Claire White

Claire White

1.0
Rating: 8.8

Licensed for 9 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Vallejo, CA
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, Administrative Law, Military Law

521 Georgia St, Vallejo, CA

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2026
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About Claire

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Juvenile Law 25%

10 years

25%
Administrative Law 20%

Veterans Affairs claims

13 years

20%
Military Law 5%

13 years

5%

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Licenses

Licensed in Idaho for 8 years

State: Idaho

Acquired: 2018

Resigned

Licensed in California for 9 years

State: California

Acquired: 2016

Not Eligible to Practice Law (Not Entitled)

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2026

Location

Morton & Russo

521 Georgia St, Vallejo, CA, 94590-6006

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Claire White's Reviews

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2 Client Reviews

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Posted by Ramona | June 05, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Lawsuits & Disputes

She will take your money and run!!

Beware if considering this attorney. She will take your money and run! Paid her and never heard from her again. She had some stranger attorney sub in for her. Never even tells clients she’s will be a no show to court. Never returned calls or emails. She didn’t even have the profession courtesy of han...ding over court file to new attorney. Just disappeared. I have never in my life known an attorney to be so unprofessional. I can’t believe she gets away with doing this to clients that are in such vulnerable positions. Claims she’s for the people she serves.....she’s just there for her pocketbook. Beware!!!

Posted by anonymous | April 03, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense

Ghost lawyer

She was hired to represent me and after a no show court date, and several blatant lies she completely ghosted me. She failed to inform me of the prosecutions "deal" and wouldn't hand over my discovery to my new lawyer. I had to file a complaint with the bar and still haven't received any of my retain...er back. It's been 2 years.

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Experience

Rating:  8.8 (Excellent)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2026.

Disbarment issued in CA, 2026

updated on 02/12/2026

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the California State Bar to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Honors

2015

Martin Luther King Jr. Public Service Award, UC Davis School of Law

2014

C.B. King Award, National Lawyers Guild

2010

Air Force Commendation Medal, United States Air Force

Work Experience

2016 - Present

Associate, Morton & Russo

2015 - 2016

AmeriCorps EJW Fellow, Swords to Plowshares

2013 - 2015

Law Clerk, Law Offices of William Portanova

2013 - 2015

Law Clerk, UC Davis Prison Law Clinic

2006 - 2012

Cryptologic Arabic Language Analyst, United States Air Force (Active Duty)

Associations

2016 - Present

National Lawyers Guild

National Vice President

Sample of Legal Cases

Combat Veteran with felony criminal threats

Case dismissed

Special Forces veteran with Accidental Discharge

Not guilty on main counts, guilty of weapons possession, probation.

Woman charged with $15k grand theft

Case dismissed

72 felony counts identity theft with multiple priors

2 felony ID theft counts, 4 year split jail sentence.

Youth Charged as Adult 14 counts 211

1 count 211, probation, promise to amend to “wobbler” after successful completion of probation.

Felony Assault with Cream Pie

Misdemeanor disturbing the peace, credit for time served, no probation

Veteran charged with multiple felonies: firearms, assault, threats

Misdemeanor disturbing the peace (PC415) with probation

Iraq Combat Vet with BCD gets VA benefits

Honorable for VA purposes 100% Va disability, $30k in backpay

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Education

2015

University of California at Davis School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

2012

George Washington University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2018

Community Town Hall

Know Your Rights Trainings

2017

Law and Order in the Era of Trump

Law and Order in the Era of Trump

2016

Veterans Mental Health Summit

Legal Advocacy for Veterans

2015

Social Justice Career Panel

Social Justice Lawyering

2015

Law for the People National Convention

Law School Tuition Crisis

Languages

Arabic

Activity

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