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Crypto Class Actions on Rise Amid Increased Investor, Regulatory Scrutiny Amid surging popularity and increased regulatory interest, virtual or cryptocurrency is facing a new legal challenge – class action lawsuits – as investors and their lawyers target this emerging asset class. In April 2020, lawyers representing inves... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

UWWM Maintains Top-Tier Metro-Area Firm Rankings from Best Lawyers® for Mediation, Arbitration Today, Nov. 4, 2021, Best Lawyers® announced several top rankings for Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group in the 2022 Edition of U.S. News - Best Lawyers' "Best Law Firms." To be eligible for these rankings, a firm must have at least one atto... Read More

By Catherine Klasne

Seven Common Mistakes in Class-Action Mediations (And How to Avoid Them) Approved 1.0 Hr. General FL Bar CLE Credits/0.5 Professionalism1.0 Civil Trial Certification Credits Course #2106170N until 4/30/2023 Presented by: Terry White, Lance Harke, Frank Citera and Adam Moskowitz October 14, 2021 View This... Read More

By UWWM Mediation Staff

Mediator Richard Lord Writes About Busy Season for ABA Dispute Resolution Section You probably know that Mediation Week is always in October, but all of the upcoming events for dispute resolution professionals couldn't fit in a single month, let alone a week. UWWM Shareholder Richard Lord recently wrote an article about all of the... Read More

By Catherine Klasne

Stories From the Field: from Mediator/Arbitrator A. Michelle Jernigan Michelle tells us about a challenging gender discrimination case she handled recently (“Jane” vs. “Acme Corporation”) following Jane’s termination by the company. Read More

By UWWM Mediation Staff

Buddy Schulz, Well-Known Florida Litigator, Joins Upchurch Watson White & Max Mr. Schulz is now available to mediate or arbitrate throughout the state. Read More

By Catherine Klasne

Class-Action Objectors Under Renewed Scrutiny from Bench and Bar Recent rule changes and more aggressive scrutiny by courts and class action practitioners have put objectors to class action settlements under a renewed spotlight. Just last week, Southern District of Florida Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman ordere... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

11th Circuit Ruling Against Class Incentive Awards Still Causing Confusion, Conflicting Approaches These awards have been routine in class actions around the country. In a split decision last year, the 11th Circuit surprised the class action bar by rejecting a proposed $6,000 incentive award to the class representative as part of a settlemen... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

UWWM Sponsors FLABOTA 23rd Annual Convention Cocktail Hour in St. Pete UWWM Principal Robert A "Bob" Cole led a contingent of the firm's panel members for an appearance at this year's annual convention of the Florida Chapters of the American Board of Trial Advocates. The firm had sponsored the cocktail hour leading up t... Read More

By Catherine Klasne

Ransomware Attacks Lead to Class-Action Lawsuits Consumers and workers are behind this little-noticed consequence. A little-noticed consequence of the increasing ransomware attacks on American businesses is the rise of class action lawsuits brought by consumers and workers impacted by th... Read More

By Lance A. Harke

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