Founding partners Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett have been named by Best Lawyers® as 2024 “Lawyer of the Year” in two separate categories. Dowd is being honored as Lawyer of the Year in Corporate Compliance Law in St. Louis. Ed has previously received this distinction in 2016, 2018, 2020…
Best Lawyers® has recognized three Dowd Bennett Attorneys as “Ones to Watch” in St. Louis. Ones to Watch is a peer reviewed methodology that recognizes the professional excellence of attorneys in the earlier stages of their careers. Our awardees are: Partner Phil Cantwell, Commercial Litigation Partner Arsenio Mims, Criminal…
Best Lawyers®, a peer-based evaluation of a lawyer’s skill in his or her same geographical and practice areas, has recognized the following Dowd Bennett attorneys in its 30th edition: Partner Jim Bennett, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law, Qui Tam Law Partner Elizabeth Carver, Appellate Practice Partner John…
Once again, Jim Bennett has been selected as one of America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators®. This selection, which is by invitation only, is “comprised of the nation’s most exceptional trial lawyers for High Stakes Business Litigation matters.” Less than ½ of one percent of active attorneys in the U.S.…
BTI Consulting Group has named Dowd Bennett partner Jim Bennett a 2023 Client Service All-Star stating, “Bennett has a national practice of cases that are not expected to settle before trial or appeal. He is lead trial and appellate counsel in high-profile cases, and has tried to verdict many…
The Chambers USA Guide recognized Dowd Bennett in Band 1 for two practice areas in Missouri: “Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations” and “Litigation: General Commercial.” Additionally, the 2023 guide individually ranked five Dowd Bennett partners in “Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations”: Jim Bennett, Ed Dowd,…
2023.05.19 Dowd Bennett statement on appointment of Gabe Gore as Circuit Attorney
Dowd Bennett was recognized as the most philanthropic small company for the sixth consecutive year by the St. Louis Business Journal at an April 20 breakfast. In 2022, the firm contributed just shy of $1 million in cash and in-kind contributions locally and $1.5 million overall. The largest regional…
Dowd Bennett ranks among the Top 100 Firms in client service according to a recent BTI report. In a 2023 Survey of Law Firm Client Service Performance, Dowd Bennett ranked in the Top 100 of the Client Services A-Team Report. According to the report, Dowd Bennett scored well in…
In its latest publication, Missouri Lawyers Media named Dowd Bennett one of the top 20 law firms in the state. MLM cited the firm’s roster of former elected and appointed officials from both sides of the aisle as unique and impactful. This list includes a former Missouri governor, a…
Dowd Bennett is a litigation firm with extensive courtroom experience. Led by trial-seasoned lawyers, including former federal prosecutors and judicial law clerks, our team shares tenacity, a passion for seeing cases through trial and a complete commitment to client service.