Boyd White

Attorney and Counselor at Ven Johnson Law, PLC
Detroit, MI20 years experience

About Boyd White

Boyd White III is an Attorney and Counselor at Ven Johnson Law, a litigation attorney with nearly two decades of experience in complex and high-stakes cases.

White earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law and his Bachelor's degree in theatre arts from the University of Michigan. He is admitted to the State Bar of Michigan, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

White served as first-chair trial counsel in criminal and civil matters and was previously a partner at Dykema and an assistant prosecuting attorney in Oakland County. He is also lead pastor of The Ark Detroit. His honors include Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star (since 2014), Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (2021), and Best Lawyers in America (since 2024). He is a graduate of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy Midwest Trial Training Program.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Ven Johnson Law, PLC

These results are credited to Ven Johnson Law, PLC. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

A Wayne County jury awarded $22.6 million to port truck driver Burt Holt, who suffered a traumatic brain injury and permanent disability when a negligent driver struck him while he inspected his trailer at a Detroit shipping terminal in 2011.

Wayne County Circuit Court, Detroit, MI · 2015Truck AccidentsRead the full story →
$21 millionVerdict

A federal jury in Atlanta awarded $100 million to Jerry Blasingame, left quadriplegic at 65 after an Atlanta police officer tased him without warning during a foot pursuit, though the award was ultimately reduced to $21 million following post-trial rulings and a 2026 Eleventh Circuit decision.

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (Atlanta) · 2022Wrongful DeathRead the full story →
$20.6 millionVerdictTop 20 in Michigan · #16

A Wayne County jury awarded $20,595,570 to Terry Novak after a van driver for FSS Technologies lost control, crossed the center line, and struck Novak while he was clearing snow from his own driveway in Romulus.

Wayne County, Michigan (Circuit Court, affirmed by Michigan Court of Appeals May 2026) · 2024Car AccidentsRead the full story →
$10 millionSettlementTop 20 in Michigan · #20

Michigan State University agreed to pay $5 million each to the families of Arielle Anderson and Brian Fraser, two of the three students shot and killed on campus on February 13, 2023, with Ven Johnson negotiating both settlements before any lawsuit was filed.

Michigan (pre-lawsuit settlement) · 2023Wrongful DeathRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Michigan
Undergraduate

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
State Bar of U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit

Awards & recognition

Michigan Super Lawyers Rising Star (since 2014)
Best Lawyers Ones to Watch (2021)
Best Lawyers in America (since 2024)
NITA Midwest Trial Training Program Graduate

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$896.5 million · Oakland County Jury Returns Record $896.5 Million Verdict for Boy Struck at Continental Test Track
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$130.57 million · $130.5 Million Verdict for Infant Brain Damage After Beaumont Hospital Delayed Code Blue
Michigan Auto Law
Michigan Auto Law
$3.5 million · Jackson County Jury Awards $3.5 Million to Brain-Injured Driver in Fairley v. Schiber Truck Case

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.