Christopher R. Dean is a Senior Partner at Dell & Dean. Mr. Dean graduated from St. John’s University School of Law in 1991, after attending Ithaca College and Friends Academy. Mr. Dean and Joseph G. Dell have been united in their friendship and in their interest in protecting the rights of injured individuals since they first met almost thirty (30) years ago in Law School. Mr. Dean began his legal career in 1991 working for Langan & Levy in Manhattan, wherein his extensive trial work, early in his career, garnered him an excellent reputation in the courtroom. Since that time, he has solidified his status as a formidable adversary in numerous facets of the negligence field, including medical malpractice, labor law, premises and motor vehicle cases. Time and time again, Mr. Dean has obtained multi-million-dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Mr. Dean is admitted to practice in the State of New York (1992) as well the Eastern and Southern Districts of Federal Court in New York (1994). Mr. Dean is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Nassau-Suffolk Trial Lawyers Association, the American Association for Justice and the New York State Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Dean is responsible for trying all types of negligence cases as well as lead trial attorney for the firm’s Medical Malpractice division. After almost twenty-seven (27) years of trial experience, Mr. Dean still maintains the utmost drive and zeal in representing each and every client of the firm. That inspiration and dedication comes, in part, from decades of working closely with his father and mentor, David J. Dean, on cases such as the Agent Orange Class Action Litigation and the 1993 World Trade Center case.

Michael E. Dean is a native Floridian raised in Marion County. A graduate of Forest High School, he earned his Bachelor of Public Administration from the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) in 1993. Michael received his Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law in 1997 and returned to Ocala to practice law with his family’s firm. With over two decades of experience, Michael has been a dedicated advocate for clients, focusing on personal injury and wrongful death cases, medical malpractice, products liability, as well as probate and trust litigation. He is committed to ensuring that those seriously injured receive the just compensation they deserve. Michael is admitted to practice in all Florida courts and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Ms. DeBruhl’s practice focuses on the representation of healthcare providers, and in particular, physicians and their legal issues. Ms. DeBruhl’s multi-state clients include healthcare providers, specialty hospitals, medical staffs, ambulatory surgery centers, durable medical equipment providers, imaging facilities, and laboratories, and pharmacies. She possesses extensive expertise in a variety of healthcare areas, including substantial experience in general healthcare law, managed care contracts, physician practices, recruitment and contracting, antitrust, Medicare and Medicaid certification and reimbursement, audits and appeals, fraud and abuse, mergers and acquisitions, and the development of ancillary services and joint ventures such as ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, and specialty hospitals.

Area of Practice: Civil Litigation, Corporate Law, Labor Law, Aviation Law & Construction Law Carmel J. Decker is a Partner with Harwood Lloyd, practicing in its Insurance Defense Litigation and Commercial Litigation Departments. Ms. Decker concentrates her practice in employment law, civil rights violations, construction law, corporate and contract law and insurance law. Ms. Decker’s employment law practice includes complex litigation in state and federal courts involving wrongful termination, sexual harassment/hostile work environment, discrimination, retaliation, breach of contract, corporate and business law, common-law claims, ERISA, CEPA, the New Jersey Law against Discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, hiring practices, restrictive covenants, employee handbooks and workplace torts. Ms. Decker represents companies, public entities and public employees in matters involving civil rights violations, negligence and police conduct. Ms. Decker also handles matters involving directors’ and officers’ liability, particularly employment and civil rights disputes. Ms. Decker lectures on employment matters including sexual harassment/hostile work environment discrimination, hiring practices and litigation of employment issues. Ms. Decker drafts employee handbooks, counsels clients on risk management and regulatory compliance and provides preventive counseling to employers on employment issues. Ms. Decker also appears in matters before the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Ms. Decker’s construction law practice includes complex multi-party litigation involving claims of construction defect, professional liability of architects and engineers and construction site accidents. As part of her construction defect practice, Ms. Decker handles matters involving claims of deficiencies in construction and design, latent construction defects, building code violations, breach of contract and insurance. Ms. Decker’s construction law practice encompasses matters arising on public, private, commercial and residential projects. Ms. Decker received her B.S., cum laude, in Business Administration from Montclair State College in 1978 and her J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law in 1981. Ms. Decker is admitted to practice before the courts of the State of New Jersey (1982), the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (1982) and the courts of the State of New York (1989). Ms. Decker is a member of the Federal Bar Association, the Bergen County Bar Association and the Professional Liability Underwriting Society.