Ms. White is a partner in the Commercial Litigation Department and Chair of the Business Insurance Practice Group. She has a broad range of experience in complex insurance coverage, bad faith and commercial litigation.
Ms. White represents major property and casualty insurers and smaller regional insurance companies on a national and regional basis. Her practice includes representation in state and federal court, as well as significant experience in private arbitrations. She has handled coverage and bad faith cases involving complex and emerging issues, including construction defect, intellectual property, antitrust, ERISA, successor liability, educator's legal liability and professional liability.
Ms. White has provided substantial service to the insurance industry. She now serves as Vice President of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and has served as Chair of their Insurance Coverage and Life, Health & Disability Sections. She is also the current Dean of Curriculum of their Litigation Management College, held yearly at Northwestern University. She has published and lectured extensively on insurance and related issues. In 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, Ms. White was selected in a survey of her peers as a Pennsylvania "Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine. Also, in 2007, she was named one of the "Top 50 Female Lawyers in Pennsylvania" by Law & Politics magazine. Ms. White has been AV rated by the Martindale-Hubbell peer review rating system.
Ms. White is also Dean of Coverage College®, a firm-sponsored annual event which brings together 400 insurance professionals to discuss emerging issues and trends in the insurance industry.
Ms. White received her B.S. in 1973 from Cornell University and her M.S. in 1978 from Drexel University. She received her J.D., cum laude, in 1986 from Wake Forest University School of Law. Licensed to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Ms. White is also admitted to appear before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Supreme Court of New Jersey, United States District for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Ms. White is a member of the Defense Research Institute, the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, and the Philadelphia Bar Association.
Insurance Coverage Advertising Injury Liability Business Tort Liability Intellectual Property Liability Fen-Phen Construction Defect Coverage Bad Faith Defense Educators Legal Liability Disability and Life Insurance Litigation Business and Commercial Disputes Directors and Officers Liability Securities Litigation Products Liability Employment Discrimination Wrongful Termination Legal, Accounting, and Other Professional Malpractice
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina,
1986 J.D. Honors: cum laude
Honors: Moot Court Board
Honors: Trial Bar Team
Honors: Wake Forest University Law Faculty Scholar
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award
Law Review:
Wake Forest Law ReviewDrexel University,
1978 M.S.Cornell University,
1973 B.S.
Co-author: "Advertising Injury Since Bank of the West", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel QUARTERLY, Winter Edition, 1994
"Insurance Coverage for Business Torts - Intellectual Property Claims", American Bar Association Book Chapter, April, 1997
Co-Author: "The Y2K Problem and Potential Claims that May Arise", CPCU Society Claims Section Quarterly, Vol. 17, No. 4, October, 1999
Co-Author: "Coverage Not in the Cards for Many Year 2000 Claims", International Commercial Litigation Magazine, June, 1998
Co-Author: "Is There Coverage for Internet-Related Claims?", International Commercial Litigation Magazine, November, 1997
Co-Author: "Insurance Implications of the Year 2000 Problem - Lessons to Be Learned from History", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel QUARTERLY, Spring Edition, 1998
Co-Author: "Potential Exposure for ERISA Claims: Is There Insurance Coverage Available?", International Commercial Litigation Magazine, December, 1998
Co-Author: "Employment Practices: A Liability and Insurance Coverage Primer", MEALEY'S Emerging Insurance Disputes, Vol. 5, No. 16, August 30, 1999
Co-Author: "Managing the Risk of Employment Litigation", International Commercial Litigation Magazine, July, 1998
Co-Author: "Giving Timely and Thoughtful Notice of the Claim", International Commercial Litigation Magazine, April Edition, 1999
Co-Author: "What's the Skinny' on Fen-Phen", International Commercial Litigation Magazine, March, 1999
Classes/Seminars Taught:
"Oops - Was that Bad Faith?", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Napa Valley, California,
July 28, 2000Update: "The Scope of Advertising Injury Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims", Reliance Insurance Workshop, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
August 12, 1999"Intellectual Property Coverage", Los Angeles, California, September,
1996"Advertising Injury Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, June,
1996"Scope of Advertising Injury Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims", Excess and Surplus Association Seminar, Newark, New Jersey, April,
1996"Survey of Insurance Coverage Decisions Construing Scope of CGL Advertising Injury Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Mid-Winter Meeting,
1996"Advertising Liability - The Assault Continues Beyond Bank of the West: Is there Coverage for Intellectual Property Claims?", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Mid-Winter Meeting,
1995"Insurance Coverage Implications of Claims Under Lanham Action Section 43(a), 15 U.S.C. Section 1125(a)(1)(B)", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Mid- Winter Meeting,
1995"Coverage for Business Torts and Intellectual Property, Advertising Injury/Personal Injury",
1994"Coverage for Business Torts Under Advertising Injury and Personal Injury Portions of CGL Policies", Woodland Hills, California,
