Dimitri P. Gross
Dimitri is a native Californian. In high school and college, he played baseball while also competing in amateur surfing and boxing. After his playing days were over Dimitri transferred to UCLA, where he received his undergraduate degree in Political Science. Dimitri then went to law school at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, where he graduated in 1994. He was admitted to the California State Bar that same year.
Since 1994, Dimitri has litigated cases throughout California — successfully representing clients in complex litigation and arbitration from inception through trial.
Some successes over Mr. Gross’ career include:
- Argued before the California Supreme Court, a precedent setting case dealing with the scope of the statute of limitations for actions against attorneys.
- Obtained $2.2 million judgment in a protracted business litigation dispute and dismissal of the cross-complaint against former employee, officer, and director.
- Obtained a $2 million judgment against an employee accused of embezzlement and fraud.
- Obtained $900,000 judgment for the Plaintiff in a complex fraud scheme.
- Obtained $300,000 for a municipality in a case involving complex conflicts of interest and indemnity issues.
- Defeated the California Attorney General’s efforts to secure an injunction and an asset freeze against a business in a case involving allegations of fraud and unfair business practices.
- Obtained and defeated numerous temporary restraining orders and injunctions for clients involving trade secret theft and use, employee dishonesty, unfair competition, fraud.
- Published opinion: Nancy Lee v. William B. Hanley (2015) 61 Cal.4th 1225; Hope International University v. Superior Court (2004) 119 Cal.App.4th 719; Offshore Sportswear, Inc. v. Vuarnet International, B.V. (1997) 114 F.3d 848.