Solely Focused On Dispute Resolution
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Upchurch Watson White & Max is a Florida- and Alabama-based professional association of mediators. Our team of conflict resolution specialists practices in a wide range of alternative dispute resolution disciplines. Specific areas of practice include business mediation, corporate mediation, commercial mediation, family mediation, arbitration and more. We also offer niche services such as multi-party, complex, malpractice and class action mediation. Please explore our site to learn more about our mediators in Florida and Alabama and the mediation services we offer.
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Newsroom Updates
UWWM Neutrals Honored in 2027 Best Lawyers in America®
Fred Lauten Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Mediation in Orlando Upchurch Watson White & Max is pleased to announce that 12 of its neutrals have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with honors spanning the firm’s core alternative dispute resolution practices as well
Board Certified Trial Lawyer Rafael J. Roca Brings Decades of Courtroom Experience to Upchurch Watson White & Max
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (July 17, 2026) — After more than 38 years advocating for clients in some of South Florida’s most challenging personal injury and wrongful death cases, Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer Rafael J. Roca is transitioning to full-time mediation and arbitration with Upchurch Watson White & Max.
Four UWWM Mediators to Present Employment ADR Program at FLANELA Annual Conference
Four Upchurch Watson White & Max mediators will present a continuing legal education session during the 2026 Annual Conference of the Florida Chapter of the National Employment Lawyers Association, Aug. 14–16 at Embassy Suites St. Augustine Beach.
The Latest Blogs
Mindful Mediation: Setting the Stage for Success
To avoid an impasse, the use and utility of a pre-mediation conference with counsel should not be underestimated. Under the active theory of dispute resolution, the mediator should have the requisite tools he or she needs prior to the mediation to facilitate the autonomy of the parties.
Mediating Emotional Business Disputes: Tortious Interference
Business disputes are well-suited for mediation. The confidential setting allows frank discussions about sensitive topics that will likely be problematic in court. Unlike litigation’s limited win-lose outcomes, mediation enables parties to craft agreements that resolve the issue that gave rise to the litigation as well as shape future endeavors. Finally,
Will Florida’s ‘Free Kill Law’ Finally Be Eliminated?
Will wrongful death non-economic damages in Florida for certain survivors, heretofore subject to the sardonically framed “Free Kill Law” in medical malpractice cases, finally apply equally to the healthcare profession? The playing field for both plaintiffs and defendants in medical malpractice claims is on the verge of changing again. Attorneys
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