Professor White received her A.B. from Bryn Mawr College and her J.D. from Villanova University School of Law. At Villanova, she was a member of the Villanova Law Review. After graduating from law school, she was an associate at Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul in Philadelphia. Before joining the faculty in 2002, she taught as an adjunct professor at Widener University School of Law.