Attorneys

Jimmy E. White

Jimmy White is a member of HUGHES PFIFFNER GORSKI SEEDORF & ODSEN, LLC. He has been practicing law since 1999, and joined the firm as an associate in 2004 and has been made a member of the firm July, 2006. Mr. White is a trial attorney experienced in product liability litigation, complex commercial litigation, and insurance defense. Mr. White’s diverse practice includes his representation of product manufacturers, financial service providers, product distributors, and insurance companies and their customers, in state and federal courts throughout the United States.

Mr. White’s product liability experience includes defense of building products, pharmaceuticals, tires, recreational vehicles and related component manufacturers. He has extensive experience in complex class actions, multi-district litigation, arbitration and mediation, as well as particular expertise in defense of construction products, clinical drug trials, and the development and marketing of products in the pharmaceutical industry, the off-road/heavy industrial tire industry and the recreational vehicle industry. His depth of experience also enables him to identify and correct potential problems before they result in litigation, including problems related to product literature, warnings, warranties, disclaimers and general contracts.

Mr. White’s complex business litigation experience includes extensive representation of companies as both plaintiff and defendant in business-tort and RICO cases as well as cases involving fiduciary fraud and disloyalty by corporate officers and agents. Such matters also include allegations of negligence and intentional torts relating to due diligence investigation and contract performance. He has successfully handled several cases involving lender liability and commercial contract disputes.
He has successfully handled numerous cases involving insurance coverage disputes and bad faith litigation, as well as defense of personal injury matters on behalf of the insurer and the insured.

EDUCATION

B.S., 1995, University of Alaska, Anchorage, cum laude, various academic and leadership awards
J.D., 1999, Mercer University School of Law, cum laude
Brainerd Currie Scholar, Moot Court Board, Mercer Law Review, Advanced Legal Writing certification, Dean’s List, various academic awards.

BAR ADMISSIONS

Supreme Court of Georgia, 1999
Supreme Court of Alaska, 2005
Northern District of Georgia, 1999
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 2000

Authorized to Practice In:
All state courts for Georgia and Alaska, including all trial and appellate courts

Eleventh Circuit and Northern District of Georgia Federal Courts

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Mr. White’s legal career follows ten years of military service in which he was a member of the United States Army serving in the United States and around the world. His military experience has been invaluable in providing perspective in addressing complex practical, as well as legal issues.

American Bar Association, Litigation and Business Law Section member
Georgia Bar Association Product Liability Section member
Defense Research Institute (“DRI”)

PUBLICATIONS

Amchem Products, Inc. v. Windsor: The Supreme Court Defines the Standard for Settlement Class Action Certification, 49 Mercer L. Rev. 809, (Spring 1998);
Environmental Justice: Is Disparate Impact Enough, 50 Mercer L. Rev. 1155 (Summer, 1999).

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