Bryan White
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Testimonial
“I felt so lucky to find Bryan White and Gene Graham! I talked to other firms and they were not willing to take my case or I couldn’t afford their fees. Bryan and Gene were straight forward with me, and I appreciated that so much. They were very knowledgeable, and they helped me understand what could happen. They kept me informed on my case, and in the end they got me a fair settlement in a short amount of time. ”
-Kristi F.
Bryan and WGBC handle cases the way trial lawyers should: methodically, thoroughly, and with an unwillingness to settle for less than a case is worth. Bryan treats every matter — whether it’s a catastrophic injury claim or a complex commercial dispute — as if it’s headed for trial, which means the preparation is done early and the strategy doesn’t change when the pressure does. That discipline, paired with a willingness to take cases through appeal, is what has earned Bryan a solid reputation in the legal community. He has been named a Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyer® every year since 2013 and listed in the Best Lawyers in America® every year since 2021. In 2022, the National Law Journal named him a “Plaintiffs’ Trailblazer” for his work in hydraulic fluid class actions.
It’s an approach that gets results. Over the past five years alone, Bryan has recovered more than $100 million for clients nationwide, including three settlements — in 2020, 2021, and 2025 — that ranked among the five largest in Missouri in those years. He handles every phase of litigation, from pre-suit negotiations through trial, and has argued before both the Supreme Court of Missouri and the Missouri Court of Appeals, as well as authoring briefing before the Supreme Court of the United States.
“Our clients have many faces – they are teachers, patients, employees and business owners, even children – and they are looking for an attorney who can give them a voice and represent them zealously. Our firm has committed itself to being that advocate, our clients appreciate the help and counsel we give them, and we’re privileged to be trusted in that way.”
Bryan’s work spans catastrophic personal injury, commercial litigation, class actions, and medical malpractice matters. Recent results include several class action settlements ranging from $7.2 million to $32 million, an $8.3 million injury settlement, a $6 million injury settlement, a $2 million motor vehicle accident settlement, and a $1.3 million wrongful death settlement — along with a successful Missouri Supreme Court appeal affirming a $900,000 judgment.
Bryan’s appellate work has had an impact beyond his own clients. His win in Templemire v. W&M Welding, Inc. led the Supreme Court of Missouri to overturn 30 years of precedent that had restricted employees’ ability to bring workers’ compensation retaliation claims — a decision Missouri Lawyers Weekly named the biggest appellate ruling of the first half of 2014.
Bryan began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for the Honorable William Ray Price, Jr. of the Supreme Court of Missouri, after graduating Order of the Coif from the University of Missouri School of Law, where he also served on the Missouri Law Review and received the Sidney L. Faber Award.
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Employment Litigation
- Catastrophic Personal Injury Litigation
- Class Action
- Medical Malpractice
Awards
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Top Verdicts & Judgments, No. 4 Plaintiffs’ Settlement, 2025
- National Law Journal, Plaintiffs’ Trailblazer, 2022
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Top Verdicts & Judgments, No. 2 Plaintiffs’ Judgment, 2021
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Top Verdicts & Settlements, No. 5 Plaintiffs’ Settlement, 2021
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Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Top Verdicts & Settlements, No. 2 Plaintiffs’ Settlement, 2020
- Kansas City Business Journal, Best of the Bar
- The Best Lawyers in America, 2021-current
- Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, 2013-current
- Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2012
- Missouri Lawyers Weekly, Up and Coming Lawyers, 2014
- University of Missouri School of Law, Order of the Coif
Jurisdictions
- Missouri
- Kansas
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
- U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
- United States Court of Appeals, 8th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Membership
- Missouri Bar Association
- Kansas Bar Association
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association
- Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys – Board of Governors
- Eastern Jackson County Bar Association
Education
Bryan earned his J.D. from the University of Missouri at Columbia School of Law. While in law school, he was a member of the Missouri Law Review and received the Sidney L. Faber award. Upon graduation, Bryan was elected to the Order of the Coif. He received his B.A. in History from the University of Missouri at Columbia in 2003.