Clay White, Attorney
– White-Shaver Law Firm –
Clay White
Attorney, Partner
Clay White is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and during the last 25 years has litigated thousands of cases in state and federal courts. Mr. White specializes in personal injury and complex tort trial law involving product liability claims, commercial/business litigation, long-term exposure litigation, and first and third party insurance defense cases including automobile accident, premise liability and insurance and insurance bad faith litigation. He has tried in excess of 200 cases to jury verdict in Texas. Mr. White has tried cases to juries in Texas, Oklahoma, Florida, Massachusetts, Arkansas and Ohio.
Professional Activities and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- State Bar of Texas
- Board Certified in Personal Injury Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- State Bar of Arkansas
- Smith County Bar Association
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Publications, Speeches and Presentations
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel–Winter Meeting (October 2001)–Database Management in Complex Cases
- Mealy’s Trial Tactics Seminar (May 2003)–State of the Art and Other Defenses in Malignancy and Non-Malignancy Cases
- Andrews Seminars (Asbestos Update) (April 2004)–Viability of the Chrysostile Defense, a Defense Perspective
- Mealy’s Trial Tactics Seminar (February 2005)–Defense Trial Tactics in Toxic Tort Cases
- Defense Research Institute Complex Medicine Seminar (November 2008)–How to Analyze and Challenge Long-Term Care and Treatment Plans
- Approved by the Texas Department of Insurance as a provider of insurance continuing education involving claims handling, good faith and fair dealing claims and ethics.
Education
- Lamar University, B.S. 1982
- Lamar University, M.S. 1983
- South Texas College of Law, J.D. 1988
Employment
- May 1989-September 1991: Hirsch, Glover, Robinson & Sheiness (Associate–Civil Litigation)
- September 1991-Present: White-Shaver, P.C. (Shareholder–Commercial, Civil, Business Litigation)