OUR LAWYERS

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, consumer law and has recently embraced the fight against 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 Academy of Trial Lawyers (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.

Rocco Yeargin received his B.A. from Hiram College in 1993, Magna Cum Laude, and was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa. Rocco received his J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law 1996, Magna Cum Laude. His Professional Memberships include: National Association of Consumer Advocates; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; Summit County Trial Lawyers Association; Akron Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association. He is co-author of the Lemon Law chapter of Baldwin's "Ohio Consumer Law" handbook and he has lectured on preparing Lemon Law cases for the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.

Rocco's litigation practice included the precedent-setting case of Eagle v. Fred Martin Motor Company 157 Ohio App.3d 150, which established that it is illegal to require consumers to sign unfair arbitration clauses which deny consumers their day in court.

Rocco has been selected as a 2006 Ohio Rising Star by Cincinnati Magazine, Ohio Super Lawyers-Rising Star Edition. Rising Stars are chosen by their peers as being among the top up-and-coming lawyers in the state.