User details
ID 106043473 Email address mwalls@uww-adr.com
Status Active
First name Michael Last name Walls
Full name Michael B. Walls
Gender Male
Panel UPCHURCHALABAMA
Pdf https://www.nadn.org/resolute/PDF/106043473.PDF
Photo photos/Michael-Walls.jpg
Web folder michael-walls
Private URL https://www.uww-adr.com/biography/michael-b-walls
Contact information
Corporation Upchurch Watson White & Max
Address 1 2000A SouthBridge Parkway
Address 2 Suite 400
City Birmingham
ZIP Code 35209
State Alabama
Phone (205) 933-9033 Fax (205) 871-2808
URL www.uww-adr.com
Video conferencing? Yes Promote video conferencing? No
Assistant name Cat Tumlin Assistant email CTumlin@uww-adr.com
CC name   CC email  
Formal Qualifications & Memberships
Judge? No
ADR services 1,2
Education
  • B.S. University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1975
  • J.D. Birmingham School of Law (Magna Cum Laude) 1983
  • Certified Mediator / Arbitrator
  • Alabama State Bar Center for Dispute Resolution - Mediator / Arbitrator Roster
  • US District Court Panel of Neutrals
  • Certified Appellate Mediator
Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • Birmingham Bar Association
  • Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
  • Fellow, Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators
Biography

Michael Walls became a certified mediator / arbitrator in 1995. He was formerly Of Counsel and Mediator with Roberts & Fish, P.C. and joined the Upchurch Watson White & Max Media-tion Group in January 2004. While attending law school, Mike served as a multi-line adjuster and claims supervisor with Commercial Union Insurance Co. giving him extensive experience in the area of insurance disputes. He is a former partner in the insurance defense firm, Smith, Spires & Peddy and his legal career also includes experience representing plaintiffs in personal injury matters.

Mike mediates many cases in a broad range of federal and state court civil matters and is highly sought after by leading Plaintiff and Defense attorneys. Mike is recognized as a Fellow in the Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators.

ADR Practice & Case Experience
Additional languages 1
Practice started 1996
Rates

$395.00 per hour shared equally between parties unless otherwise agreed.   Minimum 4 hour billing for a HALF day booking and minimum 6 hour billing for a FULL day booking.

Dispute areas 5,7,9,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,22,95,28,32,33,35,37,38,43,44,45,46,50,58,59,60,61,65,67,68,69,70,71,72,74,75,77,78,80,85,87,93,94
Calendar Settings
Private calendar purchased No
Calendar preference Disabled Calendar display type 5 day
Calendar last update time Apr 23 2024
Booking
Whole days Disabled Multiple mediations Disabled Ask Client to Select ADR Service? Disabled
Time zone Central
Location options In-Person, Zoom Video Conference, Telephonic, Other(Specify in NOTES below)
Notes prompt Please note HALF day mediations MUST start at 9:00am or 1:15pm
Requested Date Automatically Held/Booked? Disabled Auto hold type On Hold Ask if all attending counsel agreed on date? Enabled
Notes mandatory? No
Additional attendees Yes
GoogleMaps
Map enabled Yes Streetview enabled Yes
Latitude 33.4880981
Longitude -86.7901001
Rating  
GoogleMaps accuracy Custom coordinates
Time zone America/Chicago