Dowd Bennett Partner Jack Danforth was interviewed by a number of media outlets recently about his position as Special Counsel of the Waco investigation from 1999-2000. Interest in Danforth’s role materialized after the announcement of Robert Mueller as Special Counsel into the investigation of Russian influence in the 2016…
On Thursday, June 8, 2017, Senator John Danforth will be honored at a dinner benefiting The National Churchill Museum at Bellerive Country Club. The National Churchill Museum presents the Churchill Leadership Medal to individuals who epitomize the leadership qualities displayed by Winston Churchill. Past recipients include Dr. William H. Danforth,…
As current President of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Ed Dowd writes a column for the monthly edition of St. Louis Lawyer magazine. The following column was published in the May 2017 edition of the magazine. For more information on The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, please…
Earlier today, at the annual Law Day celebration, twenty-two former presidents of The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis passed the gavel to Ed Dowd, Jr. just before he was officially sworn in as President of BAMSL by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Thomas was the keynote…
St. Louis Lawyer – May 2017 – Volume 59 Nick Davis of the St. Louis Lawyer interviewed partner, Ed Dowd for the cover story, Edward L. Dowd, Jr.: Luck Be A Leader. The story introduces readers to the newest President of BAMSL and gives readers insight into Ed’s life and…
On April 20, 2017, the Missouri Asian American Bar Association, Mound City Bar Association, the South Asian Bar Association, Hispanic Bar Association of St. Louis, Women Lawyers’ Association and Lawyers for Equality co-hosted the 17th Annual Unity Dinner at Mandarin House Banquet Hall in University City, Missouri. This was…
On April 12, 2017, Dowd Bennett sponsored the Mound City Bar Association’s (“MCBA”) Annual Legal Legends Awards Reception. The MCBA is one of the oldest black bar associations west of the Mississippi. The Legal Legends Award is given annually to African American attorneys who are pioneers and trailblazers in…
Sheena R. Hamilton will receive the Missouri Lawyers Weekly Women’s Justice Award titled Litigation Practitioner and given to “female litigators who demonstrate leadership, professionalism and a passion for improving the quality of the justice system or contributing to the betterment of the profession” on Thursday April 27, 2017. The 19th…
On March 3, 2017, a unanimous jury in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts rendered its verdict in favor of a medical device manufacturer represented by Dowd Bennett lawyers Jim Bennett, Megan Heinsz, and Hannah Preston. The case was tried over four weeks and involved…
On Tuesday, February 28, 2017, the Missouri Supreme Court upheld a minimum wage law passed by the City of St. Louis holding that the ordinance is not preempted by the state’s minimum wage laws. Dowd Bennett partners, Jamie Rehmann, Robert Epperson and Jim Martin represented the City of St.…
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