Concentration:

Ms. Dowd has more than twenty-five years of experience as a trial lawyer primarily in civil and complex litigation. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in a broad spectrum of cases including business, civil and complex litigation, personal injury, mass tort, class action, whistleblower and intellectual property. She also has extensive experience representing defendants in white collar crime and criminal environmental matters. Additionally, she handles executive severance and compensation matters.

Prior to White Arnold & Dowd:

Federal Judicial Clerkship - United States District Court, Honorable Seybourne H. Lynne (1982-1983);

Lange, Simpson, Robinson & Somerville of Birmingham, Alabama (1983 – 1995).

Practice Areas:

Representative Clients:

Costco; Episcopal Diocese of State of Alabama; Hall Taylor Construction Company; Harbert Corporation: Inamed LLC; Macon County Greyhound Park (“Victoryland”); Metalplate Galvanizing LP; Milton McGregor Enterprises; Monsanto; Pharmacia Corp.: Solutia, Inc.; Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc.: T-Mobile USA; American Gaming Systems.

Education and Honors:

Vanderbilt Law School, 1982
– Vanderbilt Law Review, Articles Editor

University of the South (Sewanee)
– B.S. 1978; Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude

Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2010

Super Lawyers, 2008-2010
– Top 10 Lawyers in Alabama, 2010
– Top 25 Women Lawyers in Alabama, 2008-2010
– Top 50 Lawyers in Alabama, 2008-2010

Top Ten Women in Business in Birmingham, 2006

Professional Affiliations:

Birmingham Bar Association
– Chair, Grievance Committee, 2009-2010
– Chair, Youth Future Leaders Forum, 2008-2009
– Member, Grievance Committee, 2008-2009
– Executive Committee, 2004-2007
– Diversity Task Force, 2006-2007

Alabama State Bar
– Bar Commissioner, 2009-2011

American Bar Association

Fellow, Alabama Law Foundation

National Association of Women Lawyers

Atticus Finch Society

Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”)

Civic Affiliations:

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church;

Board of Directors, YWCA 2010

Board of Directors, Red Mountain Theater Company, 2008-present

Board of Directors, Women’s Fund, 2009 to present

Mountain Brook School System — Early Warning Panel (for troubled youth), 1995-2009

Leadership Birmingham, Class of 2007

Birmingham MS Leadership Class of 2007

Member, Momentum Women’s Leadership Class of 2010

Member, Alabama Committee of the Newcomer Society