Adorno Yoss White & Wiggins: Ron White

H. Ron White
Managing Partner

Practice Groups
Litigation/Business
Transactions

H. Ron White

H. Ron White is the Founder and Managing Partner of Adorno Yoss White & Wiggins, L.L.P. He has more than 30 years experience as a litigator and is a respected mediator and arbitrator in the Dallas legal community. Though his experience is extensive, Mr. White’s principal area of practice is commercial litigation, including suits that involve premises liability defense and personal injury, contract disputes, labor and employment matters, construction, and product liability defense. Mr. White has served as lead counsel in complex litigation matters, on behalf of Fortune 500 corporations, as well as governmental and quasi-governmental entities. He also counsels clients on complex business transactions and issues related to corporate formation. Mr. White is a former District Court Judge, a long-standing member of the Texas Bar College and a Life Fellow in the Texas Bar Foundation.

Throughout his distinguished career, he has provided service and leadership to various corporations and organization in the legal and business community. He currently serves on a number of boards including Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law Executive Board; the Dallas/Fort Worth General Counsel’s Forum; and the Urban League of Greater Dallas.

EXPERIENCE

Litigation/Business
Transactions
301st Judicial District Court, Dallas, Texas 1983-1984
Inhouse Counsel - ARCO 1971-1976

EDUCATION

Howard University, J.D., 1971
Hampton University, B.A., 1962

ADMISSIONS

Texas State Bar
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U. S. Court of Federal Claims
U. S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas

HONORS AND AWARDS

2004 Dallas Bar Association's Trial Lawyer of the Year
2004 Quest for Success Award
2004 Dallas/Ft Worth Hall of Legends Altruistic Award
Dallas Bar Association MLK Award 2001
DFW Minority Business Council Chairman’s Award 1996
DFW Minority Business Council Business Advocacy Award 1995
Howard University DFW Alumni Award in Law 1992
Dallas NAACP Special Award in Law 1988
Dallas Jaycees 50th Annual Distinguished Service Award 1976-1977

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS

Recent Trends Related to Court Annexed Mediations and Survey of Reported Decisions, published by ABA Division for Professional Education, Texas, October 1992. Revised February 1993 by H. Ron White.
Community Politics and Educational Change, published by Longman, Inc., New York, 1981.
The Texas Landlord/Tenant Guide, published in 1981 by Resource Publishing Company.
Environmental Laws and Exploration and Production Operations, presented at the Canadian Petroleum Law Foundations’ 13th Annual Research Seminar, June 1974. Published in the University of Alberta Law Journal, Winter 1974.
Synopsis of Selected Statutes and Executive Orders Related to the Federal Power Act and the Jurisdiction of the Federal Power Commission, prepared for the Office of the General Counsel, Federal Power Commission, April 19, 1971.
A Panoramic View of the National Environmental Policy Act, Howard University Law Journal, Volume 16, Fall, 1970.

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Dallas Bar Association
J.L. Turner Legal Association
American Bar Association
National Bar Association
North Texas Commission
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
State Bar of Texas – State Bar College
State Bar of Texas – Texas Minority Counsel Program
American Arbitration Association
Texas Bar Foundation – Life Fellow
DFW General Counsel’s Management Practices Forum, Director

PAST PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

National Bond Lawyers Association
Association of Attorney Mediators
William “Mac” Taylor Inns of Court – Emeritus
Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association

BUSINESS AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Current (Trustee or Director)

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Kellogg Advanced Management Ed. Prog.
Urban League of Greater Dallas
African Chamber of Commerce
North Texas Commission – “Future Fund”
Sigma Pi Phi Fraternity Foundation Board

BUSINESS AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Past (Trustee or Director)

North Texas Commission
Dallas Together Forum
Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce
Dallas Chamber of Commerce International Committee (Africa-Caribbean)
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Texas
Dallas Together Forum
DFW Minority Business Development Council
Dallas Alliance
MESBIC Financial Corporation of Dallas
Harvard University Graduate School of Education on School Desegregation (Consultant)
Goals for Dallas
Goals for Black Dallas
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Dallas United Way
Central City Development Council

MILITARY EXPERIENCE

Captain, United States Army 1962-1968
Tours of Duty: U.S., Germany and Vietnam