Concentration:

Ms. Dowd has twenty-five years of experience as a trial lawyer primarily in civil and complex litigation and criminal defense. 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:

Episcopal Diocese of State of Alabama; Hall Taylor Construction Company; Harbert Corporation; Harbert Managment Corporation LLC; 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; Medical Center Associates; Greer Capital; Steinway & Co.; MBIA Insurance; Memorial Development Corporation; Algoma Lands, LP; Merrill Lynch.

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

Mass Tort Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers, 2011

Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2011

Super Lawyers, 2008-2010
– Top 10 Lawyers in Alabama, 2010

– Birmingham Business Journal's Who's Who in Law and Accounting, 2011
– Top 25 Women Lawyers in Alabama, 2008-2010
– Top 50 Lawyers in Alabama, 2008-2010

Top Ten Women in Business in Birmingham, 2006

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Professional Affiliations:

Birmingham Bar Association
– Chair, Grievance Committee, 2009-2010
– Chair, Youth Future Leaders Forum, 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

American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”)

Member, Advanced Safety Engineering and Management Industry Advisory Council

Civic Affiliations:

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

– Assistant Chancellor to the Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Alabama

YWCA

– Executive Committee, 2011

– Board of Directors, 2010-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

Momentum Women’s Leadership Class of 2010

Member, Alabama Committee of the Newcomer Society