Mr. Dixon Gardner oversees bankruptcy litigation and transaction matters within the firm. Mr. Gardner has significant experience in business and consumer bankruptcies, business litigation, commercial transactions, tax compliance, tax planning, tax controversies, and estate planning. Mr. Gardner has substantial experience representing debtors, all types of creditors (including creditor committees), and stockholders in bankruptcy cases, including selling over $10 million in assets out of bankruptcy cases. He has resolved numerous tax controversies with the IRS, the Department of Labor, and many states. He has provided pro bono representation to taxpayers before the United States Tax Court. Since 2010, he has taught courses for a local law school in contracts, lending, and corporate transactions. He has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1996 and has over four years of work experience as a senior auditor and tax accountant at a “Big Four” accounting firm. His accounting experience enables him to provide legal advice that specifically addresses his clients’ business needs.
At a hearing in May 31, 2017 to confirm a reorganization plan that Mr. Gardner helped draft and for which he represented the debtor (In re Advanced Biomedical, Inc., Case Number 8:14-bk-15938-MW), Bankruptcy Judge Mark Wallace stated that “the attorneys did a great job”, a “terrific job”, a “great result” to confirm this plan after two and half years of work to improve the financial performance of the debtor and to sell it to an investor as a going concern for several million dollars. Judge Wallace was “really worried” that this bankruptcy case was “going to go down in flames”. Instead Mr. Gardner and the debtor were able to produce a “tremendous turnaround”, which Judge Wallace said should be a “poster child Chapter 11 case in terms of its outcome.”
Madison Law, APC has the experience and ability to represent your committee’s interest in a cost-effective manner. Mr. Gardner is admitted in all 4 federal districts in California and has over 16 years of experience practicing bankruptcy law while working with all type of creditors, debtors, or committees in New York, Delaware, Nevada, Texas, and California.
Practice areas
Madison Law, APC draws upon the real-life business experience of its attorneys to advise you about the legal and business risks inherent in each agreement that a business owner seeks to reach with a third party.
18 years
This is where Madison Law stands out. Reorganization under Chapter 11 demands business savvy legal professionals who have a thorough understanding of finance and accounting as well as bankruptcy laws.
18 years
Madison Law, APC attorneys can assist with SEC filings, initial public offerings (IPO) and legal disputes involving broker fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and stockbroker negligence.
21 years
Madison Law, APC has the knowledge and experience to advise you on a strategy to resolve your tax disputes: either negotiating with the tax authority to settle or pursuing litigation to resolve the dispute, or both.
18 years
Languages spoken
English, Spanish
Madison Law, APC
17702 Mitchell N
Irvine, CA, 92614-6013
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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CA | Active | 2001 | 02/07/2022 |
Legal answers | 5 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Law Firm of the Month | Orange County Attorney Magazine | 2018 |
Advanced Senior Auditor | Arthur Anderson, LLP | 1995 |
Magna Cum Laude | Birmingham Young University | 1985 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Madison Law, APC | 2015 - Present |
Associate | DCDM Law Group | 2012 - 2014 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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St. Francis School of Law | Adjunct Faculty | 2016 - Present |
State Bar of California | Member | 2002 - Present |
Orange County Bar Association | Member | 2002 - Present |
Certified Public Accountant | Member | 1996 - Present |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Madison Law, APC Blog | PG&E Chapter 11 Bankruptcy—It’s Deja Vu All Over Again | 2019 |
Madison Law, APC Blog | Reduce Taxes By Investing In Qualified Opportunity Zones And Like Kind Exchanges | 2019 |
Madison Law Website | Risk And Regulation Of Digital Currency | 2018 |
Madison Law Website | What Is Digital Currency And How Does It Function? | 2018 |
Madison Law, APC Website | Impact of a Customer’s Bankruptcy after a Vehicle is Repossessed with an Unpaid Balance Due and Negative Equity | 2017 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Brigham Young Univ J Reuben Clark LS UT | JD - Juris Doctor | 1998 |
New York University | MA - Masters | 1990 |
Brigham Young University | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 1985 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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Dealer Seminar | Tax Implications | 2019 |
MCLE: Digital Currency Presentation! | Digital Currency Presentation! | 2018 |
State Board of Equalization | Sales Tax on Merchandise Returns | 2016 |
NYU | Corporate Bankruptcy/Corporate Reorganization | 2015 |
Case name | Outcome |
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In re Advanced Biomedical, Inc. | Favorable |
Silicon Valley Bank v. Badger Communications, LLC | Favorable |
Microsoft, Inc. v. Buy More, Inc. et al.— | Favorable |
NXChain Inc. v. SEC | Favorable |
5. In re Grace Ahn | Favorable |
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