Leslie S. White
ShareholderOffice: Orlando
Ms. White practices in Dean Mead’s Litigation department. She represents the rights of creditors in many areas, including foreclosure, replevin, bankruptcy, debt collection and commercial litigation. She has practiced solely in the area of creditors’ rights since 1996.
Ms. White focuses her practice on foreclosures, workouts, reformation actions, quiet title actions, writs of possession, and evictions throughout the state of Florida. She ensures that her clients’ defaulted mortgages result in either an acceptable work out plan – such as a mortgage modification – or a foreclosure that is completed as quickly as possible and that results in clear title. Recognizing that each defaulting borrower is also her clients’ customer, Ms. White handles each case with candor and treats each debtor with respect.
Professional and Civic Activities
- The Florida Bar
- The Alabama Bar
- Orange County Bar Association
- Former City Prosecutor for the City of Pleasant Grove, Alabama (1996-1998)
Charitable and Pro Bono Service
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida Board
- Board Development Committee Chair, 2018 - 2019
Education
- J.D.: Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama, 1996
- Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board
- Cumberland School of Law’s National Moot Court Team
- Undergraduate Degree: B.A. in Political Science, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1993
Bar Admissions
- Florida
- Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama
Prior Legal Experience
- Rush, Marshall, Jones and Kelly, P.A., Orlando, Florida, 2005-2015
- Rissman, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A., 2001-2005
- Duell, Yearout & Spina, P.C., Birmingham, AL, 1997-2001
- Congressional Intern to Congressman Dave McCurdy, Washington, D.C., 1993
Speaking Engagements
- Ms. White is a guest lecturer at the Annual Convention and Exposition of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions
Publications
Ms. White is the co-author of literature for Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Issues for a continuing legal education seminar sponsored by the National Bankruptcy Institute.