Matthew T. Dixon

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Butler County Public Defender

Experience: 23 years

Criminal Law, Bankruptcy, Divorce and 3 others

Mississippi, Ohio and 5th Circuit

Experience 23y

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A 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.

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Mississippi

Since 2000

Ohio

Since 2009

5th Circuit

Since 2000

Professional Experience

2015 - Current

Butler County Public Defender

Assistant Public Defender

2014 - Current

Shew & Dixon Law Office

Attorney at Law

2009 - 2014

Matthew T. Dixon, Attorney at Law LLC

2009 - 2009

City of Middletown - Prosecutor's Office

Assistant Prosecutor

2000 - 2008

Henley, Lotterhos & Henley, PLLC

Associate Attorney

2000 - 2000

Hinds County, Mississippi - Office of the Public Defender

Extern

1999 - 1999

Hinds County, Mississippi - Office of the Public Defender

Extern

1993 - 1998

412th EnCom - United States Army Reserve

Specialist

Education

1997 - 2000

Mississippi College School of Law

J.D. (2000) | Law

Honors: Magna Cum Laude

1991 - 1996

Mississippi State University

B.A. (1996) | English

Contacts

Shew & Dixon Law Office 16 North Main Street Middletown OH 45042 Telephone: (513) 422-4227 Fax: (513) 422-2793

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Matthew T. Dixon Butler County Public Defender

Experience: 23 years

Website: Open

Phone: (513) 422-4227

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

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

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Websites

Shew & Dixon Law Office Middletown, Ohio