Dowd Bennett partner and former Missouri Governor Jay Nixon recently was awarded the Harry S. Truman Public Service Award for 2024 at a ceremony at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. The Truman award was established by the City of Independence in 1974 to recognize Americans who…
Super Lawyers, a company that rates lawyers using surveys and peer review, recently announced that five Dowd Bennett partners are included on their list of Missouri Super Lawyers, which includes fewer than five percent of the lawyers in the state. Jim Bennett has been named to the Super Lawyers…
Dowd Bennett has been recognized by Best Law Firms (as ranked by Best Lawyers®) as a St. Louis Metropolitan Tier 1 Firm in eight categories: Appellate Practice Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Corporate Compliance Law Corporate Governance Law Criminal Defense-White Collar Government Relations Practice Personal Injury Litigation-Defendants Best Law Firms…
BTI Consulting Group and “The Mad Clientist” included Dowd Bennett in its annual list of most feared litigation firms. According to BTI, the past year has brought about more aggressive and complex litigation including issues involving data privacy and artificial intelligence to name a few. BTI data shows that…
Best Lawyers® has recognized four Dowd Bennett attorneys as “Ones to Watch.” In St. Louis, the honorees and associated practice areas are: Partner Phil Cantwell: Commercial Litigation Partner Arsenio Mims: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Entertainment and Sports Law, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants Partner Milton Wilkins: Commercial Litigation and Corporate…
Best Lawyers®, a peer-based evaluation of a lawyer’s skill in his or her same geographical and practice area, has recognized the following Dowd Bennett attorneys and associated practice areas in its 31st edition: Partner Jim Bennett: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law and Qui Tam Law Partner Elizabeth…
Dowd Bennett partners Michelle Nasser and Governor Jay Nixon each received “Lawyer of the Year” honors from Best Lawyers®, an award in which “only a single lawyer in each practice area and community” is honored. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are firsts for Nasser and Nixon, both of…
Today BTI Consulting released its annual list of the “Law Firms Most Feared in Litigation,” and Dowd Bennett was one of only two St. Louis firms to make the national list of 62 firms. BTI assembles its list based on extensive in depth telephone interviews of in-house corporate counsel…
The 2024 Chambers USA Guide recognized Dowd Bennett in Band 1 for two practice areas in Missouri: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations and Litigation: General Commercial. The prestigious legal directory ranked three Dowd Bennett partners individually in Band 1 in Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Jim…
BTI Consulting Group just released its 23rd annual list of Client Service All-Stars listing almost 300 US attorneys whom clients report deliver superior client service. Jim Bennett, one of the founders of Dowd Bennett LLP, was one of only four St. Louis lawyers on the list, and the only…
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