Jeanette Dixon

Jeanette L. Dixon is a founding and managing partner of the New York office of Manning & Kass Ellrod, Ramirez, Trester LLP.  Ms. Dixon, who joined the firm in 2014 with more than 14 years of experience within the areas of insurance coverage and defense, presently heads the firm's Insurance Coverage/Bad Faith Practice Area.  Ms. Dixon developed an expertise in insurance coverage early in her career and is nationally regarded as one of the leading experts in insurance coverage/bad faith law.  Dixon practices in the areas of insurance coverage/bad faith, cyber liability, employment law, professional liability, commercial general liability, general liability, miscellaneous professional liability, healthcare liability, corporate and commercial transactions and insurance regulatory matters. 

On June 2, 2013, Ms. Dixon appeared as a legal analyst on Fox News Channel’s America's News Headquarters with Gregg Jarrett, wherein she participated in a live panel discussion regarding the admissibility of audio evidence against George Zimmerman in the Trayvon Martin murder case venued in Florida.   She is currently a finalist in the inaugural University at Buffalo Fast 46 competition.  Ms. Dixon was also an active arbitrator on behalf of the New York State Small Claims Court for numerous years. 

Ms. Dixon is admitted to the State Bar of New York, Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the United States Supreme Court. She was named the 2020 New York State Attorney of the Year and a Lawyer of Distinction within the area of Insurance Coverage in 2019.  Ms. Dixon is a an adjunct attorney member of the International Associations of Claims Professionals (IACP), member of the Federation of Defense and Corporation Counsel (FDCC) and Claims, Litigation Management Alliance (CLM), and the Plus Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS). 

Ms. Dixon received her Juris Doctorate from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and her BA in Social Science Legal Studies/English from the State University of New York at Buffalo.