Leann
White
I obtained my juris doctor from the University of Memphis in 1996. From 1997 to 2002, I worked at Crisis Services of North Alabama, Inc. (a domestic violence shelter) where I began and managed the Hope Place Legal Assistance Program which was the first of its kind in the State of Alabama. Through the Program, I provided legal assistance to victims of domestic violence in divorce, custody, and protection from abuse actions. From 2002 to 2012, I was employed with the Madison County District Attorney’s Office and became the lead prosecutor for the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit wherein I prosecuted cases involving child sexual and physical abuse, adult sexual assault, felony domestic violence, child exploitation, murder, and capital murder. During my years at the District Attorney’s Office, I directed several investigative teams, including the Madison County Multidisciplinary Team, Domestic Violence Team, Child Death Review Team, and the Sexual Assault Response Team. In 2012, I entered private practice at Rahmati Law Firm, LLC, practicing family law and criminal defense. I served on the Board of Directors of the National Children’s Advocacy Center from 2014 –2018 and served as chair of the Madison County’s Coordinated Community Response Taskforce from 2014 – 2017. As of September 2018, I have been employed as an Assistant United States Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s office for the Northern District of Alabama. I am currently the Project Safe Childhood and Human Trafficking Coordinator for the Northern District and prosecute child exploitation and human trafficking cases.