Education
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Willamette University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, Order of the Coif, 1986
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Western Oregon State College, B.S., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1983
Clerkships
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Chief Justice Edmund W. Burke,
Alaska Supreme Court,
1985
- 1986
Court Admissions
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U.S. Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
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U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska
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Michael White has nearly twenty years of experience in complex civil litigation, employment, labor, administrative, and election law. He litigates claims involving discrimination, harassment, wrongful discharge, violation of non-competition, trade secret and confidentiality agreements, wage and hour issues, licensing disputes, constitutional law, and employment-related tort claims, including civil RICO, wrongful death, products liability, and other complex legal disputes before courts and administrative agencies throughout the United States.
In addition, Mr. White provides strategic advice and preventative counseling to clients ranging from Alaska Native Corporations to multi-national corporations. Mr. White lectures extensively on employment and wage and hour law.
Before joining Patton Boggs, Mr. White was a shareholder with the Anchorage firm of Hartig, Rhodes for 13 years. While there, Mr. White was lead trial counsel in civil RICO cases arising out of the biggest political scandal in Alaska history, resulting in judgments in excess of $100 million dollars for his clients. He also successfully prosecuted and defended a number of class actions in both state and federal court. Before entering private practice, Mr. White clerked for the Hon. Edmund Burke (Ret.) of the Alaska Supreme Court.
Mr. White serves as an Alaska State Bar Examiner and on the Alaska Attorney Discipline Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors and two-time former president the Anchorage Bar Association. Mr. White is Vice-Chairman of the Anchorage Transportation Commission, Treasurer of the National High School Mock Trial Championship Inc., and the founder of the Alaska State High School Mock Trial Competition.
Representative Matters:
In re 2001 Redistricting Cases, 47 P. 3d 1089 (Alaska 2002)
In re Rogstad, 126 F.3d 1224 (9th Cir. 1997)
Chivers v. North Slope Borough, 33 F. 3d 58 (9th Cir.1994)
N.L.R.B. v. Twin Cities Electric et. al, 914 F.2d I263 (9th Cir. 1990)
Professional Affiliations:
Alaska Bar Association
Anchorage Bar Association
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