A BUSINESS FAMILY IS NO EASY TASK
I define a “business family” as two or more relatives who own valuable property together. A business family may be partners in a family partnership.... Read More
39 CRITICAL QUESTIONS
For more than a decade we have used the 39 Critical Questions as agenda builders for family discussion. Most business families find all of their... Read More
Grooming a Successor Autocrat? Not so Fast!
Highly successful entrepreneurs become autocrats inside their companies. Benign sometimes, benevolent sometimes, approachable perhaps, but no one doubts who has the last word, who makes the final decision. Read More
Firm Welcomes Retired Circuit Judge Arthur J. Hanes, Jr.
Upchurch Watson White & Max is pleased to announce the appointment of Arthur J. Hanes, Jr. to the firm's distinguished panel of neutrals. Hanes will be based at our Birmingham office as of February 1, 2011. Read More
“…except in Sharia”
I once spoke to the Texas Bar Association on the topic:
“…except in Louisiana”.
The other forty-nine states share English common law origins... Read More
“…except in Sharia”
I once spoke to the Texas Bar Association on the topic:
“…except in Louisiana”.
The other forty-nine states share English common law... Read More
Firm Principal Selected as Keynote Speaker
John Upchurch, principal and CEO of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group, presented “Toward a Defense Mediation Strategy: Focus on Plaintiff's Emotional Needs” at the Annual Kubicki Draper Global Seminar on November 5, 2010 in Orlando, Florid... Read More
Ambivalence: Healthy Indecision?
With the election just weeks away, you’d think that every American has surely chosen between the widely polarized candidates.
Yet pollsters... Read More
