Several Dowd Bennett partners and their spouses attended the 2017 Illumination Gala on June 3rd at The Ritz Carlton, St. Louis, hosted by The Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The event raised a record-breaking $3.3 million to support the Foundation’s Cancer Frontier Fund at Siteman Cancer Center. The Foundation’s Cancer…
Dowd Bennett was a platinum sponsor of the World Pediatric Project’s 3rd annual Rock ‘N’ Heal event on June 2, 2017. The event drew over 700 attendees and raises money to support World Pediatric Project’s mission to connect critically-ill children to lifesaving and life-changing medical care that otherwise would…
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 November 14, 2016, Dowd Bennett partner Gabe Gore was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. His election was in recognition of his “exemplary dedication to highest principles of the legal profession, commitment to the welfare of society, and support for the ideals, objectives, and work…
For the second, consecutive year, Dowd Bennett LLP is serving as the Exclusive Membership/Mentorship sponsor for the Women Lawyers Association of Greater St. Louis. In that capacity, it hosts group luncheons open to either law students only or WLA members who are 36 and under or have been practicing…
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