John Robert White began his legal journey when he entered the Mississippi School of Law, and he graduated with a Juris Doctor Degree in 1985. He actively jumped into his career as a research assistant for Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Lenore L. Prather. After two years of closely working with Justice Prather, the Missisippi attorney moved on to a Jackson law office, where he committed to two hard-working years until he decided to open his own firm in 1989.

During the first seven years with his own firm, John Robert White gained a lot of beneficial experience in many areas of general law. He narrowed his legal focus to the practice of family law in 1996, which now makes up of about 95% of the cases that he and his attorneys take on.