Law 2025: WHITE, JACK L.

White joined McGuireWoods’ government investigations and white-collar litigation practice in 2022. The following year, he was named the Tysons office managing partner.

White was one of five civilians who sat on an independent review panel that examined Fort Hood’s command climate and culture. In 2020, he and the other members testified before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel.

A West Point graduate, White served in the U.S. Army for five years. He continued in the Army Reserves while at Pepperdine University’s law school, where he was editor-in-chief of the Pepperdine Law Review.

White serves on numerous boards, including those of Pepperdine’s law school, James Madison University and the National Military Family Association.

He was a law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito. Previously, White clerked for Alito at the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

In 2021, White ran in the Republican primary for Virginia attorney general but lost.

WHAT PEOPLE WOULD BE SURPRISED TO LEARN ABOUT ME: I speak Spanish. My wife is Costa Rican, and I’ve spent a lot of time in Latin America.

FIRST JOB: Screenwriter for MTV, writing public service announcements

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