Michael H. White has practiced law since 1972. He is currently president of the Riverside Legal Aid Board of Directors, having served on the board since 2020. He is also president of the Grace Nixon Foundation. Michael is a former President of the Beverly Hills Bar Association and a founding director of the Death With Dignity National Center. He is a former executive director of Riverside Legal Aid (2016-2019;) and he was an assistant professor in the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding Program at California State University Dominguez Hills (2007-2012,) and has taught in both traditional and online environments. Michael attended Occidental College and received his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma School of Journalism (1966) and his juris doctor degree from the UCLA School of Law (1971.)