Dixon R. Gahnz

Top rated Personal Injury attorney in Madison, Wisconsin

LawtonCates, S.C.
Dixon R. Gahnz
LawtonCates, S.C.

Practice Areas: Personal Injury

Licensed in Wisconsin since: 1995

Education: University of Wisconsin Law School

Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2024
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LawtonCates, S.C.

1050 E. Washington Avenue
Suite 330
Madison, WI 53703 Phone: 608-282-6200 Email: Dixon R. Gahnz Visit website

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Shareholder and president of Lawton & Cates, Dixon R. Gahnz is a personal injury attorney who represents clients in Wisconsin. Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy as a Civil Trial Advocate, Mr. Gahnz handles cases for those injured by car accidents, dog bites and accidents on the job.

With 28 years of experience, Mr. Gahnz is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin. Mr. Gahnz has represented thousands of clients throughout Wisconsin, taught classes to law students, paralegals and other legal professionals on injury related issues.

In 1989, Mr. Gahnz graduated from the University of Wisconsin with Bachelor of Science in Communication Arts and Political Science. He then attended the University of Wisconsin Law School where he graduated cum laude with his Juris Doctor in 1994. Mr. Gahnz and his firm Lawton & Cates have always believed that service is an important part of being an attorney.  He has served on the Village Board for Deforest, Wisconsin the Downtown Redevelopment Authority, and formed the non-profit entity for Hungry For Some Supper Myself.

Mr. Gahnz is a member of the Wisconsin Association of Justice and has served on its board of directors. He is also a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, the American Association for Justice, the Dodge County Bar Association, the Jefferson County Bar Association and the Dane County Bar Association. With a goal to provide equal justice for all people, he works daily to improve his professionalism, his skills and his ethics.

First Admitted: 1995, Wisconsin

Professional Webpage: https://www.lawtoncates.com/attorneys/dixon-r-gahnz

Bar/Professional Activity:
  • Member, Dane County Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Wisconsin, 1999
  • Member, American Association for Justice
  • Member, Jefferson County Bar Association
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1995
  • Board of Directors, Wisconsin Association for Justice
  • Wisconsin, 1994
  • Member, State Bar of Wisconsin
  • Member, American Inns of Court
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
  • Civil rights wrongful death claim settled for $1.3 million, 2020
  • Farm accident settled for $500,000, 2021
Representative Clients:
  • Car Accident judgment for $200,000, 2019
  • Civil Rights/Wrongful death claim settled with Brown County for $1.3million in March , 2020
  • Dog bite with permanent injuries resolved for $300,000, 2019
Special Licenses/Certifications:
  • Selected to the Litigation Council of America, 2022
  • American Society of Legal Advocates and Best Lawyers in America, 2019
  • Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Pro bono/Community Service:
  • Downtown Redevelopment Authority
  • Village Board of DeForest
Honors/Awards:
  • Nationally Certified Civil Trial Advocate
  • Best Lawyer 2012, 2013, 2014; Best Lawyers in America
  • Super Lawyer 2011 through 2023; Law & Politics and Milwaukee Magazine, Findlaw/Superlawyers
  • Cum Laude - University of Wisconsin Law School, 1994
Educational Background:
  • University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin - B.S., 1989
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
  • How to Litigate Your First Civil Trial in Wisconsin, National Business Institute, 2000 to 2003
  • Paralegals and the Litigation Team, Institute for Paralegal Education, 1999

Office location for Dixon R. Gahnz

1050 E. Washington Avenue
Suite 330
Madison, WI 53703

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14 Years Super Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2024

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