Peter D. White

Peter D. White is a Santa Fe attorney who has practiced law since 1992 and focuses the majority of his work on workers’ compensation matters for injured workers. He represents clients in Northern New Mexico who need help understanding benefits, medical issues, work restrictions, and the legal process after a job-related injury. White’s practice is built around workers’ compensation law, an area that requires careful coordination of medical evidence, wage information, statutory requirements, and administrative procedures.

White earned a B.A. from Colorado College and a J.D. from the University of New Mexico School of Law. He is bilingual in English and Spanish, which allows him to communicate directly with a broader range of injured workers and families. His legal education, decades of practice, and continued professional involvement provide a strong foundation for evaluating claims, explaining procedural choices, and addressing disputes over eligibility, treatment, disability, and compensation under New Mexico law.

White has more than 33 years of legal experience and has devoted much of that career to representing injured workers. He has also served on the Farm and Ranch Labor Task Force, contributing to work involving the application of workers’ compensation law in an important New Mexico industry. For more than a decade, he has presented on workers’ compensation topics at the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association Foundation’s Annual Tort Law Update, sharing developments and practical insights with other attorneys.

Peter D. White has served as president of the New Mexico Trial Lawyers Association and as editor of the workers’ compensation section of its journal. He is also affiliated with the State Bar of New Mexico and the Federal Bar. His professional leadership and long-term concentration in workers’ compensation support a practical approach to injured-worker representation, helping clients navigate claims, medical and wage issues, hearings, and disputes that can directly affect their ability to recover and return to work.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Peter D. White, Attorney
• Member, State Bar of New Mexico
• Past President, New Mexico Trial Lawyers’ Association
• Past Editor, Workers’ compensation section, NMTLA Journal
• Member, Federal Bar
• Member, Farm & Ranch Labor Task Force

Licensed State

• New Mexico

Education

• University of New Mexico School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Colorado College
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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