Litigation - Construction Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Todd D. White
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
A top-notch trial lawyer, Todd White has won notable, high-stakes verdicts for his varied business and governmental clients. In recent cases, he secured verdicts of $1.5 million and $3.1 in minority shareholder and personal injury disputes, and also won defense verdicts in several multimillion dollar contract and intellectual property cases. Focusing on personal injury, product liability, toxic tort, medical malpractice, complex commercial litigation, securities litigation, and insurance defense and coverage issues, Todd boasts extensive trial experience in the state and federal courts of both Rhode Island and Massachusetts. His clients include Rhode Island municipalities and developers, a prominant toy manufacturer, national insurance carriers, institutional clients, individuals, and a variety of mid-size local businesses. Previously, at Melick & Porter, LLP, a leading Boston insurance defense firm, Todd successfully handled wide-ranging insurance defense cases and civil litigation for major universities, local and national insurance carriers and self-insured businesses.
Overview
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 1994
- Columbia University, BA, graduated 1982
- Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Rhode Island, Rhode Island Bar Association
- Massachusetts, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Suffolk University, J.D., graduated 1994
- Columbia University, BA, graduated 1982
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - Construction, Providence (2022)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Providence (2018)
- Litigation - Construction, Providence (2017)
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants, Providence (2015)
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants, Providence (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Litigation - Construction
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Additional Areas of Practice:
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction Law
- Environmental Law
- Litigation - Environmental
- Litigation - Intellectual Property
- Mass Tort Litigation
- Product Liability Litigation
- Sports Law
Special Focus:
- Environmental
- Litigation
- Mass Tort
Awards:
- Best Lawyers’ 2013 Lawyer of the Year, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Action-Defendants, Providence
- Selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2005-2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, commercial law.
- Recognized by Chambers USA as a leading commercial lawyer.
- Selected as a local litigation star in the 2013 edition of Benchmark Litigation
- Cum laude graduate, Suffolk University School of Law, where he was awarded for oral advocacy skill.
- Recipient, Columbia University Alumni Award.
- Team captain and most valuable player, Columbia University varsity soccer team
- Named, Rhode Island SuperLawyer, an honor that recognizes him as a leader in the legal community.
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