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James F. Bennett Honored by Best Lawyers®

Dowd Bennett partner Jim Bennett, is one of the five Dowd Bennett partners selected by their peers for inclusion in the 21st edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Mr. Bennett was recognized by Best Lawyers® for his excellent work in the practice area of Commercial Litigation. This marks…

Edward L. Dowd, Jr. Honored by Best Lawyers®

Dowd Bennett partner Ed Dowd, is one of the five Dowd Bennett partners selected by their peers for inclusion in the 21st edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.  Mr. Dowd was recognized by Best Lawyers® for his excellent work within the practice areas of Corporate Compliance Law and White…

Caitlin O’Connell Joins Dowd Bennett

Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Caitlin O’Connell has joined the firm as an associate.  Ms. O’Connell joins us from Washington, D. C., where she previously worked as a litigation associate for a private law firm. In addition to her experience in private practice, Ms. O’Connell served as…

Dowd Bennett Sponsors 2014 St. Louis Walk to Defeat ALS®

About 3,700 people turned out to Forest Park on Saturday, June 28th, to take part in the annual Walk to Defeat ALS®, which raises funds to sustain free patient care and support research.  Saturday’s event, which was organized by The ALS Association St. Louis Regional Chapter, raised over $380,000.…

Chambers USA Ranks Dowd Bennett LLP

Chambers & Partners has included Dowd Bennett in their 2014 USA list of best law firms.  The firm as a whole was ranked in the area of Litigation: General Commercial, while partners Ed Dowd and Jim Bennett were individually named in practice areas.  Ed Dowd was recognized for his…

Dowd Bennett Obtains Defense Verdict in Katz v. Anheuser-Busch

A St. Louis City jury found in favor of Anheuser-Busch on Francine Katz’s claims of gender discrimination.  Ms. Katz was the highest ranking female at Anheuser-Busch and claimed gender discrimination in pay from 2002 through 2008.  The trial lasted three weeks and was handled by Dowd Bennett attorneys Jim…

Dowd Bennett LLP Runs Away with Dean’s Cup for 6th Consecutive Year

April 26, 2014 marked the 10th Anniversary of the Timothy J. Heinsz Memorial 5K/10K and Jim Devine Dog Walk.  The event is put on each year by the University of Missouri School of Law, and the funds raised from the event provide partial scholarships to two law students each…

Stacy Connelly Joins Dowd Bennett

Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Stacy Connelly has joined the firm as an associate.  Mr. Connelly joins us from Hawkins Parnell Thackston & Young, where he practiced in the areas of corporate defense, product liability, and toxic tort litigation. Before joining private practice, Mr. Connelly served as…

Joseph Burch Joins Dowd Bennett

Dowd Bennett is pleased to announce that Joseph Summers Burch has joined the firm.  Mr. Burch has experience in performing complex electronic discovery review projects and legal research for corporate clients.  He received his law degree from the University of Missouri, Columbia School of Law.  While in law school,…

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