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Biography

 

Mr. White, a litigator, concentrates his practice on the protection of business identity, proprietary information and corporate structure.  Mr. White has litigated several merger and acquisition cases, including a recent defense verdict on an $80 million fraud claim.

Mr. White has broad experience in commercial litigation, including federal securities law, trademark and copyright law and complex construction cases (multiple parties, multiple claims and cross claims, and potential exposure in excess of $10 million).

Mr. White's professional activities are focused on the State Civil Litigation Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. In 2005, Mr. White was appointed by Judge William J. Manfredi, Supervising Judge of the Civil Trial Division of the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, to serve as the sole liaison from the Philadelphia Bar Association to assist the Court's National Center for State Courts Committee.

Mr. White is the co-author of the definitive text on procedural practice in the Philadelphia state court, The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Civil Practice Manual (7^th through 13^th Editions, 1995 to 2007).

Education

Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989
J.D.

Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1986
A.B. Biology 
Cum Laude

Publications

The Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Civil Practice Manual (7^th through 13^th Editions, 1995 to 2007) (PBI), Co-Author

Professional Associations and Memberships

 

American Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association
Philadelphia Bar Association
     State Civil Litigation Section
     Liaison, National Center for State Courts Committee    
Lawyers Club of Philadelphia

Community

 

Jewish Family & Children’s Services of Philadelphia, General Counsel, Executive Committee
Society Hill Civic Association, Board of Directors

Teaching / Lecturing

2004 to present:  Continuing Legal Education seminars on a variety of topics, including Civil Practice, Temporary Restraining Orders and Injunctive Relief, and eDiscovery

Bar Admissions

 

Pennsylvania, ­­­1989
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1991
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1989