of coming changes to consumer and class arbitration or developments in cross-border and international agreements,” says mediator and arbitrator Lawrence Kolin, who will speak on the topic from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, June 1, 2016. Gary Salzman, a shareholder at GrayRobinson, P.A., Esq. and Beppy Owen, a partner at Akerman, will join Lawrence to present “Arbitration: An Alternative to Dispute Resolutions,” a complimentary continuing legal education seminar at the Orange County Bar Association Center, 880 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, Fla. “We plan to cover the nuts and bolts of the process, as well as hints in avoiding traps while drafting arbitration provisions at the outset,” Lawrence says.
Gainesville Mediator Carl Schwait Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max
Carl B. Schwait, formerly senior and managing partner for local law firm Dell Graham, P.A., has joined Upchurch Watson White & Max’s panel, bolstering the mediation group’s presence in North Central Florida. Mr Schwait intends to center his dispute resolution practice geographically along a corridor between Inverness and Lake City, but, like other UWWM mediators, he will travel wherever his clients desire. “I look forward to working with Upchurch Watson White & Max in helping the lawyers and citizens of Florida to settle their cases,” Mr. Schwait says. Mr. Schwait is already well known among attorneys in the Eighth Judicial Circuit (Levy, Alachua, Gilchrist, Union, Bradford and Baker counties); he is serving his sixth term as the circuit’s sole representative to the Florida Bar Board of Governors and has long been active in the local bar association.
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith 101
Approved 1.0 FL Bar General CLE Credit
Course # 1601470N
until 11/18/2017
Presented by: A. Michelle Jernigan; Stephen A. Marino, Jr.; and…
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith 101
Approved 1.0 FL Bar General CLE Credit
Course # 1601470N
until 11/18/2017
Presented by: A. Michelle Jernigan; Stephen A. Marino, Jr.; and…
