Experienced Counsel
Biography
The Law Office of Kenneth R. White focuses on appellate practice and research and writing. Mr. White handles appeals in all areas of the law. Much of this work comes from referrals from other attorneys. From April 1, 2005 through December 31, 2010, Mr. White served as an Assistant Nicollet County Attorney with an emphasis on felony drug prosecution, including sitting on the Nicollet County Drug Court Team.
Practice Areas
- Appellate Law
- Legal research and writing
Education
- University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- J.D. - 1982
- Honors: cum laude
- Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota
- B.A. - 1979
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Minnesota, 1982
- Minnesota Supreme Court, 1982
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit, 1990
- Supreme Court of the United States of America, 1995
Published Works
- Co-Editor, Minnesota State District Court Civil Deskbook, Minnesota Continuing Legal Education, First Edition, 2009; Second Edition, 2011; Third Edition, 2014.
- ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section: Kenneth R. White, Recent Developments in Federal Appellate Advocacy, 33 Tort & Insurance Law Journal 429 (1998).
Representative Cases
- In re Ince, 847 N.W.2d 13 (Minn. 2014).
- Babinski v. American Family Ins. Group, 569 F.3d 349 (8th Cir. 2009).
- Millenkamp v. Davisco Foods Intern., Inc., 562 F.3d 971 (9th Cir. 2009).
- Osborne v. Twin Town Bowl, 749 N.W.2d 367 (Minn. 2008).
- State v. Joshua Johnson, 744 N.W.2d 376 (Minn. 2008).
- Stringer v. Minnesota Vikings Football Club, LLC, 705 N.W.2d 706 (Minn. 2005).
- Robert W. Carlstrom Co. v. German Evangelical Lutheran, 662 N.W.2d 163 (Minn. App. 2003).
- Lickteig v. Alderson, Ondov, Leonard & Sween, P.A., 556 N.W.2d 557 (Minn. 1996).
- O’Malley v. Ulland Bros., 549 N.W.2d 889 (Minn. 1996).
- West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. Milwaukee Mut. Ins. Co., 384 N.W.2d 877 (Minn. 1986).
Professional Associations
- American Bar Association, 1982 to 2004
- Program Committee Chair: Year 2000 Annual Meeting
- Sixth District Bar Association, 1983 to Present
- Minnesota Defense Lawyers Association, 1985 to 2012
Current Employment Position
- Law Office of Kenneth R. White
Honors
- Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers
- “AV” Preeminent rating from Martindale-Hubbell, Inc, 1987-present
- “SuperLawyer” designation from Minnesota Law & Politics: 2011-present
- One of the Top Appellate Lawyers in Minnesota: 2011-present
- “Top Attorneys in Minnesota” from Twin Cities Business/Mpls St.Paul Magazine: 2011-present
- “The National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 Trial Lawyers”: 2013
- Global Who’s Who “Top Lawyers”: 2014
Classes & Seminars
- Adjunct Professor of Legal Writing; August 2004 to May 2008 and January 2012-July 2024, University of St. Thomas School of Law, University of St. Thomas School of Law
- Instructor Maynard Pirsig Moot Court: August 1998-May 1999, University of Minnesota Law School, University of Minnesota Law School