Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 619-238-1712
- Fax: 619-238-1562
- E-Mail: info@neildymott.com
- Website: www.neildymott.com
Established: 1964
Practice Areas
- Administrative Law
- Appellate Practice
- Bad Faith
- Business Law
- Civil Litigation
- Construction Defect
- Employment Law
- Environmental Law
- Governmental Liability
- Insurance Coverage
- Medical Malpractice
- Nursing Home Liability
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Trucking Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
- Dental and Legal Malpractice
About Us
Led by Michael I. Neil, Neil Dymott is committed to providing successful, efficient and client tailored results both in and out of the court room. It's mission is to protect, defend, and reward the good practice of its clients.
Firm Highlights
Led by a team of senior shareholders and seasoned associates, Neil Dymott tailors each case to every client, ranging from quick resolutions to complex jury trials. Its attorneys bring exceptional experience, having first chaired more than 375 jury trials, completed hundreds of 100 binding arbitrations and over 85 appeals. Neil Dymott attorneys' backgrounds are diverse - including medicine, business, and military - and bring exceptional skills to the table to assist clients in navigating unfamiliar waters.
How We Offer Value
Neil Dymott Attorneys deliver big-firm results with a small firm's adaptability. 384 first-chaired jury trials. 115 first-chaired binding arbitrations. 86 Appeals. Nineteen published opinions.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- CNP Insurance Company
- The Dentists Insurance Company - TDIC
- Doctors' Company Insurance Group
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company
- Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company
- The Medical Protective Company
- NCMIC Insurance Company
- North American Specialty Insurance Company
- Occidental Fire & Casualty Company of North Carolina
- Oregon Mutual Insurance Company
- RLI Insurance Company
- Royal & SunAlliance USA
- Royal Surplus Lines Insurance Company
- Safeco Insurance Companies
- SCPIE Companies
- 21st Century Insurance Company
- Western World Insurance Company
Personnel Information
Partner
Michael I. Neil
San Diego, CA
Practice Areas
- Professional Liability
- Product Liability
- Business Law
- General Liability
- Civil Litigation
- Personal Injury
Admitted
- California, 1967
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1970
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, 1996
Memberships:
- American and San Diego County Bar Associations
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Diplomat
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Vice President, 2002-2003)
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel (President, 1988-1989)
- Defense Research Institute
- California Medical-Legal Committee
- Southern California Association of Healthcare Risk Management
- San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- San Diego State University, B.A., 1962
- University of California, Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, LL.B., 1966
Military:
Brigadier General, U.S. Marine Corp Reserve [Retired]
Shareholders
Clark R. Hudson
San Diego, CA
Practice Areas
- Professional Liability
- General Liability
- Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
Admitted
- California, 1990
- Arizona, 1994
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 1990
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California, 1992
Memberships:
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Litigation Counsel of America
- San Diego Association for Healthcare Risk Management
- Southern California Association for Health Risk Management
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- American Inns of Court
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The University of Arizona, B.A., 1983
- Washburn University School of Law, J.D., 1990
Honors:
Phi Alpha Delta
Military:
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, 1983-1986, 1991
David P. Burke
San Diego, CA
Practice Areas
- Appellate Practice
- Health Care
- Professional Liability
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
Admitted
- California, 1999
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- Supreme Court of California
Memberships:
- San Diego County Bar Association
- San Diego Association for Healthcare Risk Management
- San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
Education:
- Saint Mary's College of California, B.A. (cum laude), 1994
- Notre Dame Law School, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, J.D., 1998
Benjamin J. Howard
San Diego, CA
Practice Areas
- General Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Personal Injury Litigation
Admitted
- California, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Education:
- U.S. Military Academy, B.S., 1996
- The University of Oklahoma, M.A., 2001
- The University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 2005
Alan B. Graves
San Diego, CA
Admitted
- California, 2006
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of California
Memberships:
- San Diego County Bar Association
- Association of Southern California Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- The Ohio State University, B.A., 1995
- University of Oregon School of Law, J.D., 2000
Associates
Mark C. Krok
San Diego, CA
Practice Areas
- Professional Liability
- Medical Malpractice
Admitted
- California, 2021
Memberships:
- San Diego Bar Association
Education:
- Arizona State University, B.A. (cum laude), 2014
- California Western School of Law, J.D., 2020
Randall D. Stepp
San Diego, CA
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Professional Liability
Admitted
- California, 2021
- U.S. District Court, Central and Eastern Districts of California
Memberships:
- San Diego County, Los Angeles County and Beverly Hills Bar Associations
- San Diego Defense Lawyers Association
Education:
- Texas Christian University, B.B.A., 2016
- California Western School of Law, J.D., 2020
Madison A. Hutzler
San Diego, CA
- E-Mail: mhutzler@neildymott.com
Practice Areas
- Civil Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Medical Malpractice
Admitted
- California, 2021
Education:
- The University of Western Ontario, B.S., 2016
- University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., 2020
Danielle C. Hicks
San Diego, CA
Admitted
- California, 2009
Education:
- University of California, San Diego, B.A., 2005
- University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2009
Samantha D. Mills
San Diego, CA
Admitted
- California, 2022
Education:
- University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., 2019
- Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 2022
Jessica M. Zazagoza
San Diego, CA
Admitted
- California, 2018
Education:
- University of San Diego, Paralegal (with honors), 2011
- California Western School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2018
Jason A. Jacobs
San Diego, CA
Admitted
- California, 2020
Education:
- University of South Carolina, B.A. Political Science, 2008
- The Citadel, M.A., 2016
- California Western School of Law, J.D., 2019
Mary K. Gammah
San Diego, CA
Admitted
- California, 2023
Education:
- California Western School of Law, LL.M., 2019
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Service Area: Respected locally and nationwide, Neil Dymott is the only San Diego firm with two members in the Federation of Corporate and Defense Counsel and is home to three of the San Diego Defense Lawyer's thirty past presidents.
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