Dean Bunch, managing partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP's Tallahassee office, represents car, truck, and motorcycle manufacturers and importers in civil and administrative litigation against motor vehicle dealers.

Experience

• Represents manufacturers and importers doing business in Florida
• Periodically conducts seminars for the industry concerning motor vehicle dealership litigation
• Began practice in Tallahassee in 1976 after serving as Assistant Dean of the University of Florida College of Law and as an officer in the U. S. Army, including a tour in Vietnam

Leadership Positions

• Committee Member, Florida Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee, which issues opinions to Florida state court judges on ethical questions
• Previously served on the Florida Commission on Ethics, including a year as Chair
  • The Commission has jurisdiction over ethical charges against all public officials and employees in the state with the exception of judges. In that capacity, Mr. Bunch sat as a hearing officer on several complex cases and authored recommended orders for adoption by the Commission.
• Former Member and Chair, First District Court of Appeals Nominating Commission, which nominates candidates to the bench for selection by the governor
• Former Member, Lawyers Advisory Committee appointed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit