Leila Rogers
Leila Rogers joined Dean & Gibson, PLLC in July 2007. She practices in general civil litigation with a focus on insurance defense, personal injury, auto & trucking accidents, premises liability, asbestos exposure and wrongful death matters.
Originally from Michigan, she graduated from Michigan State University in May 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication with a specialization in Business. After graduation, she spent a year working as a Credit Manager with Wells Fargo Financial before attending the University of Detroit School of Law.
While in law school, she served as the Director of Internal Competitions for the Moot Court Board and was also a finalist in the State of Michigan Moot Court Competition. In addition, she spent two semesters actively working in her law school's Urban Law Clinic as well as with the Legal Aid and Defender Association of Detroit assisting in the representation of indigent clients in various civil matters.
Upon completion of law school in May 2006, Leila was appointed a one year position teaching American Constitutional, Tort and Contract Law at the Universite d' Auvergne in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
Year Joined Firm
- 2007
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
- Auto & Trucking Accidents
- Premises Liability
- Asbestos Exposure
- Wrongful Death
- General Civil Litigation
Litigation Percentage
- 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 2006
- U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 2007
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 2008
- U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 2008
Education
- University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Detroit, Michigan
- J.D. - 2006
- Honors: Director, Internal Competitions for the Moot Court Board
- Honors: Finalist, State of Michigan Moot Court Competition
- Honors: Inducted into the Order of Barristers National Honor Society
- Honors: Book Award for exceptional work in the Univ. of Detroit Urban Law Clinic
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Major: Communications
Representative Cases
Professional Associations and Memberships
- North Carolina State Bar, Member
- North Carolina Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Mecklenburg Bar Association, Member









