Attorneys

Thomas Dixon
Milwaukee, Wisconsin


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Tom Dixon has been a litigator, CEO, and Administrator of a Government agency as well as a teacher and trainer of lawyers, judges and students and the public. He served as the Chief Litigation Counsel for the Youth Policy and Law Center, the ABA Monitoring and Advocacy Project, the Wisconsin Coalition for Advocacy and the Managing Attorney for Legal Action of Wisconsin. He has handled cases in the U.S. Supreme Court , the Circuit Courts of Appeal for the 7th and 8th Circuits and numerous U.S. district courts. He has represented hundreds of clients in cases in the Wisconsin State Courts at the trial and appellate levels, impacting the rights of children, the disabled and the accused.

Tom has served as Bar President of the Dane County Bar Association, chaired the Individual Rights and Responsibilities Section of the State Bar of Wisconsin, presented numerous seminars on legal rights and representation and written and taught on legal rights.

In his community, Mr. Dixon has served as a Regional Director of the National Mental Health Association, chaired Dane County Committees, served on the Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities, and participates in various community activities.

He is also a very new and proud grandfather of Jackson Thomas Tupta (Dixon).

Bar Admissions:: Wisconsin, 1971; U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1971; U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1971; U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1973; U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 1979; U.S. Supreme Court, 1975

Education:: University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin, 1971
Doctor of Jurisprudence; Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1966
Major: Liberal Arts

Published Works:: Co-Author, Creating the Gold Standard for Speaker Presentations, Best of ACLEA, 2003; Consumer Focus: We Aim to Please (Who?), Dixon, Thomas, ACLEA Mid-Year Meeting, February, 2004; Wisconsin Attorneys Desk Reference, Mental Health Act (Includes Yearly Update), CLE Publications, State Bar of Wisconsin; Reviewer, Wisconsin Juvenile Law Handbook, CLE Publications, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1996; Reviewer, Advising Older Clients and Their Families, CLE Publications, State Bar of Wisconsin, 1977; Assessing Your Client for Cognitive Disabilities, Training Document, 1997; Ethical Considerations in Representation in Civil. Commitment Proceedings, (Dixon and Ressmeyer, WCA, 1994; Issues in Representation in a Civil Commitment Case, Training Materials; Developmental and Mental Disability Law: Initial Preparation Discovery and Cross-Examination in Mental Disability Cases, (Dixon, Froemming, and Hermanson), Western WI Legal Services, WCA, Training, November, 1990; New Aspects in the Law: Issues in Representation at a Civil Commitment Case, CLE Publications State Public Defender, November, December, 1990; School Disciplinary Issues: Suspension and Expulsions, Volunteer Lawyers Project, Dane County Bar Association/LAW, Inc., 1986

Representative Cases:: Lessard v. Schmidt, 349 F. Supp. 1078 (ED WI 1972); Kidd v. Schmidt, 399 F. Supp. 301 (ED WI 1975); Bartels v. Biernat. Et al., 405 F. Supp. 1012 (ED WI 1975); Red School House Inc. v. OEO, Howard Phillips et al., 386 F. Supp. 1177 (ED MN 1974); Mary and Crystal v .Ramsden. et al, 635 F. t1d 590 (7th Cir. 1980); State ex rel. Public Defender v. Percy, 97 WI 2nd 677 (1980); In re D.L.D., 327 NW 2nd 682, 110 WI ED 168 (1983); M.R. et al. Y. M.P.S., ED WI (1980); State ex rel. Jones y. Gerhardstein, 141 WI 2nd 710, 416 NW 2nd 833 (WI Sup. Ct. 1987); In the Matter of Virgil.D., 524 NW 2nd 894, 189 W12nd 1 (1993); Joan S. v. Gudeman (1993); M.L. v. State of Wisconins, Beth Cox, et al.; In re V.G., 331 NW 2nd 632 (Ct. App. 1983)

Classes/Seminars Taught:: Law, Policy and People with Disabilities, 3 Credit Graduate School Course, Fall Semester, University of Wisconsin, 2001; Law and Disabilities Seminar, (With others) 2 Credit, University of Wisconsin Law School, 1994; Speaker, Grade School and High School Classes on Juvenile Law, Juvenile Drinking Laws, School Law and Constitutional Issues. Most recent presentation on Youth and Drinking, Thomas Jefferson Middle School, 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships:: Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities, 1999 - 2001; Ex-Officio; State Independent Living Council (SILC), 1999 - 2001; Dane County, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, 1999; Member; Dane County, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, 1990; Vice-Chair; Dane County, Children, Youth, and Families Committee, 1990 - 1991; Chairperson; Dane County, Planning, and Evaluation Committee, 1989 - 1990; Member, Chair; Mental Health Advisor Council, State of Wisconsin, 1980 - 1984; Dane County Children Come First Commission, 2004; Dane County Economic Development Subcommittee, 2005 - Present; Legal Action of Wisconsin, 1995 - 1996; Board of Directors; March of Dimes, 1991; Board of Directors; Rebos House, Inc., 1990 - 1991; Board of Directors; National Mental Health Association, 1982 - 1987; Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Regional Vice President; Mental Health Association in Wisconsin, 1973 - 1975; Mental Health Association in Wisconsin, 1977 - 1978; Mental Health Association in Wisconsin, 1978 - 1979; President; Mental Health Association in Wisconsin; Board of Directors; Mental Health Association in Wisconsin, Public Policy Committee, 1979 - 1987; Chairperson; Milwaukee Mental Health Association, 1972 - 1975; Board of Directors and Legal Advisor

Past Employment Positions:: Continuing Legal Education, State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Director, 2001 - 2006; State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, Administrator, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1998 - 2001; State of Wisconsin, Public Defender, Training and Development, Director, 1995 - 1998; Law Practice and Litigator, 1971 - 1995