- 40+ Years Experience
- Chairman of the Board
- Varied Community Service
- Professional Excellence Recognition
- Lecturer and Author
Attorney at Law
Dixon Howell received his Bachelor of Arts degree, cum laude, Business Economics and Accounting, from Claremont McKenna College. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law).
Mr. Howell originally was associated with the firm of Lawler, Felix and Hall in Los Angeles. He then began his practice in San Jose as a founding partner of Howell, Hallgrimson and Rubenstein (later Howell and Hallgrimson), where he initially served as Chair of the Litigation Department and later as Chair of the Corporate Department. Mr. Howell founded the Business Law Group in 1990.
Mr. Howell has over 40 years of experience in corporate and business law, real estate law, estate planning, tax law, and civil litigation. He provides wide-ranging experience, seasoned judgment, and a wealth of contacts in the greater San Jose business and legal community.
Mr. Howell is a frequent lecturer on business law topics and the author of articles in various publications including the Journal of Taxation and San Jose Business.
Mr. Howell's community activities and involvements have included Chairman of the Board, San Jose Silicon Valley Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Chamber's Political Action Committee (COMPAC), Rotary International, Silicon Valley Capital Club, and Monterey Peninsula Country Club.
Mr. Howell is a member of the State Bar of California, the Santa Clara County Bar Association, and the Santa Clara County Estate Planning Council.
Mr. Howell is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated. An AV rating reflects an attorney who has reached the heights of professional excellence and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. (AV® Preeminent ™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. See www.martindale.com/ratings.)
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- I used Dixon's services a few times and each time I was very satisfied with his help. I also have recommended him to my friend and I know she is happy with his services as well. —
- Both Dixon and David have been supportive and proactive on working toward settling an estate. They have been very thorough.
- With Dixon's advice, recommendations, and implementation. he has saved both myself (and friends that I have recommended) money in current and possible future litigation. He has helped in the setting up of S-Corporations, LLC's, employee manuals and buy sell agreements. His office is inviting and ...
- I enjoy working with Dixon. He's always looking out for my better interests and he's very good at sharing his legal advice in terms that I can understand.
- I have been working with Dixon Howell for the last few years on a variety of business law matters. Dixon has a vast knowledge of law and does a great job of protecting my company. I think one of the things that he does best is inform his clients of what to watch out for and prepare you for things...
- Having Dixon Howell as part of my professional network has been very beneficial. His expertise has assisted several of my clients. I enjoy working with Dixon and I'm confident he will take good care of my clients.
- The Business Law Group has been handling our corporate legal matters and estate planning for a number of years and have been doing a responsive and competent job and we would recommend The Business Law Group without qualification or reservation to anyone with business legal needs.
- Calm, cool, collect, very knowable, very insightful, very professional, always on the job, even when his is on vacation! I interviewed many, many attorneys & law firms before hiring Mr. Howell & the Business Law Group. My situation had a lot of moving parts, bleeding into different areas of the l...
- We have worked with Dixon Howell for years. He is very prompt and knowledgeable. Any time we have a simple question or issue that needs immediate attention we can always count on Dixon Howell for our Business. He was also very helpful with all the paper work when we acquired another business. We ...
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Our firm has been using Dixon Howell's law firm for all our agreements. Dixon is a good contract lawyer and they are just hard to find. I was particularly impressed with his ability to point out potential pitfalls and areas of risk – this much-needed feedback helped us shore up the risk on missio... - I have used Dixon services in the past and have been very satisfied with the outcome. My friends and clients ask if I know of a good attorney and I don't hesitate to recommend Dixon.
- I am a colleague and a client of Dixon Howell, whom I have known for 7 years. Dixon has an excellent reputation in the community as being both insightful and pragmatic, which is why I chose to associate with him personally and professionally, and chose him as my business attorney for my 20 person...
- I have utilized Dixon's Services in reviewing and formulating contracts for my business. Dixon is knowledgeable, easy to work with and trustworthy.