On May 11, 2016, Dowd Bennett partner Gabe Gore gave the annual Law Day Address to the Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association (“SMBA”). Law Day is SMBA’s annual celebration of the rule of law. The theme of Law Day 2016 and Mr. Gore’s Law Day Address was “Miranda: More than…
Vin Gurrieri, senior reporter at Law360, reached out to Dowd Bennett’s Sheena Hamilton to discuss social media in the workplace for his article, What Employers Should Know As Election Spurs Online Rants.
Executive Insight has published an article written by Dowd Bennett attorneys Rosemarie Blase and Lisa Hoppenjans. Their article, “Protection Against False Claims Act Lawsuits” can be viewed on Executive Insight’s website by clicking on the title link.
Sheena R. Hamilton, an attorney at Dowd Bennett LLP, has been elected to a three year term on the United Way of Greater St. Louis’ Board of Directors. The UWGSL’s Board is made up of volunteers from all segments of the community. The Board meets quarterly to set the…
Dowd Bennett attorney Sheena Hamilton, along with 24 other local business women, shared their stories and offered advice to 6th and 7th graders at the Hawthorne Leadership School as part of its first annual Cool Women/Hot Jobs career fair on January 8, 2016. Article by Veneta Rizvic
Allen Smith of SHRM® quoted Dowd Bennett attorney Sheena Hamilton in his article, “Limit Divisive Political Discussions.” SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) is the world’s largest HR membership organization.
On November 17, 2015, a St. Louis County jury returned a unanimous defense verdict in favor of Missouri Baptist Medical Center on a plaintiff’s claim of retaliation in violation of the Missouri Human Rights Act. Dowd Bennett attorneys had already obtained summary judgment for Missouri Baptist on the plaintiff’s…
On December 4, 2015, Governor Jay Nixon appointed Dowd Bennett partner Gabe Gore to the Missouri State University Board of Governors. Gabe graduated from Missouri State University in 1991. The Board of Governors possesses full power and authority to adopt all needful rules and regulations for the guidance and…
Dowd Bennett received Tier 1 rankings for the St. Louis Metropolitan area for their work in Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar. This is the 4th consecutive year that the firm as a whole has been included on the list. The “Best Law Firms” list consists…
On September 29, 2015, a Laclede County judge ordered the dismissal of a disability discrimination, retaliation and wrongful termination lawsuit brought by a former employee under the Missouri Human Rights Act against Dowd Bennett clients Emerson Climate Technologies and Scroll Compressors LLC. Dowd Bennett attorney John Comerford successfully briefed…
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