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Join UWWM in Supporting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Fla.

For the fourth consecutive year, Upchurch Watson White & Max is sponsoring the major fundraiser for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida: Bowl for Kids’ Sake. The 2016 effort is set for consecutive Saturdays, April 23 and 30, at Bowl America Southside, 11141 Beach Blvd. in Jacksonville.

Jacksonville-based shareholder and mediator Robert A. “Bob” Cole is a 12-year member of the organization’s board of directors and has solidified the relationship between UWWM and the local Big Brothers Big Sisters. Nationally, BBBS has a longtime association with the legal community, having been founded in 1904 by a court clerk whose New York courtroom had seen a growing influx of boys.

At the Very Least, Appear at Mediation, Court Reminds

In a recent opinion, the Fifth District Court of Appeal reminds participants and counsel how important it is to at least appear at mediation.

I’ve been a Supreme Court of Florida-Certified Appellate Mediator since 2001, so I took special notice when Florida’s 5th DCA specifically stated that representatives of the parties with full settlement authority were required to attend a mediation in person, unless excused from attendance by the court. The court’s order, referring a matter to appellate mediation, further stated that the failure to appear could result in the imposition of sanctions.

Mediator Chuck Mancuso Now Member of National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Charles A. “Chuck” Mancuso, mediation counsel with Upchurch Watson White & Max since 2013, is among five new Florida members named by the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals for 2016.

The NADN, a professional association whose membership consists of attorneys “distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution and by their commitment to the practice of alternative dispute resolution,” has more than 900 members throughout the United States, organized into local chapters such as the Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society.

Arbitration Backlash

Approved 1 Hr. FL Bar CLE Credit/1.0 General Credit

Course #1509243N until 07/19/2017

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Mediator Michelle Jernigan set to tell ‘Truth About Gender Divide’ at CLE seminar

Today (Monday, Jan. 11, 2016) is the RSVP deadline for mediator A. Michelle Jernigan’s presentation of a complimentary CLE seminar on behalf of the Central Florida Association for Women Lawyers.

Michelle is ready to speak on “The Truth About the Gender Divide.” This seminar will reveal the current research on gender differences in negotiation, their origin and specific strategies for women to bridge the divide.

Robert Cole Speaks at NBI Seminar on Mediation in Florida

Florida mediator Bob Cole

Robert A. “Bob” Cole gave a presentation titled “Post-Settlement Agreement Issues: What Mediators Need to Know” at a National Business Institute seminar in Jacksonville earlier this month. The seminar, “Mediation in Florida: Keys to Effective Settlement Negotiations,” was designed to teach techniques for attorneys, paralegals, mediators, arbitrators and other neutrals in order to build their settlement skills. It featured a faculty of veteran mediators and attorneys and offered 7 credits of Continuing Legal Education and 7.20 credits of Continuing Mediation Education through The Florida Bar. Listening to a recording, which is now available at nbi-sems.com/Details.aspx/R-70729CM, also makes attorneys and mediators eligible for the same credit.