Michael G. Dawson received his J.D. from Pepperdine University School of Law in 1990, where he graduated cum laude. He was a Literary and Citation Editor of the Law Review, and had two articles published in the Law Review. Mr. Dawson received his B.S. Degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California in 1986.

A member of the firm since 1993, Mr. Dawson is licensed to practice before the State of California, the United States Supreme Court, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and various District Courts in California and Arizona.