Woody White

Biography

Woody White is a senior partner with Woody White Law PLLC, a general practice, courtroom-based attorney. For more than 30 years, Woody has litigated serious criminal, personal injury, and business cases in both state and federal court. His practice is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, just before the bridge to Wrightsville Beach. He handles cases involving motor vehicle accidents, damages against drunk drivers, bicycle accidents, as well as those charged with criminal offenses in either state or federal court.

Woody also counsels top corporations in crisis management and business strategy.

Among his many accomplishments, Mr. White is a former North Carolina state senator, having been appointed by the governor of North Carolina to serve in the legislature in 2004. He has been recognized by Business North Carolina magazine as a member of its “LEGAL ELITE”, winning the award in 2007, 2010 and 2021.

Woody was elected and served two terms as a New Hanover County Commissioner from 2012 – 2020, receiving the most votes in a 6 way contested election. At his first meeting, he was unanimously selected by his fellow commissioners as Chairman of the New Hanover Board of Commissioners. Woody has also served as a Board of Trustees Member for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW) as well as Cape Fear Community College (CFCC).

In March of 2023, supported by President Pro Temp Phil Berger of North Carolina Senate, Woody was appointed to a four year term on the University of North Carolina Board of Governors.

Woody was also appointed in 2023 by the New Hanover County Commission to be a Director of the New Hanover Community Endowment.

As a Board Certified Specialist in State and Federal Criminal Law, Mr. White has extensive courtroom experience and has won numerous jury trials. He has litigated countless suppression motions and bond hearings and has represented thousands of defendants charged with violent crimes, white collar offenses, drug offenses, and literally everything in between. He is an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association and the National Criminal Defense Attorneys Association, and he has served extensively on local boards in the Wilmington community.

Mr. White is a lifelong resident of Southeastern North Carolina and received his law degree from the University of Nebraska. He is licensed to practice before the state bar of North Carolina, the Eastern District of the U.S. District Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and was sworn into the United States Supreme Court by the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist.

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Education

University of Nebraska College of Law, Lincoln, Nebraska
- J.D. - 1994
Southern College, Chattanooga, Tennessee
- B.S.
- Honors: Student Body President
- Major: History

Bar Admission

North Carolina, 1994
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1997
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2000
U.S. Supreme Court, 2003

Honors

Business North Carolina Magazine Legal Elite 2007 and 2010
Recipient of the Super Lawyers Award, 2012, 2017-2022
Stand-out Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

Past Positions

North Carolina Senate, Raleigh, NC, State Senator Representing 9th District, New Hanover County, 2004 to 2004
Lineberry, White, Hearne, and Ballantine, LLP, Attorneys at Law, Wilmington, NC, Partner, 2000 to 2005
Lineberry and White, LLP, Attorneys at Law, Wilmington, NC, Partner, 1995 to 2000
Hester, Grady, Hester and Greene, Attorneys at Law, Elizabethtown, NC, Associate, 1994 to 1995

Professional Associations

North Carolina State Bar, Member, 1994 to 1994
North Carolina Bar Association, Member
New Hanover County Bar Association, Member
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Wilmington Chamber of Commerce, Legislative Affairs Committee, 1997 to 1998
Criminal Justice Act, Panel Attorney, 1998 to 2013
United States Navel Academy, Nominee, 1987 to 1987
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 2008
Criminal Justice Act, Panel Attorney, 1998
New Hanover County Commissioner, Chairman, 2012-2014, 2012 to 2020
NC State, Senator, 2004
St. Andrew Covenant Presbyterian Church, Wilmington, NC, Member
St. John's Episcopal Church, Youth Basketball Coach
Winter Park Optimist, T-Ball and Little League Coach
New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Trustee, 1999 to 2002
Lower Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, Trustee, 2006 to 2008
Hanover Regional Medical Center, Chairman, Finance Committee, 2001 to 2002
North Carolina Republican Party, Chief Legal Counsel, 2002 to 2004
New Hanover County Republican Party, Chairman, 1997 to 2001
Coastal Horizons, Board Member, 2003 to 2005
North Carolina Hospital Association PAC, Board Member, 1999 to 2002
Rotary International, Wilmington South, Member, 1996 to 2013
Rotary International, Wilmington South, President, 1998 to Present
Dick Cheney Event Coordinator, Vice President, 2002
Republican National Convention, Delegate, 2004 to Present
Republican National Convention, Delegate, 2000 to Present
Republican National Convention, Alternate Delegate, 1988 to Present
United States Association of Triathlons
United States Tennis Association
Habitat for Humanity, Board Member, 2006 to 2007
UNCW Board of Trustees, UNCW Board of Trustees member 2018 through 2021

Certified Legal Specialties

Woody White is a Board Certified Specialist in State and Federal Criminal Law. Woody received this distinction after successfully passing a rigorous and stringent screening process, and passing a specialty examination in 2009. It is a certification held by a very small group of select attorneys across the State of North Carolina.