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Admitted: 1999, Wisconsin, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Wisconsin and U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 2002, California and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; 2003, Nevada and U.S. District Court, District of Nevada. Education: University of Washington , (B.A., Economics, 1996); Law School : Duke University , (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Member: Kern County Bar Association (Board of Directors 2004-); Chair, KCBA Employment Committee, 2005-; Chair, Young Lawyers Section, 2004-2005); American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1999-; Young Lawyers Division, 1999-2007; Young Lawyers Division Liaison for KCBA, 2004-2005); Kern County Society for Human Resource Management (Legal & Legislative Director, 2005-). A manager before law school, Mr. Dixon helps employers find solutions to their problems in all settings. Mr. Dixon counsels employers in daily decision making. He defends wage and hour class actions, as well as individual cases in litigation, arbitration, mediation and before numerous administrative agencies. He has successfully resolved numerous cases alleging retaliation, harassment, discrimination, failure to reasonably accommodate disability and numerous employment-related contract and tort claims. Mr. Dixon was selected in 2006 by the California State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management (Cal-SHRM) to serve as the Legal Expert on Employee and Labor Relations. In that role, he helped develop and co-author the first edition of the SHRM California Learning SystemTM. He frequently provides training for managers, supervisors and employees regarding topics such as workplace harassment (including AB1825 training), discipline and discharge, privacy, electronic workplace and other issues. | 