Erika Jacobsen White

Erika Jacobsen White

Super Lawyers®

Joseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA

Lawyers in Greenbelt, MD in Greenbelt, MD

Greenbelt, MD240-858-1848

About Erika Jacobsen White

Ms. White is an Associate with Winer, McKenna & Burritt, LLP, where she primarily represents employees and injured individuals in employment discrimination, harassment, personal injury, retaliation, wrongful termination, and civil rights cases. Her commitment and passion for representing people who had their civil rights violated has resulted in significant results for her clients at trial, mediation, and arbitration. Ms. White is dedicated not only to zealous representation of her clients, but also to ensuring her clients understand and have access to the judicial process. Ms. White earned her J.D. from Suffolk University School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts, in 2007. Ms. White also attended the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, as a visiting student in 2007. Ms. White has lectured and written on employment discrimination, social justice, and civil rights issues throughout her legal education and career. Ms. White is a licensed member of the State Bar of California. She is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court in the Northern and Eastern Districts of California, as well as in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of California. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Erika Jacobsen White included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Super Lawyers "Northern California Rising Star" 2012, 2013 & 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California, New Lawyers Division "Legacy Award", 2013 Consumer Attorneys of California, New Lawyers Division Chair Award of Merit, 2012 - 2014 Consumer Attorneys of California, Presidential Award of Merit, 2010 New Lawyers Division Chair Award of Merit, 2012 & 2014 Minority Bar Coalition, Unity Award, 2014 Other Sources of Feedback About Erika Jacobsen White Included on the 2020Northern California Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2019 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2018 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2017 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2016 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2015 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2014 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2013 Northern California Super Lawyers list 2012 Northern California Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts
  • Juris Doctor, May 2007
  • Honors: Honor Board Member, Journal of High Technology Law 2006-2007
  • Honors: Graduating Honoree, National Association of Women Lawyers
  • Honors: Dean's List, 2005-2006
  • University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings), San Francisco, California
  • Visiting Program, Spring 2007

Non Legal Education

  • University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
  • Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology, May 2000
  • Major: Anthropology

Past Positions

  • The Dolan Law Firm, Associate
  • National Police Accountability Project, Interim Executive Director
  • Extech Instruments, Sales Manager for Europe
  • Languages
  • Spanish

Classes and Seminars

  • Mentor, DeAnza High School, Law Academy Program of the State Bar of California, 2013 - 2014
  • Panel Moderator and Speaker, Arbitration After Conception, University of California, Boalt Law School, 2013
  • Speaker, Employment Law Practice, Golden Gate University School of Law, 2013
  • Speaker, Employment Law Practice, University of San Francisco School of Law, 2013
  • Speaker, Consumer Law, University of California, Boalt Law School, 2012 - 2013
  • Speaker, Consumer Law, McGeorge School of Law, 2011
  • The Philip A. Harley Memorial Mock Trial Competition, Volunteer Scorer, 2011 - 2012

Published Works

Articles

  • "Hype man" of the Courtroom: A new lawyers' guide to being an effective second chair, FORUM MAGAZINE, Vol. 43, No. 6, November/December, 2013
  • Meet Alameda County's Presiding Judge – An Interview with Honorable C. Donald Clay, THE VERDICT MAGAZINE, Fall, 2013

Bar Admissions

  • California, 2007
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2009
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2010
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California, 2010

Other Affiliations

  • Consumer Attorneys of California (Co-Chair/Co-Founder, New Lawyers Division 2010)
  • Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 2007 - Present
  • California Employment Lawyers' Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
  • Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers' Association, 2012 - Present (Board Member)
  • Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers' Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
  • San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
  • American Association for Justice, 2007 - Present (Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameErika Jacobsen White
FirmJoseph, Greenwald & Laake, PA
Address6404 Ivy Lane, Suite 400, Greenbelt, MD 20770
Phone240-858-1848
Phone301-220-1214
Websitewww.hollandmaloney.com
Websitewww.jgllaw.com/attorney/jay-holland
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