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Gavin N. L. White is a litigator who focuses his practice on commercial litigation, banking litigation, products liability and insurance coverage. He has also worked extensively in defending corporations from personal injury lawsuits and protecting professionals from malpractice suits. Mr. White has appeared before most departments of the Florida Board of Health, defending medical providers in administrative actions against their licenses as well as businesses threatened with closure due to alleged regulatory violations.
Throughout his career, Mr. White has handled cases across the entire state of Florida. He is licensed to practice in all state courts in Florida, as well as federal court in the Southern and Middles Districts of Florida. Some of the types of matters Mr. White has handled include:
- Successfully represented financial institutions in actions based on defaulted commercial loans;
- Obtained full dismissal of action commenced by the State of Florida against a manufacturer of medical supplies that allegedly failed to comply with local and state regulatory guidelines;
- Prevailed in defense of chiropractors and dentists across the state, all of whom were accused of standard of care violations, before the Florida Department of Health;
- Defended commercial trucking companies in multiple wrongful death cases across the state of Florida, including negotiations of favorable settlements of all claims;
- Negotiated artist-favorable terms of recording, licensing and distribution contract for a Miami, FL-based rock band with an international record label;
- Prepared recording, licensing and performance contracts for a wide assortment of musicians and other intellectual property holders;
- Obtained the voluntary dismissal of all claims against an obstetrics nurse in the Florida Panhandle sued for allegedly causing severe organic brain damage to a newborn baby;
- Consulted public adjusters and insurance policy holders on issues involving insurance coverage, policy interpretation, claim evaluation, litigation and pre-litigation dispute resolution;
- Defended a Central Florida-based counselor for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty and sexual misconduct towards patients; and
- Managed team of attorneys in defense of insurance company faced with hundreds of lawsuits related to denials of fraudulently submitted medical bills and successfully prosecuted counter-claims for fraud against the medical providers submitting the fabricated claims.
Mr. White received his Bachelor’s degree in English Literature from the University of South Florida (USF) in 1997. While attending USF, Mr. White was active in the university community, serving as the student representative to the USF Speakers Bureau and as the Concert Director of the Campus Activities Board. These experiences led to a career consulting for records labels, serving as a tour manager to a number of rock bands and producing concerts for multi-platinum recording artists, prior to law school. Mr. White attended law school at Fordham University School of Law in New York, NY, and earned his Juris Doctorate in 2001. While at Fordham, he served as a member of the International Law Journal.
Mr. White is a native of Miami, FL. He earned the rank of Eagle Scout from the Boy Scouts of America, an organization he remains committed to. When he is not practicing law, Mr. White is a lecturer at the Miami-Dade School for Juvenile Justice, helping “at-risk” teens turn their lives around, and he also volunteers his time to monitoring elections. Mr. White enjoys exploring exotic foods and is a fan of science-fiction.
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