Dowd Bennett LLP attorneys Sarah Schuermann, Ashanti Carey, and Sheena Hamilton hosted law students from St. Louis University School of Law for a Coffee Talk on Tuesday October 21, 2025. It was an opportunity to connect students with attorneys to discuss a wide range of topics and help law students learn about various practice areas,…
Dowd Bennett Partner and former Governor of Missouri, Jay Nixon, delivered the 60th John Findley Green Foundation Lecture at Westminster College on September 17. The lecture was established in 1936 and as described by Westminster College, “is the very same lecture that placed Westminster on the world stage when…
The St. Louis Business Journal has once again recognized Dowd Bennett as the most philanthropic small company in the St. Louis region. The award was given at an April 3 breakfast where founding partner Ed Dowd received the award on behalf of the firm. Dowd and co-founding partner Jim…
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 partner Terry O’Toole secured second-degree murder and armed criminal action convictions against two defendants in the death of Brandon Scott which occurred in September, 2021 in the City of St. Louis. O’Toole serves as Special Assistant Circuit Attorney in the City of St. Louis’ Circuit Attorney’s Office…
Dowd Bennett was recognized by the St. Louis Business Journal for being the most philanthropic small company in the St. Louis region. The recognition came during an April 11 breakfast at the Frontenac Hilton where partner Kelly Murrie accepted the award on behalf of the firm. Murrie is well…
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