Paul G. White received his Bachelor's degree from The School of the Ozarks in 1976 and his law degree from the University of Missouri in 1980, where he was a member of the Board of Student Editors of the Missouri Law Review. Mr. White joined the firm upon graduation from law school and he has been a partner since 1985.

Mr. White has a wide range of civil litigation experience, including the broad areas of commercial, personal injury, and domestic relations (e.g., dissolution of marriage, child custody and paternity). His commercial litigation experience specifically includes contracts, mechanic's liens, landlord/tenant, construction fraud, defamation, products liability and creditor rights (inclusive of bankruptcy). In addition, Mr. White is also well experienced in the non-litigation civil practice areas such as banking (e.g., loan documentation and regulatory compliance), real estate (e.g., title work, sales and purchases, leases and foreclosures) and business transactions. Although restricting his practice to civil matters, Mr. White has served as a commercial law consultant in white collar criminal defense proceedings.

Areas of Practice:
Banking & Finance Law
Business & Commercial Litigation
Condemnation Law
Divorce & Family Law
Real Estate & Construction Law

Bar Admissions:
Missouri, 1980
U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1980
U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 1984
United States Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships:
The Missouri Bar Association, 1980 - Present
  Member
Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association, 1980 - Present
  Member (Board of Directors: 2008- 2010)