Burns White LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Stuart T. O’Neal, III as the Firm’s new Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately, to complete the term of former CEO Mary-Jo Rebelo. Ms. Rebelo departed the firm last month to join long-standing firm client, Audia International Inc. as their General Counsel.
Mr. O’Neal has been with the firm since 2012 serving as the chair of the Professional Liability group, co-chair of the Cybersecurity practice group, and as a member of the Executive Committee.
Mr. O’Neal joins Burns White Leadership Team members, David A. Damico, CFO, Andrew J. Fuga, COO, Eastern Region, and Lyle D. Washowich, COO Western Region. “We have a tremendous amount of momentum here at Burns White that we are going to build upon aggressively, in all respects. We have a lot of good work coming in, with a lot of worthy adversaries and competitors. We have such a talented firm, with great people. We will have a constant eye towards growth and new talent acquisition, which has been well received by those we approached, so that is exciting,” said Stuart T. O’Neal, CEO.
As a seasoned trial attorney, Mr. O’Neal leads several esteemed trial teams, skillfully representing clients in complex and challenging cases. He is also a highly regarded mediator, adept at resolving high-stakes professional liability and catastrophic injury claims by facilitating effective solutions between parties.