Today we’d like to introduce you to Brian White.
Brian, can you briefly walk us through your story – how you started and how you got to where you are today.
At five years old, I proclaimed to my mother that I was going to be a lawyer. I was not exactly sure of what a lawyer did, but I knew that was what I was going to do. Over the years of growing up in what turned out to be extremely unstable series of households with less than supportive family, I lost track of that dream. I had moved schools nine times during my 12 years of primary school, many of those moves involving a physical relocation as well. By the time I was a junior in high school at Ball High in Galveston Texas, I had mostly forgotten about anything but trying to figure out how to be able to take care of myself as soon as possible. I was a clever high school student and figured out that if I took an elective class working as an aide to the school nurse, I would have more flexibility to leave campus because I would have unlimited hall passes.
However, the school nurse, Ms. Conrad, saw something in me. Without ever discussing any of my future plans with her, Ms. Conrad began bringing to school pictures of her son, who was a lawyer. It became clear early on that Ms. Conrad was not just proud of her son, but she was also very sneakily planting seeds in my mind. Ms. Conrad saw something in me and knew that I needed encouragement. We never explicitly spoke about me pursuing a legal career probably because Ms. Conrad knew that may create resistance to the idea on my part. Ms. Conrad was very persuasive.
I attended South Texas College of Law. While there I was selected to be a member of South Texas Law Review where I served as an Editor. I also obtained a prestigious clerkship in the United States Federal Court, Southern District of Texas. After graduating law school, I joined a large international law firm where I defended many different insurance companies and large corporations. However, something just didn’t feel right about that situation. So, in 2008, I left my comfortable big law firm job and started my own practice representing individuals. I was able to obtain a fair number of referrals from other plaintiff lawyers because they knew how hard I worked when I previously had cases against them. I knew from being a former defense lawyer that a lawyer’s reputation of being a settler or a fighter directly impacted how much money was offered on their cases. My philosophy as a plaintiff lawyer was, and still is: FIGHT. As a result, I have successfully tried a large number of both jury trials and bench trials on behalf of clients. Obtaining justice for clients, whether through a significant verdict, or a favorable settlement, it turns out, has been my life’s calling since five years old. Today, my law firm handles upwards of 900 cases across the State of Texas and we are laser focused on maximizing the result for our clients.
Overall, has it been relatively smooth? If not, what were some of the struggles along the way?
Early on it was not a smooth road. From the beginning, I decided not to be a settler. This meant walking away from many low, or medium, settlement offers that would come shortly after filing law suits. Plaintiff lawyers get paid on a percentage, so that meant that we were also deferring obtaining quick and easy fees. However, over time, the strategy of preparing the entire case and demanding top dollar offers paid off many times over. You can see from our numerous and overwhelming positive reviews on the internet, that our clients agree.
Please tell us about Attorney Brian White Personal Injury Lawyers.
We practice personal injury law, including car accident, truck accident and motorcycle accident cases.
If you had to go back in time and start over, would you have done anything differently?
Years ago I had a very sick lady call me and tell me she had ovarian cancer that was related to Johnson & Johnson baby powder. This was before it was known that the product had tested positive for asbestos contamination and Johnson & Johnson did those results. Although I felt very bad for her, I politely rejected her case. Several years later there was a $4.7 billion dollar verdict for a similar case.
Contact Info:
- Address: 3120 Southwest Fwy Suite 350, Houston, TX 77098
- Website: https://attorneybrianwhite.com
- Phone: (713) 500-5000
- Email: support@attorneybrianwhite.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianWhiteLawFirm/
- Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/brian-white-and-associates-houston
- Other: https://attorneybrianwhite.com/houston-car-accident-lawyer/
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