Justin DuPratt White
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Justin DuPratt White was an attorney
best known for co-founding the White & Case
law firm. In 1939 he was chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees
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in 1890 and was admitted to the New York State Bar
in 1892. In 1902, White and George B. Case founded White & Case, which served prominent corporate clients such as Bankers Trust Company, as well as Cornell University.
On May 5, 1928, the Board elected White was elected Trustee to fill a vacancy, and he continued to serve until his death. While on the Board, White served on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Law School Committee, and Medical School Committee. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1939, but because of his untimely death, had the shortest tenure as Chairman in the University's history.
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law." Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political...
best known for co-founding the White & Case
White & Case
White & Case was founded in New York in 1901 and has grown into one of the world's leading global law firms. The firm has since expanded, and has practice groups in emerging markets including Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, as well as in Europe...
law firm. In 1939 he was chairman of the Cornell University Board of Trustees
Cornell University Board of Trustees
The Cornell University Board of Trustees is the board of trustees for Cornell University, a private, Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York. The board is vested with "supreme control" over the entire university, in accordance to university bylaws...
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Biography
He was born in 1869. White graduated from Cornell UniversityCornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
in 1890 and was admitted to the New York State Bar
New York State Bar Association
The New York State Bar Association , with 77,000 members, is the largest voluntary bar association in the United States.-History:The State Bar was founded with a constitution that dates to 1877...
in 1892. In 1902, White and George B. Case founded White & Case, which served prominent corporate clients such as Bankers Trust Company, as well as Cornell University.
On May 5, 1928, the Board elected White was elected Trustee to fill a vacancy, and he continued to serve until his death. While on the Board, White served on the Buildings and Grounds Committee, Law School Committee, and Medical School Committee. He was elected Chairman of the Board of Trustees in 1939, but because of his untimely death, had the shortest tenure as Chairman in the University's history.