About

About The Firm

Andrew Whiteman

Mr. Whiteman is a Raleigh, North Carolina attorney and has represented clients in civil lawsuits and arbitrations for over three decades. He specializes in investment arbitration and litigation, securities law, disability benefit claims, employee benefits law, insurance coverage disputes, and commercial litigation. Please visit the Practice Areas section to learn more about Mr. Whiteman’s experience.

Mr. Whiteman carefully evaluates potential cases based on their legal and factual merit, and welcomes all potential clients without regard to skin color, racial categories, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify, gender expression, nationality, physical or mental limitations, religion or lack thereof, etc.

Mr. Whiteman was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. He graduated from Miami University cum laude in 1977. In 1980, he received his law degree from The Ohio State University, where he was elected to The Order of Barristers and served on the Law Journal staff.

Mr. Whiteman is admitted to practice before the federal and state courts in North Carolina, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Whiteman holds a peer review rating of “AV” from Martindale-Hubbell, the highest available ranking in the areas of attorney competence and ethics.

Mr. Whiteman has been married to Gwen Conner Whiteman since 1978 and has two grown children. In addition to his law practice, Mr. Whiteman enjoys swimming, running, cycling, yoga, long-distance trekking, vegetarian cooking, time with family and friends, gardening and reading.

Amanda P. Hall

Phone: 919-571-8300

Direct: 919-532-1024

Fax: 919-571-1004

Email: aph@whiteman-law.com

Amanda Hall is a North Carolina native and has worked as a legal assistant since 2007. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Campbell University in 2004. Following graduation, Amanda helped disabled citizens of North Carolina while working as a Disability Examiner with the Social Security Administration from 2004 through mid-2007. From 2007 until June 2009, Amanda worked as a social security legal assistant at another Raleigh law firm. In July 2009, she began working as Mr. Whiteman’s legal assistant.

Amanda loves to help people and it shows in how she conducts herself with clients. Amanda is a good listener. She is a kind and compassionate toward all clients, especially those who are facing health challenges.

Amanda has been married to Travis, her high school sweetheart, since 2004. Together they have two very active boys, Brett and Lincoln. When she has a spare moment, she can be found in her back yard kicking around a soccer ball, baking up a sweet treat in the kitchen, or tackling a new craft project.

Daniel Watts

Mr. Watts joined Whiteman Law Firm in October 2016. He is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina and attended Elon University, where he played varsity basketball and received numerous academic honors. After graduating from Elon in 2011, Mr. Watts worked as a pro bono intern at the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Raleigh, North Carolina.

In August 2012, Mr. Watts returned to Elon University School of Law to begin his legal studies as a Presidential Scholar. While in law school, Mr. Watts served as the Symposium Editor of the Elon Law Review, competed on behalf of the Elon Law Moot Court Board, mentored students as a Dean’s Fellow, and worked in the community as a Leadership Fellow. Mr. Watts received the book award for Lawyering, Leadership, and Professionalism and was named to the Dean’s List all six semesters of law school.

During law school, Mr. Watts worked as a summer clerk for the Honorable W. Earl Britt of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, and as a fall clerk for Chief Judge James L. Gale of the North Carolina Business Court. He completed internships with SAS Institute, the United States Attorney’s Office Appellate Division, and the Wake County District Attorney’s Office. Under the North Carolina State Bar’s third-year practice rule, Mr. Watts was trying—and winning—jury trials before he graduated law school. In doing so, he became the first intern to win a felony jury trial as lead counsel in the Wake County District Attorney’s Office.

In May 2015, Mr. Watts graduated from Elon Law cum laude, received the North Carolina Advocates for Justice Award, and was inducted into The Order of Barristers. Upon graduation, Mr. Watts clerked for the Honorable Robert N. Hunter, Jr. of the North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Mr. Watts’ practice area interests include ERISA, securities litigation and arbitration, disability insurance, appellate practice, and litigation. His personal interests include golf, rescue dogs, college basketball, hiking the Blue Ridge Mountains, and riding his Harley Davidson Street Bob.