Mitchell D. Dean

Mitch is co-founder of Dean Gazzo Roistacher LLP and has extensive civil litigation experience in the areas of public entity liability, civil rights and police liability, employment litigation, insurance defense, and inverse condemnation (flooding, bluff collapse, landslides).  He has successfully tried numerous cases in state and federal courts.

Mitch is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is a national invitation-only organization. Prospective members must have extensive jury trial experience, possess additional litigation experience, and exhibit the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism.

In addition to his extensive litigation work, Mitch speaks quite often to public entity organizations and City Attorney groups about litigation, police liability and public entity defense.  Early in his career, Mitch served as Judge Pro Tem in San Diego courts for several years. He was an arbitrator and member of judicial settlement conference panels. Mr. Dean served on the Board of Directors for the North County Bar Association and for many years taught for the People’s Law School, sponsored by the North County Bar Association.

Mitch received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of California, San Diego, and his J.D. from the University of San Diego, where he served as staff writer for the California Regulatory Law Reporter.