Jacksonville and Orlando
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Contact Information
301 West Bay Street
Suite 1010
Jacksonville, FL 32202
Biography
Johnny White, Esq., is a Senior Partner in the Jacksonville and Orlando offices with over 15 years of litigation experience. Martindale-Hubbell and his peers have also rated him AV® Preeminent™. Johnny is certified Circuit Court Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator with the State of Florida. He is known for the effective and successful resolution of multi-million-dollar disputes and conducting timely risk assessment and management, including crafting creative resolutions without the need for trial, pre-litigation counseling, mediation and arbitration.
Prior to joining the firm, Johnny launched the Jacksonville office for a multi-office Florida insurance defense firm. As a managing attorney he gained significant experience representing various clients including multinational companies, insurance firms, trucking companies, businesses, hotels, property owners, general contractors, manufacturers, rental companies, restaurants, night clubs, municipalities, hospitals, physician groups, nursing homes and professional services firms. Johnny is well versed in counseling CEOs, company presidents, principals, and General Counsel to address strategy, risks and strengths/weaknesses of positions and claims.
Johnny has served as lead attorney overseeing litigation across a broad range of substantive claims, including performance breaches, liquidated damages and other damages, environmental issues, indemnities, confidentiality, non-disparagement, and defamation. In the practice area of Insurance Defense, Johnny has defended numerous personal injury claims from alleged automobile negligence, premises liability, wrongful death, construction defects, and various other torts. Johnny also has vast experience in Commercial Trucking, where he has defended high-value, high-exposure claims involving trucking accidents resulting in wrongful death and various alleged personal injuries and property damage.
Further, he has also defended and coordinated negotiation of multi-party claims involving UM/UIM breach of contract allegations surrounding catastrophic vehicle collisions, coupled with underlying and concurrent bodily injury damage claims.
Johnny’s experience includes all aspects of case management and risk management, including Pre-Litigation Client Counseling. He possesses a keen eye toward exercising judgment with global view of risk analysis, given vast experience navigating facts, issues and claims and identifying case values, to advise clients on how to limit or reduce frequency of disputes, areas of exposure and potential for protracted litigation. Johnny often advises his clients on a real-time basis on electronic data and document retention and taking of witness statements to strengthen position in the event of a dispute.
During his involvement in the litigation process, Johnny has made onsite recommendations regarding floor layout, lighting, and other factors to reduce potential hazard claims for retail client. Further, he is often requested to interpret regulatory statutes and guide compliance efforts for insurance companies, municipalities, and other clients.
Johnny earned a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University (1998). He obtained a Juris Doctor from St. Thomas University School of Law (2003). Johnny is admitted in Florida (2004). He is also admitted to the United States District Court for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Florida.
Practice Areas
Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Auto & Fleet Liability
- Construction Defect
- Excess | Wrongful Death
- Federal Practice
- General Liability
- Medical | Healthcare
- Negligent Security
- PIP | PD | MedPay
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Time & Policy Limit Demands and Tenders
- Trucking Liability
Experience
Martindale Rating
- AV® PreeminentTM
Awards & Honors
- Book Award: International Health & Human Rights
Accreditations
- Certified Civil Circuit Court Mediator
- Florida Qualified Arbitrator
Bar/Court Admission
- 2004, Florida
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Education
- Florida State University, B.S. 1998
- St. Thomas University School of Law, J.D., 2003
Professional/Civil Memberships
- Florida Defense Lawyers Association
- St. Johns Riverkeeper
Industries Represented
- Office Product Retail Stores
- Home Improvement Retailers
- Retail Specialty Stores
- Supermarket Chains
- Suppliers
- Hotels
- Shopping Malls & Centers
- Restaurants & Bars
- Insurance Companies
- Third Party Administrators for Claims Management and Risk
- Car Rental Companies
- Public & Governmental Entities
- Rideshare application-based companies
- Employers
- Construction Companies
- Contractors, Subcontractors, Engineers, and Architects
- Physicians, Nurses & Hospitals & their staff
- Product Distributors
- Transportation Companies
- Hotels and Hospitality Companies
- Hauling & Owner Operator (trucking)
- Motor Carriers, Cargo & Brokers
- Information Technology Companies
- Property Managers
- Manufacturers
- Homeowners & Condo Associations
- Commercial and Residential Landlords