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Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Putative Class Action

In an opinion handed down on February 3, 2022 (24 F.4th 1212), the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a class action complaint filed against a major casualty insurance company represented by Dowd Bennett.  The plaintiff, a business covered by a commercial insurance policy issued by the…

Arsenio L. Mims Selected as a Fellow of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity

Arsenio L. Mims has been selected as a 2022 Fellow for the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). The Fellows program offers professional and personal development, leadership training, and relationship-building opportunities for diverse, high-potential, mid-career attorneys at LCLD member organizations. Arsenio’s practice is founded in complex litigation with a…

Super Lawyers® Recognizes Three Dowd Bennett “Rising Stars”

Three Dowd Bennett attorneys have been named to the 2021 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list as “Rising Stars” which consists of no more than 2.5 percent of attorneys in its category.  In addition to an intensive selection process, the attorneys must be 40 years old or younger, or…

Super Lawyers® Recognizes 10 Dowd Bennett Attorneys

Ten Dowd Bennett attorneys have been selected to the 2021 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list.  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers in a variety of fields.  The selection process, by which no more than five percent of attorneys are recognized in each state, includes independent…

Dowd Bennett Achieves 2022 St. Louis “Best Law Firm” Tier 1 Rankings in Six Categories

Dowd Bennett LLP has been recognized by Best Lawyers® as St. Louis “Best Law Firm” in a number of Tier 1 rankings including:  Appellate Practice, Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Compliance Law, Corporate Governance Law and Criminal Defense: White-Collar.  Dowd Bennett also received a Tier 2 ranking in the…

Megan Heinsz Honored by Missouri Lawyers Media

Dowd Bennett partner Megan Heinsz was honored by Missouri Lawyers Media with a Women’s Justice Award in the area of litigation. The award was given at an in-person dinner on October 21 at the Four Seasons. “I am honored to be recognized alongside so many talented and hard-working women,”…

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