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August 2022 Blog Archive

UWWM Founder Larry Watson Named NADN's 2022 Distinguished Neutral of the Year
UWWM Founder Larry Watson Named NADN's 2022 Distinguished Neutral of the Year The ADR industry veteran wins the National Academy's top honor. "We applaud Larry for the thousands of hours he’s dedicated to the wider ADR community... his impact is rightly recognized at the national level," Darren A. Lee, NADN's executive directo... Read More
By NADN

UWWM Mediator Lawrence Kolin to Teach Negotiation, Coach Mediation Team at UCF
UWWM Mediator Lawrence Kolin to Teach Negotiation, Coach Mediation Team at UCF This fall, mediator Lawrence Kolin, a Graduate Faculty Scholar and adjunct lecturer at the University of Central Florida, is teaching Negotiation in Practice, through the Department of Legal Studies in the College of Community Innovation and Educatio... Read More

Potential Liability of Employers to Tipped Employees: A Key Area for Early Resolution
Potential Liability of Employers to Tipped Employees: A Key Area for Early Resolution There are expensive traps associated with these opportunities to save. Employer liability per tipped employee arises if the common practice of tip pooling is abused. ... Especially in these interesting times, many employers of tipped employees cannot... Read More
By Robin Fawsett

11th Circuit Eliminates Class Action Plaintiff Incentive Awards (Again)
11th Circuit Eliminates Class Action Plaintiff Incentive Awards (Again) It remains to be seen if this is the last word. In a surprising break with other circuits, and contrary to decades of accepted precedent within the 11th Circuit and elsewhere, the 11th Circuit has definitively ruled that incentive awards for class... Read More
By Lance A. Harke

Are these faces familiar? Best Lawyers recognizes them, too!
Are these faces familiar? Best Lawyers recognizes them, too! UWWM's eight listed mediators/arbitrators are all repeat honorees. Read More

Litigation Services LLC Forms Strategic Alliance With Upchurch Watson White & Max
Litigation Services LLC Forms Strategic Alliance With Upchurch Watson White & Max LAS VEGAS – (August 16, 2022) Litigation Services LLC, a growth-oriented legal support services company with 27 offices in nine states, has announced a strategic alliance with Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group Inc., a dispute resolution spe... Read More

John B. Marion IV Is Upchurch Watson White & Max's Newest Principal
John B. Marion IV Is Upchurch Watson White & Max's Newest Principal Mr. Marion joined the mediation group in early 2020 and has built an impressive practice as a full-time neutral since then. Read More