[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"BlogPosting","dateModified":"2024-05-03","datePublished":"2011-09-05","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/dick-cates-one-of-a-kind\/","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/dick-cates-one-of-a-kind\/","description":"Bill Kraus said it well. One of the stories comes from Bill Dixon, an old friend who was on the Rodino staff. As I was preparing remarks for Cates\u2019 service I called Bill. He gave this gem. Rodino needed a trial lawyer and Bob Kastenmeier recommended Cates. Dixon reports that when Dick Cates came in the room it was as if Matt Dillon had arrived: \u201cBoys\u2013there is a new sheriff in town.\u201d Bill Kraus said it well. One of the stories comes from Bill Dixon, an old friend who was on the Rodino staff. As I was preparing remarks for [\u2026]","name":"Dick Cates: One of a Kind","headline":"Dick Cates: One of a Kind","articleBody":"Bill Kraus said it well. One of the stories comes from Bill Dixon, an old friend who was on the Rodino staff. As I was preparing remarks for Cates\u2019 service I called Bill. He gave this gem. Rodino needed a trial lawyer and Bob Kastenmeier recommended Cates. Dixon reports that when Dick Cates came in the room it was as if Matt Dillon had arrived: \u201cBoys\u2013there is a new sheriff in town.\u201dBill Kraus said it well. One of the stories comes from Bill Dixon, an old friend who was on the Rodino staff. As I was preparing remarks for Cates\u2019 service I called Bill. He gave this gem. Rodino needed a trial lawyer and Bob Kastenmeier recommended Cates. Dixon reports that when Dick Cates came in the room it was as if Matt Dillon had arrived: \u201cBoys\u2013there is a new sheriff in town.\u201dDick was a great story teller as a lawyer, Heffernan committee member, and friend. It was the story that Cates delivered to the Nixon Impeachment Committee that led to Nixon\u2019s resignation. Democrats and Republicans trusted Dick Cates for good reason. His stories were based on facts not fiction.Hell of a guy. Great lawyer.","wordCount":201,"about":"Dick Cates","author":{"@type":"Person","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f34718d3c46ee2833d3ccf83f7221a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96,"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2f34718d3c46ee2833d3ccf83f7221a0?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/author\/lawtoncates\/","name":"LawtonCates","identifier":7,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/author\/lawtoncates\/#Person"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lawton-cates-attorneys.jpg","height":550,"width":694,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lawton-cates-attorneys.jpg"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lawtoncates-logo.png","height":73,"width":438,"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/lawtoncates-logo.png"},"name":"LawtonCates, S.C.","@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/dick-cates-one-of-a-kind\/#Organization1"},"@id":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/dick-cates-one-of-a-kind\/#BlogPosting"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dick Cates: One of a Kind","item":"https:\/\/www.lawtoncates.com\/blog\/dick-cates-one-of-a-kind\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]