Michael Dicks

Senior Trial Attorney

Your Real Estate Attorney in Southern California

Michael Dicks is a Senior Trial Attorney at Hoffman Forde. His practice areas include Construction Defect Disputes, Residential, and Commercial Real Estate Law. 

Mr. Dicks is a seasoned and accomplished attorney with over 30 years of experience. He has extensive trial and mediation experience, having represented thousands of homeowners and successfully recovered millions of dollars for his Association clients. His unique insight into the plight of the homeowner involved in, or anticipating, construction defect litigation has led Mr. Dicks to dedicate his legal practice exclusively to the representation of plaintiff homeowner associations. Mr. Dicks’ impressive case review of settlements and verdicts has allowed him to acquire expertise in every aspect of construction deficiencies and failures in developments throughout Southern California.

Education and Experience

Mr. Dicks is a 1989 Cum Laude graduate of California Western School of Law and received his undergraduate degree from San Diego State University in 1986. Mr. Dicks studied international law overseas through Regent College of Law in 1988. With his father and two older brothers providing a lineage of lawyers, Mr. Dicks has a strong background in the legal profession. Mike is a licensed attorney in California and Arizona and a member of the American Bar Association and state and local bar associations.

He is an active member of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and both the California and Arizona Trial Lawyers Associations. He is also a frequent speaker at CAI National Conferences on construction defects and recently spoke at the California Cyber conference before the California complex case judges. Mr. Dicks’ industry affiliations include his active involvement in the Community Associations Institute (CAI), his membership in the Presidents Club for the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC), and his founding membership status with the California Association of Community Managers (CACM).

Bar Admissions

• California
• Arizona

Professional Memberships

• Consumer Attorneys of California
  

Michael’s Top Verdicts & Settlements

Villas at Savona Condo Association, Chandler, AZ

Developer: Graham Development Corp
Number of Units/Homes: 85-Unit Condominium Project
Settlement/Judgment: $4,855,000
Duration: 36 months

Bella Vista Homeowners Association, Scottsdale, AZ

Developer: Statesman/Bella Vista Development
Number of Units/Homes: 399-Unit Condominium Project
Settlement/Judgment: $7,273,500
Duration: 17 months

Cantabria Shores at Ocotillo Condominium Association, Chandler, AZ

Developer: The Lakes, LP/Prime Construction|
Number of Units/Homes: 126-Unit Townhouse Complex
Settlement/Judgment: $8,500,000
Duration: 30 months

Huntington Condominium Association, California

Developer: Beazer Homes and Watt Homes
Number of Units/Homes: 423 Condominiums
Settlement/Judgment: $6,300,000
Duration: 18 months

Westpark Tiempo Community Association, California

Developer: Confidential
Number of Units/Homes: 396
Settlement/Judgment: $6,850,000
Duration: 13 months

Chandler Park Village Owners Association, California

Developer: E&E Development and Investment Corporation
Number of Units/Homes: 216 Condominiums
Settlement/Judgment: $5,014,000
Duration: 14 months

Belflora Maintenance Corporation, California

Developer: Confidential
Number of Units/Homes: 296
Settlement/Judgment: $7,757,500