Jeanette L. Dixon is the Managing Partner of the New York office of Manning Kass. She joined in 2014 when she founded the firm’s New York office, bringing with her more than 14 years of experience in insurance coverage and defense. Ms. Dixon currently leads the firm’s Insurance Coverage / Bad Faith Practice Area and is nationally recognized as one of the leading experts in insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.

Ms. Dixon has developed a broad and sophisticated practice, advising and defending clients in the areas of:

• Insurance coverage and bad faith
• Premises liability
• Construction litigation
• Professional liability
• Commercial general liability
• Miscellaneous professional liability
• Healthcare liability
• Corporate and commercial transactions
• Insurance regulatory matters
• Cyber liability
• Employment law

In recognition of her exceptional leadership and impact, The Newyork Leaders Magazine named Ms. Dixon "The Most Inspiring Woman Leader in Law to Watch, 2024" and was a finalist for the New York Law Journal’s 2024 New York Legal Awards. In 2022, she was a finalist in the Inaugural University at Buffalo Fast 46 competition, finishing seventh overall. Ms. Dixon has also made national media appearances. On June 2, 2013, she appeared as a legal analyst on Fox News Channel’s America’s News Headquarters with Gregg Jarrett, offering commentary on the admissibility of audio evidence in the high-profile George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin case in Florida.

Ms. Dixon previously served as an arbitrator in the New York State Small Claims Court and remains actively involved in the legal and insurance communities.

She earned her Juris Doctor from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law and her Bachelor of Arts in Social Science Legal Studies and English from the State University of New York at Buffalo.