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Chicago Workers’ Compensation Lawyer
Overview
Bethany N. White is a partner at Arnett Law Group, overseeing and managing the firm's workers' compensation practice group. She received her B.A. in Rhetoric from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2003 and her J.D. from Northern Illinois University in 2006, being licensed to practice later that year. Ms. White devotes her practice to defense of businesses and individuals in workers' compensation and civil cases in Illinois. In addition, she defends toxic tort cases in multiple states and has served in a general counsel capacity.
Ms. White's personal philosophy is to handle cases with an aggressive and hands on approach. She has successfully tried several cases before the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission and has also been successful in appeals to the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission, Circuit, and Appellate Courts. Ms. White also has extensive experience in all facets of civil litigation, including initial investigation, case management, discovery, depositions, dispositive motions, and trial procedure. She prides herself on working closely with carriers, administrators, and insured entities to tailor a litigation plan specific to the client's needs and desires, whether it be an expeditious settlement or fighting through trial.
About Bethany N. White
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Practice Areas
- Workers’ Compensation
- Product Liability
- Civil Defense Litigation
- General Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Supreme Court of Illinois, 2006
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 2011
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit
- Illinois
Other Affiliations
- Illinois State Bar Association (Member)
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- Defense Research Institute, Workers’ Compensation Subcommittee, Community Page, - 2014 (Chair, Vice Chair)
- Defense Research Institute, Women in the Law Subcommittee
- Defense Research Institute, Trial Tactics Subcommittee, Annual Meeting Subcommittee, 2017 - Present (Vice Chair)
- Defense Research Institute, Philanthropic Activities Committee, Awards Subcommittee, - 2017 (Vice Chair)
- Defense Research Institute, Philanthropic Activities Committee, 2017 - 2018 (Awards Chair)
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (Premium Member)
- Defense Research Institute, Annual Meeting Subcommittee, - 2016 (vice Chair)
- Defense Research Institute, Meeting Subcommittee, - 2017 (Chair)
- Defense Research Institute, Seminar Activities, 2018 - 2020 (Chair)
- Defense Research Institute, Women In the Law Committee (Liaison)
Education
- Northern Illinois University College of Law, DeKalb, Illinois, 2006
J.D.
Honors: cum laude - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: Rhetoric
Articles
Published Works
- Don’t Be “That Guy” (or Girl): Potential Pitfalls in Landing and Maintaining Clients, DRI Women in the Law Seminar, Scottsdale, AZ, February, 2017
- No “I” In Team: Exploring the Value of A Collaborative and Proactive Approach to the Handling and Defense of Workers’ Compensation Claims, Green Bay, WI, June, 2016
- What Matters: Aspects of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law for Businesses and Business Attorneys, Chicago, IL, April, 2015
- Reform Reality: How to Incorporate the 2011 Changes to the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Act in Claims Handling, 2012
- Ethical Conundrums and Possible Missteps in Landing and Maintaining Clients, October, 2016
- Overview of Illinois Workers’ Compensation Law, Omaha, NE, December, 2019
Office Information
Address
223 W. Jackson Blvd.Suite 750 Chicago, IL 60606
Phone
Fax
- 312-561-5699
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