profilePractice Areas
Criminal Defense
Personal Injury Plaintiff: General
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
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• North Carolina Super Lawyers 2012
Attorney Profile
Woody White
Woody White
Wilmington
North Carolina (NC)
Profile
Woody White is a senior partner with White & Hearne, L.L.P., a general practice, criminal and personal injury law firm in Wilmington, North Carolina. Since 1994, Mr. White has focused on representing defendants charged with serious criminal offenses, as well as plaintiffs who have been victims of negligence or abusive conduct. He handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, damages against drunk drivers, bicycle accidents, as well as those charged with criminal offenses in either state or federal court.
Among his many accomplishments, Mr. White is a former North Carolina state senator, having been appointed by the governor of North Carolina to serve in the legislature in 2004. He has twice been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as a member of its “LEGAL ELITE”, winning the award in 2007 and 2010.
As a Board Certified Specialist in State and Federal Criminal Law, Mr. White has extensive courtroom experience and has won numerous jury trials. He has litigated countless suppression motions and bond hearings and has represented thousands of defendants charged with violent crimes, white collar offenses, drug offenses, sexual offenses and literally everything in between. He is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the National Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, and he has served extensively on local boards in the Wilmington community.
Mr. White is a lifelong resident of Southeastern North Carolina and received his law degree from the University of Nebraska. He is licensed to practice before the state bar of North Carolina, the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and was sworn in to the United States Supreme Court by the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist.
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About Woody White
Law School: University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law
Admitted: 1994, North Carolina
Professional Webpage: www.whiteandhearne.com/Bio/WoodyWhite.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Paul Harris Fellow, Rotary International
- North Carolina Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine, 2007
- North Carolina Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine, 2010
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- All North Carolina Courts, 1994
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of NC, 1997
- Criminal Justice Act Panel Attorney, 1998
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District, 2000
- United States Supreme Court, 2003
- Board Certified Specialist in State Criminal Law, 2009
- Board Certified Specialist in Federal Criminal Law, 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Board Member, Habitat for Humanity, 2006 - 2007
- Member, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2008 - Present
- Member, United States Tennis Association
- Member, United States Association of Triathlons
- Member, Airlie Gardens Foundation
- Member, Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum
- Member, Legislative Affairs Committee, Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, 1997 - 1998
- President, Rotary International, Wilmington South, 1998
- Member, Rotary International, Wilmington South, 1996 - Present
- Board Member, North Carolina Hospital Association PAC, 1999 - 2002
- Board Member, Coastal Horizons, 2003 - 2005
- Chairman, New Hanover County Republican Party, 1997 - 2001
- Member, Chief Legal Counsel, North Carolina Republican Party, 2002 - 2004
- Chairman, Finance Committee, Hanover Regional Medical Center, 2001 - 2002
- Lower Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, 2006 - Present Trustee
- Member, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, 1999 - 2002 Trustee
- Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member, New Hanover County Bar Association
- Member, North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, United States Navel Academy, Nominee, 1987
- Member, Alternate Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1988
- Member, North Carolina State Bar, 1994
- North Carolina, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1997
- Member, Criminal Justice Act, Panel Attorney, 1998
- Member, Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2000
- Member - United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, 2000
- Vice President, Dick Cheney Event Coordinator, 2002
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2003
- Member - United States Supreme Court, 2003
- Member, Delegate, Republican National Convention, 2004
- Member - North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2005
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Winter Park Optimist T-Ball and Little League Coach
- Youth Basketball Coach, St. John's Episcopal Church
- Member, St. Andrews Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC
Educational Background:
- B.A. - History from Southern College - Chattanooga, Tennessee, 1991
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