Recognition

Eleven Dowd Bennett Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®

Best Lawyers®, a peer-based evaluation of a lawyer’s skill in his or her same geographical and practice area, has recognized the following Dowd Bennett attorneys and associated practice areas in its 31st edition: Partner Jim Bennett: Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Health Care Law and Qui Tam Law Partner Elizabeth…

Nasser, Nixon Receive Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” Recognitions

Dowd Bennett partners Michelle Nasser and Governor Jay Nixon each received “Lawyer of the Year” honors from Best Lawyers®, an award in which “only a single lawyer in each practice area and community” is honored. The “Lawyer of the Year” recognitions are firsts for Nasser and Nixon, both of…

Jim Bennett Named MVP on BTI’s Client Service All-Stars List 2024

BTI Consulting Group just released its 23rd annual list of Client Service All-Stars listing almost 300 US attorneys whom clients report deliver superior client service. Jim Bennett, one of the founders of Dowd Bennett LLP, was one of only four St. Louis lawyers on the list, and the only…

Nixon and Carver Chosen as Top Appellate Attorneys for Fourth Consecutive Year

Dowd Bennett partners Governor Jay Nixon and Elizabeth Carver have been selected as two of the top 30 appellate attorneys in Missouri by Missouri Lawyers Media. This is the fourth consecutive year that Nixon and Carver have been selected for the annual MLM POWER List for Appellate Attorneys. “These…

Super Lawyers® Recognizes Three Dowd Bennett Attorneys as “Rising Stars”

Three Dowd Bennett attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers® as 2023 Missouri and Kansas “Rising Stars” which includes only 2.5 percent of attorneys in its category.  In addition to the peer review process conducted by Super Lawyers®, a rising star must be 40 years old or younger or…

Super Lawyers® Recognizes Seven Dowd Bennett Attorneys

Seven Dowd Bennett Attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers® in the Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers list.  Known for both its peer review and research process, Super Lawyers® recognizes the top five percent of attorneys in each state.  Dowd Bennett attorneys have been recognized in the following fields:…

Dowd Bennett Achieves 2024 St. Louis “Best Law Firm” Tier 1 Rankings in Seven Categories

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

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