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…
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…
Today BTI Consulting released its annual list of the “Law Firms Most Feared in Litigation,” and Dowd Bennett was one of only two St. Louis firms to make the national list of 62 firms. BTI assembles its list based on extensive in depth telephone interviews of in-house corporate counsel…
The 2024 Chambers USA Guide recognized Dowd Bennett in Band 1 for two practice areas in Missouri: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations and Litigation: General Commercial. The prestigious legal directory ranked three Dowd Bennett partners individually in Band 1 in Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations: Jim…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
Dowd Bennett is a litigation firm with extensive courtroom experience. Led by trial-seasoned lawyers, including former federal prosecutors and judicial law clerks, our team shares tenacity, a passion for seeing cases through trial and a complete commitment to client service.