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Dwight White

4.6
Rating: 2.5

Licensed for 11 years

Lemon law Lawyer Practice Areas: Lemon Law, Debt Collection
This attorney is currently not accepting new clients.
Reason: Not Practicing
This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021
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About Dwight

Biography

Practice Areas

2

Practice Areas

Lemon Law 75%

12 years

75%

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Licenses

Licensed in Illinois for 11 years

State: Illinois

Acquired: 2014

Voluntarily Inactive

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2021

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Dwight White's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

4.6 /5.0

13 Client Reviews

Showing 6 - 10 of 13 reviews

Posted by Gaz | June 07, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Business

Our knight in shining armor!

Dwight was essential in helping Wise Guys Vapes grow from one retail shop to 7 within our first year and a half! He's always a phone call away and helped us hammer out distribution and licensing agreements, member agreements, and helped us out with validation for our merchant processor. He pays atten...tion to detail and gets the job done in a timely manner!

Posted by doug | May 18, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Lemon Law

lemon law case

I was very happy with Mr.White's handling of my case.I didn't have a normal lemon law problem, but he took the case and got a settlement. I know that he did a lot of extra work for me,and I appreciate that. Trust that he will work hard for you,too.He explained the process well,and never felt left in ...the dark. I'd recommend him without reservation.I

Posted by Dad | February 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney

Dad

I know Dwight to be a person of sound judgement ,good character and moral astuteness. I have known Dwight all of hIs life and he has always been a thoughtful, caring person. As a lawyer he has done work for me and my Mom with great results. We were very please and extremely satisfied with the resol...ution of are cases. As an attorney I would highly recommend young Mr. While for your legal misfortunes.

Posted by - Boykin | October 19, 2015 | Hired Attorney | Business

An amazing professional. You want him on your team!

I am impressed by Mr. White's attention to detail, punctuality and follow through. We were first consulted by Mr. White during a tumultuous time in our company's history. He gave us a prospective that we hadn't though about and was essential in helping us produce an effective corrective action plan t...hat saved our company thousands in possible fines and penalties. You want this man on your team.

Posted by Shabbir | May 19, 2015

Quick to respond and Reliable feedback

Dwight made me feel like I was a priority. He was very thorough in explaining my legal situation and gave me sound advice after letting me know the options I had at hand. He offered me advice and was readily available when I needed him either via a scheduled phone call or appointment. I would ce...rtainly recommend the services of the Law Offices of Dwight White.

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Dwight White's Lawyer Endorsements

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Jeanette Samuels

Lemon law lawyer | Jun 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I met Attorney White back when he was in law school; he's always proven himself to be a conscientious and responsible lawyer. Whenever I have the opportunity, I refer him cases because I know he will do an exceptional job. He's timely, efficient, extremely knowledgeable, and cares about his clients. You can't go wrong hiring Attorney White."

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Nicholas Kreitman

Lemon law lawyer | Dec 29

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dwight has a great network of automotive experts to call on for your case and has the experience in the field dealing with dealers that general practice attorneys receiving a one-off lemon law case won't have."

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Josue Dorleus

Landlord or tenant lawyer | Jul 31

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Lauren Darbouze

Foreclosure lawyer | May 12

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I highly endorse this lawyer as an expert in the area for foreclosure defense."

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David McKeand

Consumer protection lawyer | Apr 20

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"I endorse this lawyer. Dwight has one of the best teams in the country when it comes to fighting banks trying to foreclose."

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Dmitry Feofanov

Lemon law lawyer | Jan 28

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Dwight has a great future as a lemon law lawyer--one of the very few in the State of Illinois. If anyone has a lemon law or autofraud issue, don't hesitate to contact him!"

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Jon Erickson

Civil rights lawyer

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Rufus Barner

Divorce and separation lawyer

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Jeanette Samuels

Civil rights lawyer

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William Hutul

Lemon law lawyer

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David McKeand

Consumer protection lawyer

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John Braithwaite

Foreclosure lawyer

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Lauren Darbouze

Foreclosure lawyer

Experience

Rating:  2.5 (Strong Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2021.

Partial Stayed Suspension and Probation issued in IL, 2021

updated on 01/19/2023

This type of suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time, and must meet State ordered requirements. While on probation, the State monitors the lawyer's activities in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Associations

2014 - Present

Illinois State Bar Association

Good Standing Member

2014 - Present

American Bar Association

Good Standing Member

2014 - Present

National Lawyers Guild

Good Standing Member

2011 - Present

Chicago Bar Association

Good Standing Member

Sample of Legal Cases

Tate v. S & M Auto

Jury verdict in favor of Tate

First Select v. Polk

Judgment in favor of Defendant (consumer)

Diallo v. Baha Auto

Settlement in favor of Plaintiff

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Education

2013

John Marshall Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

2010

DePaul University

BS - Bachelor of Science

Speaking Engagements

2012

Mortgage Foreclosure Seminar

Mortgage Foreclosure Defense

Publications

2015

Youth Manual - Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, Law Project Consumer Rights Section

Languages

English

Activity

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