# Lawyer Paxton — Short Fiction character guide

> Lawyer Paxton in Short Fiction by Kate Chopin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** lawyer Paxton

**First appearance:** 0041-madame-c-lestin-s-divorce

## Who they are

A lawyer who handles legal affairs for the community.

## Relationships

### [Madame Delisle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/characters/madame_delisle)

_professional_

Lawyer Paxton is Madame Delisle's legal advisor, handling her affairs with professional detachment.

### [Madame Delisle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/characters/madame_delisle)

_professional_

Lawyer Paxton is Madame Delisle's legal advisor, handling her affairs with professional detachment.

### [Madame Delisle](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/characters/madame_delisle)

_professional_

Lawyer Paxton is Madame Delisle's legal advisor, handling her affairs with professional detachment.

## In the story

### [Madame Célestin’s Divorce](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/madame-c-lestin-s-divorce)

The lawyer who advises Madame Célestin on divorce and develops romantic feelings for her.

### [Tante Cat'rinette](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/tante-cat-rinette)

A lawyer who stops to discuss the condemnation of Tante Cat'rinette's house and later is sought to formalize her loan to Raymond.

### [Dead Men's Shoes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/short_fiction_33_se/chapters/dead-men-s-shoes)

The lawyer Gilma consults about the horse; he reveals that Gamiche made Gilma the sole heir to the plantation.

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