1994"Advertising Injury and Personal Injury Coverage", 11th & 12th Annual Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes - Practicing Law Institute, New York, New York,
1994"Advertising Injury and Personal Injury Coverage", 11th & 12th Annual Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes - Practicing Law Institute, New York, New York,
1995"Coverage for Business Torts and Intellectual Property: Advertising Injury/Personal Injury",
1994"Advertising Injury Since Bank of the West", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Summer Meeting, La Costa, California,
1993"A Non-Geek's Guide to Insurance Coverage in Cyberspace: Intellectual Property", Property Loss Research Bureau, Atlanta, Georgia,
March 13, 2001"A Non-Geek's Guide to Insurance Coverage in Cyberspace: Insurance Coverage for Internet and E-Commerce Claims Under a General Liability Policy", Legal Risks in E-Business and Technology Seminar (Andrews Publications), Washington, D.C.,
November 16, 2000"Y2K - 100 Days to Go - What You Need to Know", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
September 22, 1999"General Liability Coverage and Legal Issues Arising Out of the Year 2000 Computer Problem and The Interplay Between First Party and Third Party Liability Claims", Property Loss Research Bureau 1999 Claims Conference, Irving, Texas,
January 12, 1999
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January 13, 1999"General Liability Coverage and Legal Issues Arising Out of the Year 2000 Computer Problem and The Interplay Between First Party and Third Party Liability Claims", Property Loss Research Bureau 1999 Claims Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana,
March 28, 1999
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March 31, 1999"Insurance Implications of the Year 2000 Problem - Lessons to be Learned", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado, July,
1997"Fen-Phen Litigation: An Overview of Liability and Insurance Coverage Issues", Coverage, Atlanta, GA,
April 14, 1999"The New State Activism - Government Actions Against Industries and Insurers and the Coverage Issues They Present", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada,
July 28, 1999"The New Year 2000 Problem - Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Claims Under General Liability, Directors' & Officers and EPL Policies", Defense Research Institute, San Francisco, California,
June 17, 1999"Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Claims Under General Liability Policies", Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Mid-Winter Meeting, Phoenix, Arizona, February,
1998"Coverage Issues Arising Out of Employment-Related Claims", Glasser LegalWorks 11th Annual Insurance Coverage Disputes Seminar, New York, NY, January,
1998"Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Claims Under General Liability and 'Wrongful Act' Policies", Insurance Solutions for Employment Practices Seminar, Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Harrisburg, PA,
1997"Insurance Solutions for Employment Practices Liability", Pennsylvania Bar Institute, Mechanicsburg, PA, April,
1997"Insurance Coverage for Employment-Related Claims Under General Liability and "Wrongful Act" Policies", 14th Annual Insurance, Excess and Reinsurance Coverage Disputes - Practicing Law Institute, New York, New York, January,
1997"An Overview of the Americans With Disabilities Act and its Insurance Coverage Implications",
1992"Corporate Relationships, Successor Liability and Insurance Coverage", Environmental Claims Managers Association, Spring 2001 Seminar, San Antonio, Texas,
March 27, 2001
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March 29, 2001"Corporate Relationships, Successor Liability and Insurance Coverage", Defense Research Institute, Washington, D.C.,
June 30, 2000Speaker, "The New Litigation WorkGroup: Connecting Counsel, Clients and Experts using Lotus Notes", J. Feuerstein Systems Seminar, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May,
1997Panelist, "International Exposures for Main Street USA", Philly I-Day: An Insurance Issues and Risk Management Experience, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November,
1996"The Trial of Rebecca the Reinsurer: A Voyage through the Travails of Coverage and Bad Faith", Primary Carrier Section, Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, London, England, July,
1996"Professional Liability: Claims Against Insurance Agents and Security Brokers and Insurance Coverage Issues", York, Pennsylvania,
1994"Coverage Issues Under Educator's Legal Liability Insurance", Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
2001"Emerging Legal Trends in Educators' Liability",
1992"Trial Techniques for Young Lawyers", Philadelphia Defense Institute,
1993"Trial Techniques for Young Lawyers", Philadelphia Defense Institute,
1994Adjunct Professor/Lecturer, Temple University School of Law/Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Clinical Program,
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1992Daily Faculty Coordinator, "FICC Litigation Management College", Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois,
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Philadelphia Bar Association Pennsylvania Bar Association American Bar Association, Section of Litigation Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Life, Health & Disability Section ChairFederation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel Vice-Chair, Publications CommitteeFederation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Insurance Coverage Section Past ChairFederation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Intellectual Property Section MemberFederation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Technology Law Section MemberFederation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel, Construction Law Section MemberDefense Research Institute
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