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Lawyer Overview

Joseph A. White is a trial lawyer who practices principally in the areas of business and commercial litigation, breach of contract, employment litigation and personal injury. Mr. White has twice been recognized as a "Georgia Super Lawyer-Rising Star" and has also been named a member of Georgia's Legal Elite" by Georgia Trend Magazine.

Mr. White joined Fried & Bonder in February 2006 after spending the previous four years in the litigation group at one of Atlanta’s largest law firms. There, Mr. White defended companies in the automotive, banking, beverage and insurance industries in complex commercial litigation, class actions and employment litigation in both state and federal court. Examples of representative cases on which Mr. White worked include the following: Beckham v. Early Bankshares, Inc., 2006 WL 826710 (M.D. Ga. March 29, 2006) (summary judgment granted for Mr. White’s client in race discrimination and retaliation case); Bogard v. Interstate Assurance Co., 263 Ga. App. 767 (2003) (dismissal granted to Mr. White’s client in class action involving insurance premiums); Isert v. Ford Motor Company, 2003 WL 21499962 (W.D. Ky. June 26, 2003) (summary judgment granted to Mr. White’s client in disability discrimination case); RW Holdco v. Johnson, 267 Ga. App. 859 (2004) (summary judgment granted to Mr. White’s client in accounting malpractice case).

Mr. White graduated with honors from Tulane Law School in 2001, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif and also served as managing editor of the Tulane Law Review. Mr. White is a native of Atlanta and attended college at Emory University where he studied philosophy and political science.

Areas of Practice

• Business and Commercial Litigation
• Breach of Contract
• Employment Litigation
• Personal Injury

Representative Cases

• Beckham v. Early Bankshares, Inc., WL 826710 (M.D. Ga. 2006)
• Bogard v. Interstate Assurance Co., 263 Ga. App. 767 (2003)
• Isert v. Ford Motor Company, WL 21499962 (2003)
• RW Holdco v. Johnson, 267 Ga. App. 859 (2004)

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Employment Law -- Employee, Employment Law -- Employer, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Honors and Awards

• Recognized Twice, "Georgia Super Lawyer-Rising Star" by Georgia Trend Magazine
• Named a Member of "Georgia's Legal Elite", by Georgia Trend Magazine

Education

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2001
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Member, Order of the Coif
  
  Law Review: Tulane Law Review, Managing Editor
• Emory University
  Major: Philosophy
  Major: Political Science

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Address

White Provision, Suite 305
1170 Howell Mill Road, NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

Phones

404.963.9443
866.439.2018 (Toll-Free)

Faxes

404.995.8899

Emails

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Websites

http://www.friedbonder.com