After working at the Waco-based law firm of Haley & Olson, P.C. for nearly twenty years, Josh White joined Cherry Johnson Sigmund James PLLC in an “Of Counsel” or “Special Counsel” role. Josh presently practices from his home in the Rocky Mountains. However, he regularly returns to Texas to advocate for and counsel with his Texas clients. As a Baylor Law graduate with a concentration in Business Litigation, Josh has a passion for trial advocacy. He has tried numerous cases to verdict and judgment throughout the State of Texas. He has also mediated and arbitrated many claims throughout his career. Josh often mentors young lawyers in the areas of trial advocacy, business litigation, and construction law.
Josh focuses his practice in the area of business litigation, including the investigation and litigation of business tort claims; common law contract claims; and, generally, claims involving the Uniform Commercial Code: Articles 2 (contracts), 3 (negotiable instruments), 4 (bank deposits and collections), 4A (funds transfer), and 9 (secured transactions). He is proficient in defending and pursuing, on behalf of financial institutions, wire-transfer cases in which cybercrime is alleged to have been committed. He also pursues trade secret cases in state or federal court. Josh further represents creditors in adversary proceedings in bankruptcy court, including the pursuit of fraudulent transfer claims, violations of the Texas Construction Trust Fund Act, and so forth. He offers mediation and dispute-resolution services for business disputes.
Josh is board-certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in the area of Construction Law. Approximately 40-50% of Josh’s law practice is dedicated to Construction Law matters, including drafting, reviewing, and negotiating construction contracts, with access to and proficiency in AIA®, ConsensusDOCS™, and DBIA contract forms. He also investigates and litigates all types of construction claims, such as defect claims, warranty claims, time and liquidated damages claims, project delivery-system claims, and other construction-related claims. Josh pursues mechanic’s lien and payment bond claims on behalf of general contractors and subcontractors throughout the State of Texas. He offers mediation and dispute-resolution services for construction disputes.
From 2021 to 2022, Josh served as Chief Operating Officer for a Top-20 Utah law firm, Pearson Butler. He resigned from that role in October 2022 in an effort to recover from his long-COVID condition at the AVIV Clinic, where he participated in a three-month intensive-care outpatient program. Due to the success he encountered through the AVIV Medical Program, he often shares his story with and offers hope to those suffering from long-COVID.
Education
- Baylor University School of Law, Business Litigation Concentration, J.D.
- Brigham Young University, B.A., Honors English Professional Writing & Editing
- After attending Brigham Young University – Hawaii Campus, and – thereafter, Brigham Young University – Center for Near Eastern Studies in Jerusalem, Josh graduated from Brigham Young University’s primary campus in Provo, Utah, with University Honors.
- Languages: Functional-to-Proficient in Brazilian Portuguese
Bar & Court Admissions
- Licensed in Texas
- Licensed in Utah
- United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- United States District Court for Central District of Utah
- Business Law
- Local Counsel
- Top 10 Speaker Award (6th Place), Baylor Law School Moot Court Competition, 2003
- Top 10 Speaker Award (7th Place), Baylor Law School Moot Court Competition, 2002
- State Bar of Utah, Litigation Section, Member
- Baylor University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, Creditor’s Rights/Debtor’s Remedies, 2009-present
- Baylor University School of Law, Guest Lecturer, World Religions, 2007-present
- Baylor University’s Religion Department, Multi-Faith Advisory Network Group, 2014-present
- North Texas Soccer Association, D License Holder, 2008-present
- Boy Scouts of America, Merit Badge Counselor, 2012-present
- Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, Various Subcommittees, 2015–2021
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Admissions Committee, 2014-2020
- State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, Member, Online CLE Committee 2017-2018
- American Inns of Court, Member, 2013-2016
- Boy Scouts of America, Committee Member, 2014-2016
- Boy Scouts of America, Cub Master, 2008-2009
- Heart of Texas Soccer, Head Coach, 2008-2009
- Texas Ranger Hall of Fame & Museum, Advisory Committee, 2007-2009
- Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Waco Class XXIII, 2006-2007
- Greater Waco Chamber of Commerce, Young Professionals Co-Chair, 2005-2006
- Affiliations:
- Sedona Conference, Work Groups and Events, Trade Secret Litigation
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Alumni – Masters in Trial
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Alumni – Deposition Skills
- National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA), Alumni – Advanced Trial Skills
- American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Allied, Former Member
- Program on Negotiation (PON) – Harvard Law School, subscriber and supporter since 2013
- ConsensusDocs® – subscriber and supporter since 2012
- Presenter: “An Overview of Collateral Estoppel in Adversary Proceedings,” 29th Annual Adv. Bankruptcy Course, TexasBarCLE.
- Author: “Service of Process on a Foreign Defendant: A Brief Survey,” 63 The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report 8, 2013
- Author: “The Foreclosure Process in the Probate Context,” 48, The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report 99, Fall 2009
- Presenter: “Preservation of Electronic Evidence and Electronic Discovery,” Lorman Education Services, 2008–2009