On Saturday, June 27th, 5,000 people came out to Forest Park to participate in the yearly Walk to Defeat ALS®. This year’s walk was the largest walk in the history of The ALS Association St. Louis Regional Chapter, and raised $412,908.28 to fund patient care for those who otherwise…
Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce the addition of a new partner, Senator John C. Danforth. Senator Danforth will specialize in public and corporate investigations, as well as continue his public service efforts on behalf of the St. Louis region. Senator Danforth is a former Missouri Attorney General and…
James F. Bennett has been elected to serve a four-year term on the American Inns of Court Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The American Inns of Court is an organization of legal professionals from all levels (students, professors, lawyers and judges) who are committed to maintaining appropriate professional and ethical…
May 27, 2015 – Dowd Bennett’s first volunteer shift at the St. Louis Area Foodbank was a success. With the help of 13 Dowd Bennett employees, family members and friends, we were able to successfully package 19,440 pounds of food to be delivered to senior citizens throughout Missouri and…
Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Carlos Marin has joined the firm as an associate. Prior to joining Dowd Bennett, Mr. Marin was an associate at a large firm in Kansas City, Missouri, and clerked at the Federal Defender Office of Chicago. Mr. Marin completed two externships for Judge…
On May 11, 2015, a St. Louis County jury ordered Wells Fargo to repay the Barbara Burton Morriss Revocable trust $45,766,033.81. Dowd Bennett lawyers acted as lead trial counsel in the case, which generated the largest reported verdict in the history of St. Louis County, $77,866,033.81. Wells Fargo was…
Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Sheena Hamilton has joined the firm as an associate. Prior to joining Dowd Bennett, Ms. Hamilton was an associate at a large St. Louis based law firm and clerked for Chief Judge Catherine D. Perry of the United States District Court for…
Dowd Bennett partner Gabriel Gore was recently named to Ingram’s list of “50 Missourians You Should Know.” The article highlights Mr. Gore’s career experiences and his practice at Dowd Bennett. According to Ingram’s, its list includes “smart, talented, ambitious” people who make Missouri a better place to live, do business,…
Dowd Bennett LLP collected $800 in wish list items for the USO facilities at Lambert Airport and Ft. Leonard Wood. Among the items collected: snacks, cleaning products, paper products and travel size personal care items for the military men and women and their families passing through Lambert Airport or…
Dowd Bennett Partner Gabriel E. Gore was appointed by Governor Jay Nixon to serve on the 16 member Ferguson Commission. The Commission is charged with studying the underlying issues raised by events in Ferguson and issuing a report with specific policy recommendations no later than September 15, 2015.
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