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Ashley S. White

Ashley S. White

Associate

IL – Chicago
T: 312.781.6557 | F: 312.781.6630

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Ashley concentrates her legal practice in the areas of general liability, insurance coverage, insurance liability, employment and labor law, and real estate. She also handles medical and non-medical malpractice defense and has defended clients in toxic exposure cases across multiple jurisdictions. Ashley represents insurers, businesses, premises owners and employers in complex personal injury and insurance matters. She manages cases from inception through resolution including discovery, depositions, motion practice, pre-trial hearings and settlement negotiations.

Before joining Litchfield Cavo LLP, she served as an assistant corporate counsel for a municipality client. During that time, Ashley provided legal advice and counseling on a wide range of labor and employment law matters, including discrimination, harassment, wrongful termination wage and hour disputes, and employment contracts. Prior to this role, she served as an assistant attorney general with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office where she represented the Illinois Department of Corrections, and had litigated Section 1983 cases in both state and federal court including excessive force and inadequate medical treatment.

Practices

  • Obtained a favorable verdict for correctional officer clients in a case involving inadequate medical treatment and cell conditions; the court agreed and ruled in favor of clients.
  • Obtained a favorable verdict on behalf of police department client in a case involving city residency; the court agreed and ruled in favor of our client, and terminated the officer for failing to reside within the city.