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Specialty Certification:  Civil Trial Advocate (1994); National Board of Trial Advocacy & Tennessee Commission on Specialization and Continuing Legal Education, approved as a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator in 2006 by the Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission.

White holds the highest rating from Martindale-Hubbell for ethics and legal ability.  AV Peer Review Rating.

Admissions: Tennessee bar (1981), United States District Court, Middle District (1982), United States District Court, Eastern District (2005), United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit (1982), United States Supreme Court (2005).

Education:
University of Tennessee, Knoxville (B.A., 1978); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1981) University of Tennessee College of Trial Advocacy (1987); National Institute of Trial Advocacy Master Advocacy Program (1994).

Memberships:  Advocate ranking, American Board of Trial Advocates;
National Board of Trial Advocacy; Defense Research Institute;  Association of Defense Trial AttorneysTennessee Bar Association; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association;  Nashville Bar AssociationNational Association of Subrogation Professionals.

 

 

Trial Experience:  Over 170 jury trials in more than 75 of  Tennessee's 95 counties and in 28 of the state's 31 judicial districts.  Countless non-jury trials across Tennessee . 

Employment Experience: Law Clerk, Tennessee General Assembly, Legal Services Department, 1980; Deputy Clerk, Davidson County Circuit Court Clerk, 1978; Partner, Guenther, White & Jordan, general legal practice, beginning 1981; Partner, Brown, Brown & White, beginning 1985, insurance defense & subrogation; Vice President & General Counsel, Permanent General Companies, beginning 1991; Managing Partner, Nashville office, White, Schuerman, Rhodes & Burson, P.C., since 1995, Practice focuses on tort, wrongful death, personal injury and insurance coverage litigation.


Speaking Experiences (CLE): Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Tennessee,  Trying the Soft Tissue Injury Case in Tennessee, , Advanced Personal Injury Practice in Tennessee, Personal Injury Settlements in Tennessee, Conducting Effective Cross-Examination in Tennessee, Admissibility of Evidence and Expert Testimony in Tennessee, Tactics & Strategies for Preparation & Trial of the Tennessee Soft Tissue Injury Case  and Alcohol Safety Course.