Dean Young is a founding partner of the law firm of Young & Yeargin, LLC, in Akron, Ohio. He earned his B.A. (Magna Cum Laude) from Malone College in 1974, and a J.D. (Cum Laude) from the Ohio State University College of Law in 1977 (and was admitted to practice that year). His practice includes civil litigation, personal injury, wrongful death cases, and consumer law and has recently embraced the fight for consumers in predatory lending cases. His litigation practice has included the following cases argued before the Ohio Supreme Court: Cole v. Holland (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 220; Wright v. Bloom (1994), 69 Ohio St.3d 596; and Springfield Local Board of Education v. Summit County Board of Revision (1994), 68 Ohio St.3d 493.
Dean has been an active member of the Summit County Trial Lawyers Association (former president for two terms), the Ohio Association for Justice (formerly the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (and formerly serving as Trustee)), and National Association of Consumer Advocates. He has frequently served as a seminar speaker, including presentations to the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Akron Bar Association, and National Association of Consumer Advocates.
