Office Location:
Cameron Brown Building
301 S McDowell St., Suite 900
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704) 372-2700
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Attorney Profile

Michael G. Gibson 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Manager-Member, since 1991
phone (704) 372-2700
fax (704) 372-1804
email info@deanandgibson.com

Michael Gibson has been practicing law in North Carolina since 1979. He joined Rod Dean in 1989 and together, they formed Dean & Gibson, LLP in 1991.

Mike concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance defense & coverage, bad faith, first party fire loss and property claims, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, professional malpractice and municipal defense.  He has conducted over 150 jury trials in North Carolina state and federal courts. He has also prosecuted and defended several cases at the North Carolina Court of Appeals, Supreme Court, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

As an approved instructor by the North Carolina Department of Insurance, Mr. Gibson has led seminars for insurance companies on various insurance related topics. He has also taught evidence at college level and conducted lectures on several litigation topics at various North Carolina colleges.

He is a member of the North Carolina Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and is a member of the North Carolina Chapter of the International Association of Arson Investigators.     

Areas of Practice:
Insurance Defense
Insurance Coverage
Bad Faith
Auto & Trucking claims
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Fire Loss & Property Claims
Products Liability
Professional Malpractice
Municipal Law
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1979
U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1991
Education:
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1979
J.D.


Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina, 1976
B.A.


Representative Clients:
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Zurich Insurance Company
Berkley Insurance Company
Scottsdale Insurance Company
Geico Insurance Company
Nationwide Insurance Company
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Bad Faith claims, Insurance coverage, General claims handling, Trying auto negligence, Continuing Education to Insurance Companies


Professional Associations and Memberships:
International Association of Arson Investigators


Defense Research Institute


North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys


North Carolina Bar Association


North Carolina State Bar


North Carolina Department of Insurance
Approved Instructor


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi