T. Roger White, Jr., is a Partner with the firm, and specializes in the areas of Personal Injury Protection, Personal Injury and Contract litigation. Mr. White graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and graduated from St. Thomas University School of Law, where he was a Merit Scholar, a member of Trial Advocacy team and Moot Court. Mr. White’s career began at the Miami-Dade County Public Defender’s office, where as an assistant public defender he handled hundreds of cases in the criminal justice system. After a brief stint as an equities trader for Carlin Equities, where he obtained his Series 7 license, he returned to the legal profession as a litigation associate at Fowler White Burnett, then as a Senior Associate at Wood & Bronstein. Mr. White was then hired as a lead trial counsel for the Offices of the General Counsel at UAIG. In his career, Mr. White has participated in hundreds of jury trials in both criminal and civil court. He is a founding member of the firm, and has had his own practice since the Summer of 2012.

Mr. Whitehead primarily represents employees in all aspects of employment litigation, which include claims for wrongful termination, discrimination, wage and hour violations, retaliation and harassment. Mr. Whitehead has broad employment law experience in every area of the law. He also has extensive experience in mediation, arbitration, settlement negotiations and trial law. He has won numerous multi-million dollar verdicts for employees in race discrimination, sex discrimination, sexual harassment and tort cases. He has also settled numerous cases on behalf of employees in age, race, sex, and national origin discrimination claims for six-figure sums and has obtained favorable court orders for employees who have been treated unfairly in the workplace. Mr. Whitehead received his law degree from Whittier Law School where he was a member of the Law Review. He received his Bachelors of Arts in Spanish with a minor focus in International Studies from the University of Utah. Mr. Whitehead is currently an active member of the American Association for Justice and the Orange County Bar Association. He is admitted to practice in the state of California as well as Washington D.C.

Melissa Whitley is an Associate Attorney at Elliott & Associates with over 17 years’ experience helping taxpayers lower their property taxes. Melissa practices before the Cook County Assessor, Cook and collar county Boards of Review and the Property Tax Appeal Board. She also runs our tax incentive and exemption departments – frequently obtaining tax exemptions and appearing before municipalities to obtain tax incentives for our clients. Melissa also

Dennis Whitley, III, a life-long resident of Prince George’s County, Maryland, graduated from Rutgers School of Law, Newark, New Jersey in 1996, and is admitted to practice before the State and Federal Courts in the District of Columbia and the State of Maryland. Mr. Whitley focuses his practice in the area of general civil and appellate litigation, administrative law, land use and zoning. He represents clients in complex administrative and constitutional matters relating to zoning violations, administrative appeals, landlord and tenant, breach of contract and personal injury matters, appearing regularly before state trial and appellate courts and administrative tribunals. Mr. Whitley’s extensive litigation experience includes being the sole or lead attorney handling jury and bench trials in both District and Circuit Courts throughout the State. He has also successfully participated in dozens of appeals in the Maryland appellate courts, appearing before both the Court of Appeals and the Court of Special Appeals. Mr. Whitley is also involved in professional, civic and community activities in Prince George’s County and the State. He has served as a court-appointed trustee in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County and as a mediator in the District Court for Prince George’s County. He is an appointed member of the Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission and serves on the Board of Directors for the Maryland Assembly for School-Based Healthcare, Inc. Mr. Whitley is also an active member of the Laurel community, currently serving as a member of the City of Laurel’s Greenbuild and Moderately Priced Dwelling Task Force. He is also previous member of the Board of Directors for the Ashford Homeowners’ Association and a current member of the Wellington Architectural Review Committee. Mr. Whitley is an active member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Prince George’s County Bar Association and the J. Franklyn Bourne Bar Association.