Michael White
Associate Attorney at Sheehy, Ware, Pappas & Grubbs, P.C.- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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License to Practice Law in Texas
State Bar of TexasNov, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
License to Practice Law in Wisconsin
State Bar of WisconsinMay, 2015- Oct, 2024
Experience
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Sheehy, Ware, Pappas & Grubbs, P.C.
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Attorney
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Jun 2022 - Present
• Defend the interests of individuals, companies, and insurers in lawsuits involving personal injury, negligence, bad faith, professional liability, and negligent entrustment through aggressive litigation. • Conduct extensive discovery through oral deposition, interrogatories, depositions upon written questions, and document production in order to develop strongest possible defense for clients. • Negotiate with opposing counsel through mediations and informal discussions in order to pursue favorable outcomes for clients. • Monitor and analyze changes in laws and local rules and integrate changes into ongoing defense of claims. • Argue both evidentiary and dispositive motions before the court and draft supporting documents and briefs. • Effectively communicate with clients regarding status of lawsuit, defense strategy and discovery issues. Show less
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USAA
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United States
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Attorney
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Apr 2021 - Jun 2022
• Identify and mitigate risk within the Enterprise Litigation portfolio of property lawsuits by collaborating with defense counsel to eliminate extra-contractual exposure and reach favorable resolutions through settlement negotiations and trials. • Provide clear and concise legal counsel to further the business objectives of the enterprise and minimize litigation risk. • Effectively communicate with varying levels of leadership both verbally and in writing regarding property claims, specifically trends in settlement amounts and litigation strategies, emerging risks, and evaluations of defense counsel and litigation experts. • Monitor and analyze changes in laws and regulations as to how they affect first-party bad faith litigation and property claims. • Ensure escalation of matters presenting more significant risk to the senior attorneys within Enterprise Litigation. • Maintain a caseload of over 80 active cases while working closely with the Chief Legal Office throughout each step of litigation. • Monitor and limit the cost of ongoing litigation by reviewing and editing invoices, approving or denying the appointment of expert witnesses based on need, and limiting the time spent by defense counsel on research or drafting of documents. Show less
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Grieve Law
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Attorney
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Jul 2018 - Oct 2019
• Prepared and conducted more than 10 jury trials and court trials in criminal and traffic cases, securing acquittals and dismissals for clients in multiple cases. • Drafted moving briefs for a variety of Fourth Amendment issues and prior conviction collateral attacks. • Reviewed police reports, expert witness reports, video surveillance, phone records, email correspondence, and many other types of evidence and synthesized this information to formulate the best legal strategy for every case. • Appeared in over 30 circuit and municipal courts daily for status hearings, pretrial conferences, and plea and sentencing hearings. • Negotiated favorable settlement offers with prosecutors to significantly reduce potential fines and jail time for clients. • Maintained positive relationships with over 500 clients through frequent communication, sound legal advice, and clearly explaining complex legal issues. Show less
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Borgelt, Powell, Peterson & Frauen, S.C.
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United States
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Law Practice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate Attorney
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Nov 2016 - Mar 2018
• Defended insurance companies in first and third party liability disputes, property damage cases, and worker’s compensation claims. Clients included Progressive, Erie Insurance, and Wal-Mart. • Engaged in extensive document review using discovery platforms, including but not limited to reviewing thousands of pages of medical records, investigative reports, insurance policies, vocational reports, email correspondence, written correspondence, and other documents to find privileged information as well as relevant information to prepare for litigation. • Drafted appellate briefs to the Labor and Industry Review Commission in worker’s compensation cases and motions to various Circuit Courts for summary judgment and for bifurcation of claims. • Appeared in over 20 workers compensation hearings before Administrative Law Judges. • Conducted extensive legal research. Show less
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Racine County District Attorney's Office
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Racine, Wisconsin
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Assistant District Attorney
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Jan 2016 - Oct 2016
• Conducted 2 jury trials, over a dozen court trials, regular motion hearings and daily sentencing hearings. • Completed successful plea negotiations with defense attorneys. • Maintained a case load of 400 open misdemeanor files. • Conducted 2 jury trials, over a dozen court trials, regular motion hearings and daily sentencing hearings. • Completed successful plea negotiations with defense attorneys. • Maintained a case load of 400 open misdemeanor files.
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Dubin & Balistreri, Ltd
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Greater Milwaukee Area
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Attorney
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May 2015 - Dec 2015
• Contributed to numerous personal injury, probate, estate planning, and cable piracy cases • Drafted trial documents, memoranda, discovery materials and other legal documents • Contributed to numerous personal injury, probate, estate planning, and cable piracy cases • Drafted trial documents, memoranda, discovery materials and other legal documents
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Education
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2012 - 2015
Marquette University Law School
Doctor of Law - JD, Law -
2008 - 2011
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, Marketing
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