Getting Ready to Mediate: A Blueprint for Success
Watch this Webinar almost anywhere to earn 1.0 hours Florida Bar General CLE Credit. “Getting Ready to Mediate: A Blueprint for Success” was originally presented via GoToWebinar by our CEO and founding partner, John Upchurch, on June 23, 2014.
Getting Ready to Mediate: A Blueprint for Success
Watch this Webinar almost anywhere to earn 1.0 hours Florida Bar General CLE Credit. “Getting Ready to Mediate: A Blueprint for Success” was originally presented via GoToWebinar by our CEO and founding partner, John Upchurch, on June 23, 2014.
The Florida Litigator s Dispute Resolution Toolbox: Creative ADR Applications
For “The Florida Litigator s Dispute Resolution Toolbox: Creative ADR Applications,” Upchurch Watson White and Max Partner Larry Watson reviews a wide variety of creative dispute resolution processes available to Florida litigators — custom resolution tools to fit any litigation problem — during a lunchtime Webinar that was presented live on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014
Webinar: Your Client’s Brain in Mediation
Florida mediator Michelle Jernigan discusses the physiology and chemistry behind your client’s behavior during mediation. Watch this video, “Your Client’s Brain in Mediation” and earn complimentary CLE through The Florida Bar!
‘Lean In’ With Upchurch Watson White & Max
Florida mediator Sandy Upchurch hosts a Webinar that introduces and explores the concept of “Leaning In” with guests Maureen France, a Daytona Beach health-care marketing expert, and Elizabeth Schoonover, a St. Augustine attorney.
Mentoring with the Masters: What’s Going on in the Other Room?
Florida mediator Richard Lord of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group discusses with LaShawnda Jackson of Rumberger Kirk & Caldwell how to talk with clients about what is going on in the other room during mediation. Later this month, Richard also is talking on this very subject at greater length in a Webinar that offers free CLE. To register, please go to https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/150798322
Mentoring with the Masters: Bracketing in Negotiation
A defendant might break an impasse by convincing the plaintiff to accept a lower negotiating range — a bracket. A. Michelle Jernigan of Upchurch Watson White & Max and Felipe Guerrero of the Dean Mead Law Firm in Orlando, representing The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, discuss this maneuver.
Anchoring in Negotiation
A plaintiff’s initial demand should be the highest credible claim, Florida mediator A. Michelle Jernigan of Upchurch Watson White & Max tells Holland & Knight’s Amy Rigdon. The initial demand is an anchor, and that number will set the tone.
Preparing Your Client
Florida mediator Sandra C. Upchurch of Upchurch Watson White & Max and Orlando attorney Karen Persis reveal why clients’ expectations might not always correspond with the claims in their cases and how to assure clients are emotionally ready to perhaps feel slightly uncomfortable during the conference. It is vital to give clients time to absorb and understand what you tell them about the mediation process, which can be “weird” for someone who’s never experienced it, and their case in particular.
Preparing Your Opening Comments
Florida Mediator Sandra Upchurch advises on the importance of opening comments at mediation. Katherine Hurst Miller of Cobb Cole in Daytona Beach, a member of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division, joins Sandy, who is with Upchurch Watson White & Max, in discussing the ins and outs of getting a mediation off on the right foot. This is the first video segment of a new Mentoring with the Masters series, presented by the Young Lawyers Division.