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DEAN GALLEGO5501 ED LOU LANE, APT. BSAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63128TELEPHONE: 314-722-3308CELLULAR PHONE: 314-650-8217E-MAIL:

PROFILE

Accomplished attorney with extensive experience in the trial and preparation ofcivil cases including personal injury, subrogation and breach of contract and real estate claims. Exceptional knowledge of the rules of evidence and civil procedure and trial practice. Proven ability to teach and supervise junior attorneys.Successfully evaluated and assessed new and pending cases in order to develop discovery plans and objectively recommend course of action to clients.

* Trial Practice: Over twenty-five jury trials tried to a verdict as sole attorney with cases lasting from one day to two weeks.* Appellate Practice: Prepared and edited appellate briefs in both Missouri andFederal Court. Appeared before the Missouri Court of Appeals and Missouri Supreme Court.* Alternative Dispute Resolution: Participated in mediations with settlements ranging from $15,000 to hundreds of thousands of dollars.* Expert Depositions: Taken and defended depositions of specialists ranging fro

m orthopedic surgeons to medical examiners and engineers to economists throughout the United States.* Complex Litigation: Prepared a diverse assortment of complex cases for trialincluding child molestation cases and sexual harassment claims, multi-car and trucking accidents, catastrophic injury and death litigation, arson, defective house and product liability actions, fraud and breach of contract allegations, insurance claims, and intentional torts including trespassing, illegal wiretapping,assaults, and shootings.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

COLDWELL BANKER PREMIER GROUP- St. Louis, MissouriSales Associate 8/2009 - Present

Assisted buyers and sellers with residential real estate transactions. Certifiedin short sales. Drafted deeds, contracts, forms and newsletters.

WILKE & WILKE, P.C.- St. Louis, MissouriPartner 12/1995 - 12/2008Represented individual defendants and their insurers in civil litigation matters. Occasionally represented plaintiffs. Developed a litigation strategy and objectively evaluated evidence. Determined settlement value, amount of work necessary, future legal fees and expenses and probable outcomes. Deposed and interviewedwitnesses. Drafted and responded to written discovery. Prepared and argued discovery motions, dispositive motions and jury instructions. Taught associates how to conduct formal discovery as well as locate, obtain and review medical recordsand documents. Reviewed their performance in depositions and at trial.

* Named by The Missouri Lawyer's Weekly as having obtained one of the Top Ten Defense Verdicts in Missouri in 2007 in the two week jury trial of Kline v. Haasand General Motors, City of St. Louis Circuit Court, 22042-09579. Plaintiff brought a product liability action against GM and also claimed client was intoxicated and on the wrong side of the road and caused the collision with the vehicle inwhich decedent was a passenger.* Designed and implemented mediation plan and obtained multiple settlements with limited funds in suits arising out of collision between client's dump truck and multiple stopped vehicles on Interstate 44 near Six Flags St. Louis amusementpark. Preserved significant insurance proceeds for relatives of the five family

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