In her two decades of defending and advising employers, Leigh A. White has successfully resolved complex litigation and disputes, ranging from individual claims of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour class actions, and trade secret allegations.  

White has an impressive track record of obtaining summary judgments for a range of clients, including several large corporations with major California workforces. She also has obtained numerous favorable verdicts in jury trials, bench trials, in arbitration, before the California Labor Commissioner, and in state appellate courts.    

She forms a partnership with clients, and identifies their business goals to help guide creative strategies to litigation challenges. As part of her workplace solutions, advice and training counsel, White helps modify national company policies and systems to comply with California law specifics, and  trains human resources departments on complex California employment law issues.

Education

Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, J.D., 1993
    Order of the Coif 
    Journal of Air Law & Commerce, Notes & Comments Editor, 1992-93

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
     B.S.B.A, Finance Management and Accounting, 1990

Written Opinions

Prehodka v. Hyundai Motor America, 2011 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1930 (March 16, 2011)

Chmielewski v. Target Corp., 2008 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 3918 (May 14, 2008)

Hernandez v. Target Corp., 2008 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 1329 (Feb. 19, 2008)

Hood v. BAX Global Inc., 2004 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 6867 (July 22, 2004)