Dina is a legal strategist and trial attorney who honors responsive client service as a top priority. Dina has served as lead counsel in numerous lawsuits and bet-the-company litigation involving multi-million dollar claims ranging from breach of contract, false advertising, unfair competition, unfair commercial practices, consumer fraud, and breach of warranty to claims of serious injury caused by products liability and professional negligence. Dina has significant jury trial experience in state and federal court and substantial appellate experience. Dina defends mass torts, class actions, government enforcement actions, drug and medical device cases, toxic tort and chemical exposure cases, and professional liability lawsuits including legal malpractice. Dina also counsels clients during government investigations and assists professionals facing disciplinary grievances and licensing issues. Dina’s mass tort and class action defense work is national in scope and has included lawsuits filed in numerous states from New York to California as well as lawsuits consolidated as part of multi-district litigation.
In the drug and medical device context, Dina has handled cases involving breast implants, orthopedic bone screws, spinal fixation systems, prosthetic devices, blood plasma products, and pain pumps, just to name a few. Dina’s toxic tort and chemical exposure cases have involved tobacco, lead-based paint, latex gloves, mold, and animal/livestock feed products.
Dina has defended legal malpractice lawsuits with damage claims ranging from $16 million in one and $100 million in another. Dina has represented clients ranging from solo practitioners to some of the largest firms in Indianapolis. Dina has utilized or deposed some of the preeminent experts in legal malpractice and legal ethics. Dina has defended lawyers in a diverse array of substantive areas, including estate planning; wills and trusts; criminal defense; corporate law; family law; business transactions such as stock sales, asset sales, and mergers; medical malpractice; and, personal injury. Most importantly, Dina is passionate about defending the profession. Dina works hard to mount an aggressive, thorough defense on behalf of all her professional clients. The results she has obtained, and the friends she has made in the legal community, are the greatest rewards for this hard work.