Concentration:

Ms. Dowd has more than twenty 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, personal injury, mass tort, class action, whistleblower and intellectual property. She also represents 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:

Administrative Office of Courts; AT&T; City of Birmingham; Computer Sciences Corporation; Costco; Episcopal Diocese of State of Alabama; Family Dollar; Hall Taylor Construction Company; Harbert Corp.; I-Robot; Inamed, LLC; Macon County Greyhound Park (“Victoryland”); Metalplate Galvanizing LP; Milton McGregor Enterprises; Monsanto; Nektar Therapeutics, Inc.; Pharmacia Corp.; Samford University; Solutia, Inc.; Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc; T-Mobile USA; Taylor Bean & Whitaker; SAFECO Insurance Company; UPS.

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

Top Ten Women in Business in Birmingham, 2006

Best Lawyers in America, 2007

Super Lawyers of Alabama, 2008, Top 25 Women Lawyers

Professional Affiliations:

Birmingham Bar Association
– Chair, Youth Forum Task Force Committee
– Executive Committee (2004-2007)
– Diversity Task Force (2006-2007)

Fellow, American Law Foundation

Alabama Law Foundation, Atticus Finch Society

National Association of Women Lawyers

American Bar Association

Civic Affiliations:

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church;

Mountain Brook School System — Early Warning Panel (for troubled youth) — 1995 to Present;

Leadership Birmingham, Class of 2007

Birmingham MS Leadership Class of 2007