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October 2009 Blog Archive

2009-2010 Cumberland School of Law Mediation Fellow Selected
2009-2010 Cumberland School of Law Mediation Fellow Selected The Upchurch Watson White and Max Mediation Group is pleased to announce that third year law student Whitney Henry has been selected as the... Read More

UWWM Sponsored FL Bar Young Lawyers Division Meeting Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group served as the inaugural sponsor of The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Board of Governors meeting at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club on Friday, October 23, 2009. Read More

Mediation Strategies from the Defense Attorney Perspective
Mediation Strategies from the Defense Attorney Perspective Many thanks to James F. Bleeke of SweetinBleeke in Indianapolis. He provided me with the article Mediation Strategies: What Plaintiffs Really... Read More

Lawyer Counseling: Part IV
Lawyer Counseling: Part IV Shafer and Elkins conclude with some practical tips about client interviews: 25. Be especially careful with “why” questions. “Why” ... Read More

Blogging – Have you gone there yet?
Blogging – Have you gone there yet? When I became a mediator at Upchurch Watson White and Max I am not sure that I fully appreciated the fact that I would be helping the firm... Read More

Brad Wash Becomes Shareholder in Mediation Firm
Brad Wash Becomes Shareholder in Mediation Firm The principals of Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group are pleased to announce that R. Bradford (Brad) Wash has become a shareholder in the firm. Based in our Birmingham Alabama office, Brad joined the firm’s mediation panel in February, 2007.... Read More

Why Mediation for Amicable Families?
Why Mediation for Amicable Families? Confidentiality Inside and Outside There’s no guarantee that amicable families will remain so. But sound governance encourages good family... Read More

UWWM Principals to Address the Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission Upchurch Watson White and Max principals, Lawrence M. Watson, Jr. and Michael S. Orfinger will address the Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission at the Seventh Annual Advanced Mediation Techniques Workshop on Friday, Octob... Read More

Lawyers' Feelings: Transference and Countertransferrence - Part II
Lawyers' Feelings: Transference and Countertransferrence - Part II Emotions at Work in the Helper-Client Relationship This continues a discussion of Professors Shaffer and Elkins, Legal Interviewing and... Read More