Mark D. White

Shareholder

Amarillo Office

701S. Taylor St., Suite #500 Amarillo, TX 79101

Practice Areas

• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Civil Rights / Governmental
Entity Defense
• Personal Injury
• Legal Malpractice Defense
• Mediation
• Trial & Appellate

Mark D. White is a shareholder at Sprouse Shrader Smith, P.C. whose practice areas include complex commercial litigation, insurance defense, civil rights/governmental entity defense, personal injury, legal malpractice defense and mediation.

Education:

• Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D., 1982
• Texas Tech University, B.B.A. in Finance, 1979

Admissions:

• United States Supreme Court
• Texas State Courts
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas

•Oklahoma State Courts

Member:

• International Association of Defense Counsel
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc.
• Defense Research Institute
• American Bar Association
• ABA Center for Professional Responsibility

Board-certified:

• Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, since 1987

Professional Activities and Awards:

• Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline, 2002-2006; Chair, 2003-2006
• Supreme Court Task Force on The Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, 2003-2006
• State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Continuing Legal Education, 2007-present
• State Bar of Texas Task Force on Lawyer Mental Health Issues, 2006
• Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas, 1999-2002; (Committee Chair, Facilities & Equipment,
2001 2002; Committee Chair, Disciplinary/Disability Systems Oversight, 2001-2002)
• Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Board Member, 2011-present
• Amarillo Area Bar Association; President 2006
• Texas Tech University School of Law Foundation Board, 2010-present
• Recipient of the Dan Rugeley Price Award, 2011 by Texas Bar Foundation
• Recipient of Judge Sam Williams Award, 2007 by State Bar of Texas
• State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation, June 2004
• Basic Mediation Training, 40-hour course; The Dispute Resolution Training Institute/Texas
Tech University, 2009
• Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

Publications and Presentations:

• Fee Agreements That Work, Examples & Samples:
  Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, 2012
• Recovery of Attorney's Fees:
  Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, 2011
• Accounting to the Client for the Icing on the Cake: Expert’s Fees, Attorney's Fees, Sanction
  Fees, and Costs:
  Damages in Civil Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, 2011
• Nuances of Contingency Fee Contracts:
  Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Summer 2011
• Privileges Relating to Witnesses and Documents:
  Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas, 2011
• Proposed Amendments to Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct:
  Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2010
• Course Director:
  Strategies for Damages and Attorney Fees Course, State Bar of Texas, February 2010
• Non-Refundable Retainers and Contingency Fee Contracts:
  Evaluating, Negotiating, Proving and Collecting Damages and Attorneys' Fees Course, State Bar of
  Texas, February 2009
• Non-Refundable Retainers: The Confusion Clarified at Last!:
  State Bar of Texas Webcast, May 29, 2008
• Attorney Fees:
  Causes of Action Course, State Bar of Texas, 2008
• Attorney – Client Relationships that Work:
  The New Lawyers Course and Practice Skills for New Lawyers, March 2007 and September 2008
• Understanding the Grievance Process:
  Success Strategies for Mid-Career Lawyers Course, State Bar of Texas, 2007
• Tasers: Liability Issues:
  Suing & Defending Governmental Entities Course, State Bar of Texas, July 2006
• How to Avoid an Encounter with the Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline:
  West Texas General Practice Symposium, Texas Tech School of Law, March 2006
• Conflicts and Fee Problems in Tort Litigation:
  The Car Crash Seminar, University of Texas School of Law, December 2005
• How the New State Bar Act Changes the Attorney Disciplinary System in Texas:
  Dallas Bar Association, September 2004
• Condition or Use of Real Property:
  Suing & Defending Governmental Entities Course, State Bar of Texas, July 2004
• Volunteers and Liability Under the Texas Tort Claims Act:
  Suing & Defending Governmental Entities Course, State Bar of Texas, July 2002
• Course Director:
  Suing & Defending Governmental Entities Course, State Bar of Texas, July 2001

Civic Activities:

• Amarillo Symphony, Inc., Board of Directors, 2001-present; President 2008-2010
• Southern Region, Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors, 2000-present
• Golden Spread Council, Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors, 1990-present; President,
1994-1996
• Amarillo College Foundation, Board of Directors, 2009-present; Chair-elect 2011
• Amarillo College – Capital Needs Assessment Committee, 2007
• Lone Star Runners Club, President, 2008