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Super Lawyers® Recognizes Three Dowd Bennett Attorneys as “Rising Stars”

Three Dowd Bennett attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers® as 2023 Missouri and Kansas “Rising Stars” which includes only 2.5 percent of attorneys in its category.  In addition to the peer review process conducted by Super Lawyers®, a rising star must be 40 years old or younger or…

Super Lawyers® Recognizes Seven Dowd Bennett Attorneys

Seven Dowd Bennett Attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers® in the Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list.  Known for both its peer review and research process, Super Lawyers® recognizes the top five percent of attorneys in each state.  Dowd Bennett attorneys have been recognized in the following fields:…

Dowd Bennett Achieves 2024 St. Louis “Best Law Firm” Tier 1 Rankings in Seven Categories

Dowd Bennett has been recognized by Best Lawyers® as St. Louis’ “Best Law Firm” in a number of Metropolitan Tier 1 rankings including: Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law Criminal Defense: White-Collar Government Relations Practice Dowd Bennett also received a Metropolitan Tier 2…

Arsenio L. Mims Named to Inaugural POWER List By Missouri Lawyers Media

Dowd Bennett partner Arsenio L. Mims was named to the inaugural POWER list for Top Sports and Entertainment attorneys.  The recognition, bestowed by Missouri Lawyers Media, recognizes, “Attorneys practices include intellectual property, employment, contracts, real estate and constitutional law as they advise and represent athletes and artists alike.” …

Three Dowd Bennett Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America© as Ones to Watch

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…

Multiple 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 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…

Jim Bennett Recognized as one of America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators®

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.…

Jim Bennett named 2023 Client Service All-Star by BTI

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…

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