John C. Dineen

John Dineen is a partner in the Business Trial Practice Group in the Firm's San Diego (Downtown) office.

Areas of Practice

John is an experienced litigator who represents clients in a variety of business disputes, with a special emphasis on real estate, financial institutions, mortgage banking, lender liability and consumer class action defense.

In particular, John has successfully represented clients in numerous real property cases, including quiet title actions, easement disputes, and lease and ownership disputes.

John has also successfully represented several national banks and mortgage lenders in cases involving claims for lender liability, breach of contract, unfair business practices, fraud, negligence, violations of the Truth-In-Lending Act and Real Estate Settlement Procedures Acts and many other causes of action challenging the origination or servicing of consumer loans. John is the Team Leader of the Firm’s Mortgage Industry Team.

John also has significant experience in defending consumer class action claims, including claims brought under California’s Gift Card Law, the Song-Beverly Credit Card Act, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the Consumer Legal Remedies Act, California's Rosenthal Act and other statutory claims. He has extensive experience in all aspects of class action litigation, including coordination proceedings in California courts.

Clerkships

•Judicial law clerk to the Honorable William Q. Hayes, United States District Judge for the Southern District of California from November, 2003 to September, 2005

Insights

Articles

•Constraints On Calif. Credit Card Class Actions
Law360, 06.23.2011

Financial Institutions Law Blog Posts

• CFPB Prevails On Summary Judgment Against CashCall, Inc., September 2, 2016

Class Action Defense Strategy Law Blog Posts

• In Pineda's Wake, May 24, 2011

Events

•The Mortgage Banking Industry - 2019 in Review and A Look Ahead Webinar
02.04.2020