Dina E. Micheletti

Dina E. Micheletti is a founding partner at Fazio | Micheletti LLP, with extensive experience in consumer-fraud class actions and complex litigation. She earned her law degree magna cum laude from the University of San Francisco School of Law, where she earned a number of awards for her achievements in academia and advocacy, including the American Jurisprudence Award in a variety of subjects, the 1995 Moot Court Award for best oral argument, and the Dean’s Scholarship for Academic Excellence. 

 

Beginning her legal career at Hancock Rothert & Bunshoft LLP, Ms. Michelletti worked closely with Jeffrey Fazio on high-stakes class actions involving automotive defects and consumer fraud. Ms. Micheletti quickly distinguished herself as the principal associate on landmark litigation against Ford Motor Company concerning defective Thick Film Ignition modules, a case that ultimately led to the first court-ordered motor-vehicle recall in U.S. history.

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Ms. Micheletti has extensive experience managing complex discovery processes, including electronic discovery, and has successfully argued numerous motions in federal court. She has played a central role in negotiating major class-action settlements, including cases involving defective windshields in Scion Xb vehicles, defective electronic throttle modules in nearly half a million Volvos, a groundbreaking false-advertising settlement against Airborne Health that resulted in a $23.3 million non-reversionary cash settlement, and a product liability action that led to one of the largest loss-of-consortium verdicts in California history ($51,750,700).

Ms. Micheletti also represents consumer groups as amicus curiae in appellate cases of significant legal and societal import, including Graham v. DaimlerChrysler (Cal. Supreme Court), In re Tobacco II Cases (Cal. Supreme Court) and Mazza v. American Honda Motor Co. (U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit).

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As co-founder of Fazio | Micheletti LLP, Ms. Micheletti continues to lead complex litigation with a focus on consumer protection, product defects, warranty breaches, false advertising, and shareholder-derivative actions. Her meticulous approach to discovery and litigation strategy has repeatedly proven critical to achieving successful outcomes for her clients.

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For more than 25 years, Ms. Micheletti has worked closely with nationally-recognized consumer-rights organizations, as well as consultants and academics who are widely regarded to be at the forefront of their professions.  She is a member of the American Association of Justice, the Public Justice Foundation, and the National Association of Consumer Advocates. She has also served as a speaker at law conferences, such as an American Bar Association presentation pertaining to the impact of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal's decision in Mazza v. American Honda Co., Inc. (in which Fazio | Micheletti LLP represented Public Citizen as amicus curiae).

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Ms. Micheletti is also recognized for her expertise on automotive safety issues and has co-authored contributions to the Center for Auto Safety’s authoritative treatise “Automobile Design Liability.”

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email: dem@fazmiclaw.com​​​​​​