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Jay Nixon Named Recipient of Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

Dowd Bennett partner and former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon recently was awarded the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award for 2024 at a ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. The Truman award was established by the City of Independence in 1974 to recognize Americans who…

Five Dowd Bennett Partners are Named to 2024 Missouri Super Lawyers List

Super Lawyers, a company that rates lawyers using surveys and peer review, recently announced that five Dowd Bennett partners are included on their list of Missouri Super Lawyers, which includes fewer than five percent of the lawyers in the state. Jim Bennett has been named to the Super Lawyers…

Best Law Firms Recognizes Dowd Bennett as Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in Eight Categories

Dowd Bennett has been recognized by Best Law Firms (as ranked by Best Lawyers®) as a St. Louis Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in eight categories: Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law Criminal Defense-White Collar Government Relations Practice Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants Best Law Firms…

Dowd Bennett Listed As One of the “Most Feared” Law Firms in Litigation

BTI Consulting Group and “The Mad Clientist” included Dowd Bennett in its annual list of most feared litigation firms.  According to BTI, the past year has brought about more aggressive and complex litigation including issues involving data privacy and artificial intelligence to name a few.  BTI data shows that…

Anticipating the Impacts of Spiking Demand from AI

The Institute for Energy Law published Ben Barnes‘ and Robyn Parkinson‘s article, “Anticipating the Impacts of Spiking Demand from AI” in their August 2024 edition of Energy Law Advisor. Energy Law Advisor – August 2024

Four Dowd Bennett Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America® as Ones to Watch

Best Lawyers® has recognized four Dowd Bennett attorneys as “Ones to Watch.” In St. Louis, the honorees and associated practice areas are: Partner Phil Cantwell: Commercial Litigation Partner Arsenio Mims: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Entertainment and Sports Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Partner Milton Wilkins: Commercial Litigation and Corporate…

Eleven Dowd Bennett Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®

Best Lawyers®, a peer-based evaluation of a lawyer’s skill in his or her same geographical and practice area, has recognized the following Dowd Bennett attorneys and associated practice areas in its 31st edition: Partner Jim Bennett: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law and Qui Tam Law Partner Elizabeth…

Nasser, Nixon Receive Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” Recognitions

Dowd Bennett partners Michelle Nasser and Governor Jay Nixon each received “Lawyer of the Year” honors from Best Lawyers®, an award in which “only a single lawyer in each practice area and community” is honored. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are firsts for Nasser and Nixon, both of…

Dowd Bennett Partner Terry O’Toole Successfully Prosecutes Pro Bono Murder Case

Dowd Bennett partner Terry O’Toole secured second-degree murder and armed criminal action convictions against two defendants in the death of Brandon Scott which occurred in September, 2021 in the City of St. Louis.  O’Toole serves as Special Assistant Circuit Attorney in the City of St. Louis’ Circuit Attorney’s Office…

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