Since opening her law firm in Benicia, California in 2003, Dana Dean has practiced real estate and land use law, focusing on litigation and land use development. With matters in Contra Costa, Napa, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Solano, Stanislaus, and Yolo counties, Ms. Dean has concluded dozens of cases involving disputed developments and related land use entitlements, as well as transactional, boundary, easement, and other traditional real estate claims. Ms. Dean has successfully represented neighborhood groups, and project developers alike, at the city and county levels during all stages of CEQA process, and before various state agencies considering applications related to other entitlements. Ms. Dean has also successfully represented plaintiffs, defendants, buyers, sellers, agents and brokers, in real estate litigation matters related breach of contract, fraud, non-disclosure, and the like.