Matthew T. Dixon
Butler County Public DefenderA Middletown, Ohio, native, Matthew T. Dixon is a graduate of Edgewood High School in nearby Trenton. He earned his undergraduate degree from his grandfather's alma mater, Mississippi State University, in 1996 and his doctor of jurisprudence, magna cum laude, from the Mississippi College School of Law in 2000. Prior to returning to his hometown, he was employed as the senior associate attorney at the law firm of Henley, Lotterhos & Henley, PLLC, in Jackson, Mississippi, practicing primarily in the fields of debtor/creditor law and insurance subrogation. Previously, he had assisted in criminal defense as a legal extern and intern for the Office of the Public Defender of Hinds County, Mississippi, and clerked for William D. Baxley, Attorney at Law, preparing cases for a general law practice focused on divorce, bankruptcy and criminal defense. He was honorably discharged in 1998 after five years in the United States Army Reserve, serving as a Specialist E-4/51 Tango in the 412th Engineer Command. In support of his community, he serves on the Board of Directors of the Middletown Symphony Orchestra, as a Trustee for the Middletown Historical Society, and as a volunteer for the Middletown Community Foundation, including as an interviewer on its Scholarship Selection Committee. He is an active member of the Kiwanis Club of Middletown, the Middletown YMCA, First United Methodist Church of Middletown, Preservation Restoration and Improvement of South Main (PRISM) and The Chamber of Commerce Serving Middletown, Monroe, and Trenton. He is also a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Mississippi Bar, Mid-Miami Valley Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association, Cincinnati Bar Association and American Bar Association.
- Mississippi College School of Law
- J.D. (2000) | Law
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
- Activities: Externship with Hinds County Public Defender
- Mississippi State University
- B.A. (1996) | English
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- Assistant Public Defender
- Butler County Public Defender
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- Attorney at Law
- Shew & Dixon Law Office
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- Matthew T. Dixon, Attorney at Law LLC
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- Assistant Prosecutor
- City of Middletown - Prosecutor's Office
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- Associate Attorney
- Henley, Lotterhos & Henley, PLLC
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- Extern
- Hinds County, Mississippi - Office of the Public Defender
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- Extern
- Hinds County, Mississippi - Office of the Public Defender
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- Specialist
- 412th EnCom - United States Army Reserve
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- Ohio State Bar  # 0084484
- Member
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- Butler County Bar Association  # 0084484
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- Mississippi Bar Association  # 100059
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- Mississippi
- Ohio
- 5th Circuit
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Bankruptcy
- Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Chapter 13 Bankruptcy, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Debt Relief
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Collections
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Shew & Dixon Law Office Middletown, Ohio