Erika Jacobsen White - Greenbelt, MD

Overview

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Erika Jacobsen White included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Principal

Past Positions

• The Dolan Law Firm, Associate
• National Police Accountability Project, Interim Executive Director
• Extech Instruments, Sales Manager for Europe

Languages

• Spanish

Classes and Seminars

• Mentor, DeAnza High School, Law Academy Program of the State Bar of California, 2013 - 2014
  
• Panel Moderator and Speaker, Arbitration After Conception, University of California, Boalt Law School, 2013
  
• Speaker, Employment Law Practice, Golden Gate University School of Law, 2013
  
• Speaker, Employment Law Practice, University of San Francisco School of Law, 2013
  
• Speaker, Consumer Law, University of California, Boalt Law School, 2012 - 2013
  
• Speaker, Consumer Law, McGeorge School of Law, 2011
  
• The Philip A. Harley Memorial Mock Trial Competition, Volunteer Scorer, 2011 - 2012
  
• Panelist, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Journal of Race, Religion, Gender & Class Symposium, “Equal Pay,” 2024
  
• Panelist, ABA Labor & Employment Law Conference, “Lawyer Wellness: Why Are We All So Cranky?,” 2024
  
• Speaker, National Employment Lawyers’ Association Annual Convention, “Courageous Plaintiff’s Award for Officer Mark Miles for Miles v. Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission,” 2024
  
• MCLE Speaker, ACCTLA: Navigating Disability in the Workplace, 2019
  
• San Francisco State University, Adjunct Professor, “CJ 550: School Violence and Discipline,” 2016
  
• MCLE Speaker, American Association for Justice Convention, Montreal, Canada, “Mediating Employment Cases,” 2015
  
• MCLE Speaker, Consumer Attorneys of California Convention, “Depositions in Employment Cases: Tips for New Lawyers or Lawyers New to Employment Law,” 2014
  
• Mentor, De Anza High School, Law Academy Program of the State Bar of California, 2013-2016, 2018
  
• University of California, Berkeley Law School, Restorative Justice Training, 2014
  
• University of California, Berkeley Law School, Panel Moderator and Speaker, “Arbitration After Concepcion,” 2013
  
• University of California, Berkeley Law School, Speaker on Consumer/Employment Law, 2012-2015
  
• Speaker, Careers in Employment Law, McGeorge School of Law, 2011

Published Works

Articles

• "Hype man" of the Courtroom: A new lawyers' guide to being an effective second chair, FORUM MAGAZINE, Vol. 43, No. 6, November/December, 2013
  
• Meet Alameda County's Presiding Judge – An Interview with Honorable C. Donald Clay, THE VERDICT MAGAZINE, Fall, 2013
  
• “Pregnant? Your Employer Must Provide Accommodations,” The Washington Family Magazine (and in affiliate publication, MetroKids Magazine), 2024
  

Bar Admissions

• California, 2007
• U.S. District Court Northern District of California, 2009
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of California, 2010
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of California, 2010
• District of Columbia
• Maryland
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
• U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Other Affiliations

• Consumer Attorneys of California (Co-Founder/Chair, New Lawyers Division, 2010-2011)
• Consumer Attorneys of California, Member, 2007 - Present
• California Employment Lawyers' Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers' Association, Board Member, 2012 - Present
• Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers' Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• San Francisco Trial Lawyers Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
• American Association for Justice, 2007 - Present (Member)
• First Shift Justice Project, Board Chair, 2024; Board Vice-Chair, 2023; Secretary of the Board, 2020
• Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA), Board Member, Employment & Labor Council
• DC Trial Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2023-2024
• DC Bar Association, Labor & Employment Law Steering Committee Member
• U.S. District Court of Maryland, Member, Appendix B Subcommittee, 2024-2025 and Bench Bar Committee, 2025
• Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association, Board Member
• National Employment Lawyers’ Association
• Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
• Alameda-Contra Costa County Trial Lawyers’ Association (Oakland, CA), President, 2019; Editor, The Verdict Magazine, 2015