About Dixon & Thompson Law

Born and raised in Eastern North Carolina, the attorneys at Dixon & Thompson Law give their clients straight-forward advice and quality legal representation. Call us at 252-482-8696 during business hours, or email us anytime.

“Small Town Service. Big City Experience” is a promise we make to our clients. When we tell our clients, “We’ll take care of you,” we mean it.

Our firm was formed by first cousins Sam Dixon and Sanford Thompson. Our attorneys were born and reared in Eastern North Carolina. Mr. Dixon and Mr. Thompson both worked for large Raleigh law firms that represented insurance companies and major corporations. They gained solid legal skills working on all kinds of large, complex cases. However, they were not satisfied at how impersonal big law firms could be, and they wanted to represent people, families, and small businesses. Mr. Dixon moved home to Edenton in 1990, and Mr. Thompson went out on his own in 1992.

For years before forming Dixon & Thompson Law PLLC, Sam Dixon and Sanford Thompson often teamed up, and they have represented many clients in Northeastern North Carolina. They saw a need in Northeastern North Carolina for a firm fully committed to delivering the highest quality legal work with the personal, individualized service of a small town practice so they formed Dixon & Thompson Law PLLC.

Legal Support Team

Supporting Sam Dixon and Sanford Thompson are the hard-working members of our legal support team, who make sure that all the preliminary research and supporting documents are prepared for every case.


Susan Small

Susan S. Small, NC Certified Paralegal

Susan Small began working with Dixon & Thompson in 1999. She has worked as a Real Estate Paralegal since 1977, and received her North Carolina Certified Paralegal designation in 2006. She specializes in real estate transactions and estate administration.

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Wanda A. Jenkins

Wanda A. Jenkins, NC Certified Paralegal

Wanda Jenkins has worked in the legal field for 40 years. She moved to Edenton in 1994 and began work at the Dixon & Thompson Law office in 2005. She has been a Certified North Carolina Paralegal since 2006. She works primarily in the real estate area, but is also involved in other areas of the practice.

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