Peter C. Wetherall

Managing Partner

Peter Wetherall has devoted his entire legal career to helping the injured and unempowered. Mr. Wetherall is rated “AV Preeminent” by Martindale-Hubbell®, meaning his peers rank him at the highest level of professional excellence. Mr. Wetherall has also achieved membership in the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

With over 20 years of federal and state litigation experience, and over 40 cases tried to a jury, Mr. Wetherall’s primary practice areas include mass torts, catastrophic auto and truck accidents, birth and brain injuries, and other serious injury and civil rights cases.

Peter was born and raised in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he attained a B.A. in Philosophy (cum laude) in 1987. In 1990, at the age of 24, he received his J.D. degree from the University of Minnesota Law School. Thereafter, Peter began his legal career in Las Vegas, and presently practices in all state and federal courts in Nevada.

In his spare time Mr. Wetherall enjoys traveling, golfing, playing tennis and spending time with his family.

Education

University of Minnesota, B.A. Philosophy, Cum Laude 1987
University of Minnesota Law School (1987-1990), J.D.

Bars & Courts

State Bar of Minnesota, admitted 1990
Federal District of Minnesota, admitted 1991
State Bar of Nevada, admitted 1991
Federal District of Nevada, admitted 1991
United States Court of Appeals, 9th Circuit, admitted 1994
United State Supreme Court, admitted 2011

Affiliations

Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
American Association For Justice (formerly ATLA)
Nevada Justice Association (formerly NTLA)
Clark County Bar Association
Washoe County Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Howard D. McKibben American Inn of Court

J. Stewart White

Partner

James Stewart White has practiced law since 1975. Born in Tennessee, his family moved to Nevada in 1956. Mr. White graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1972 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. He attended the University of California Davis School of Law and is licensed to practice in both Nevada and California.

Following law school, Mr. White served as law clerk for District Court Judge John Gabrielli, then began his practice with the Reno law firm of Streeter, Sala & McAuliffe, where he became a partner and remained until 1991. Practicing primarily in the areas of commercial litigation and real estate law, Mr. White successfully appeared in court on hundreds of occasions. As a general practitioner, Mr. White handled numerous other matters as well, including divorces, probates and adoptions, personal injury claims, bankruptcy, condemnation trials and local government contract negotiations. This wide range of experience serves the Law Offices of White & Wetherall because, in the course of representing our personal injury clients, Mr. White can address other legal problems a client may have, or refer the client to one of his many contacts in the legal community.

Mr. White joined the firm in 2000 and became a partner in 2001. He is a valuable asset to the firm as an experienced trial attorney who is able to render advice on a broad range of concerns that can arise in the representation of a personal injury client. Mr. White makes a client’s matter “his own” and gives it his entire attention to ensure that each client receives the best possible result.

Education

University of Nevada-Reno (1968-1972). B.A. Political Science
University of California Davis School of Law (1972-1975), J.D.

Bars & Courts

State Bar of Nevada (1975)
State Bar of California (1977)
United States District Court, Nevada (1977)
United States District Court, California (1978)
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (1989)

Affiliations

American Association For Justice (formerly ATLA)
Nevada Trial Lawyers Association (NTLA)
Washoe County Bar Association