Litigation Counsel of America Names Jim Bennett as a Fellow
Jim Bennett has been named a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America which is an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society established to reflect the new face of the American bar.
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Jim Bennett Re-Named to the Executive Committee of The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court
Jim Bennett has been named to serve another term on the Executive Committee of The Theodore McMillian American Inn of Court based in St. Louis.
Dowd Bennett Named Joint Winner of Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year by Finance Monthly
Dowd Bennett was named the joint winner of the Commercial Litigation Law Firm of the Year by The Finance Monthly Law Awards.
Jim Bennett Presents Oral Argument to the Supreme Court of Missouri
In July 2009, St. Louis County and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission filed suit against a group of online travel companies.
Missouri High Court Sides with Travel Firms in Tax Case
The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with several online travel companies in a dispute over hotel and tourism taxes.
Nationwide Media Attention on Missouri Supreme Court Decision in Favor of Online Travel Companies
On June 28, 2011, the Missouri Supreme Court issued an opinion affirming the trial court’s dismissal of a case brought by St. Louis County and the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission against the online travel companies.
Jim Bennett Elected to Board of Directors of the Bar Association for the Eighth Circuit
Jim Bennett has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of The Association of the Bar of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The Bar Association was formed to improve and facilitate the administration of justice within the courts of the Eighth Circuit;…
Terry O’Toole Secures Pro Bono Victory for Vietnam Veteran
Terry O’Toole won a victory in a pro bono case before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington, D.C., on behalf of a Vietnam Veteran who served in the United States Navy, including time aboard the U.S.S. Newman K. Perry. It was on that vessel that Mr. O’Toole’s client…
Ed Dowd, Jr. Presents Argument to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Partner Edward L. Dowd, Jr. presented oral argument in the appeal of The United States of America vs. Brian Ellefsen; 10-2857. Dowd Bennett was retained to handle the sentencing and appeal of this criminal tax case that was tried in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. The…
Dowd Bennett Secures Plaintiff’s Verdict for Premcor Refining Group
On February 14, 2011, a Cook County jury returned a unanimous verdict for Dowd Bennett client Premcor Refining Group, a subsidiary of Valero Energy. In the week-long trial in Chicago, Dowd Bennett lawyers Erika Anderson and Jim Bennett persuaded a jury that trucking company KLLM Transport was responsible for…