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Provided by J. Bennett White

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Bennett White has been with the firm since 2006. He has defended hospitals, long term care facilities, and physicians of almost every specialty and subspecialty. He has also handled product liability matters and business disputes for plaintiffs and defendants, and has served as lead counsel in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving train, plane, and ATV accidents. Bennett has served as Chairman of the Firm’s Recruiting committee and as the firm’s Associate Training Partner.

Bennett has been continuously recognized in publications such as Mid-South Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, and Chambers USA. Chambers USA describes him as “very good in trial with good business sense.” Chambers USA further notes, “A lot of lawyers claim to handle litigation but few regularly have to stand up and advocate in trial, but he really can.”

Professional Memberships

Participated in the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum; Served on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; A Fellow in the American Bar Association; Listed in Best Lawyers in America® and Mid-South Super Lawyers®.

Career

Bennett is a top Leading Litigator by Chambers USA, has been Listed in Best Lawyers in America®, has been selected to participate in the Alabama State Bar Leadership Forum, was named one of Birmingham Business Journal's Rising Stars of Law for 2017, was named a Super Lawyer for the state of Alabama by Mid-South Super Lawyers® magazine, and has been named a Rising Star for the state of Alabama by Mid-South Super Lawyers® magazine. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association.

Recognized as a Fellow in the American Bar Association.

Work Highlights

Following a nine-day trial, obtained a defense verdict for a defendant Hospitalist in a case alleging injuries from an alleged failure to diagnose spinal cord compression.

Obtained a defense verdict for a defendant gynecologic oncologist in a case alleging negligent failure to diagnose and treat post-operative bleeding and hemorrhagic shock, resulting in the death of a patient who underwent a robotic and laparoscopic procedure for suspected ovarian cancer.

Obtained a defense verdict for a family practice physician in a case involving paralysis and wrongful death.

Obtained a defense verdict for a family practice physician in Madison County in a case alleging wrongful death after prescribing antibiotics for community acquired pneumonia.

Obtained complete dismissal of claims against a security management company related to the wrongful death of a minor.

Obtained a defense verdict for an obstetrician in a case involving a skull fracture, intracranial hemorrhage and alleged neurological injury following a forceps delivery.

Obtained directed verdict on behalf of OB/GYN in a double wrongful death case involving an obstetrical patient and her baby.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama

U.S. District Court. Northern District of Alabama

U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama

He is licensed in Alabama and Tennessee

Education

University of Alabama School of Law

J.D.

2003 - 2006

Hampden-Sydney College

B.A.

1997 - 2001

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