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White Arnold & Dowd Lawyers to Serve on Multiple Local Bar Committees

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that Birmingham Bar Association president T. Charles Fry, Jr. has appointed multiple firm lawyers to BBA Committees for the current Bar year. Hope S. Marshall will serve as Group Chair for the Grievance Committee, as well as on the Fee Arbitration Committee and the Diversity Committee. Kitty Rogers Brown will continue her service on the Grievance Committee, Laura S. Gibson was appointed to the Committee for Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Curtis Seal will serve on the Scholarship Committee.

About White Arnold & Dowd P.C.: From high-profile litigation to mediation and private disputes, the attorneys at AV-rated White Arnold & Dowd P.C. excel at finding creative strategies to minimize disruptions and help our clients keep moving forward in business and in life. We have a plan for the unplanned. For more information, visit www.whitearnolddowd.com.

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

White Arnold & Dowd Shareholders Selected as “Super Lawyers”

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that four shareholders have been named to the 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers list, and one additional shareholder has been included on the list of 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Stars.

Attorneys named to the 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers are:

Stephen R. Arnold
Kitty Rogers Brown
Augusta S. Dowd
J. Mark White

Shareholder Hope S. Marshall was named as a 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star. Dowd was additionally named to the “Top 50 Women,” “Top 50 Alabama,” and “Top 50 Birmingham” lists for 2018.

Super Lawyers rates outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates and peer reviews by practice area. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the Mid-South are selected by the research team for selection as Super Lawyers, and no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in Mid-South 40 years old or younger or who have been in practice for 10 or fewer years are selected as Rising Stars. The Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars will be listed in the December 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers and B-Metro magazines.

Contact:
Lisha L. Graham
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Augusta S. Dowd Honored Among the 2018 Women Who Shape the State

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that Augusta S. Dowd, shareholder, vice president, and managing lawyer, has been named among the 2018 Women Who Shape the State by the Alabama Media Group, which locally includes The Birmingham News, Birmingham Magazine, and al.com. Dowd joined 29 other women statewide who were honored for their personal impacts on their cities, regions or the entire state of Alabama in the philanthropy, commerce, public service, nonprofit, small business, and advocacy sectors.

As the accompanying article in Birmingham Magazine noted: “Dowd is a shareholder, vice president, and managing lawyer at White Arnold & Dowd. She also recently finished a term as the Alabama State Bar Association president. She is active in the Birmingham community, engaging with organizations like the Birmingham Bar Association, the YWCA of Central Alabama, the Alabama Law Foundation’s Atticus Finch Society, and the Women’s White Collar Defense Association. She believes leadership growth is a process. ‘The best leaders are often made, forged by hard work, and benefiting from wisdom gained through experience,’ she says. She also places great value in relationships. ‘For me, being a leader also means viewing your co-workers as real humans with real lives and appreciating how those real lives impact how they work best.'”

About White Arnold & Dowd P.C.: From high-profile litigation to mediation and private disputes, the attorneys at AV-rated White Arnold & Dowd P.C. excel at finding creative strategies to minimize disruptions and help our clients keep moving forward in business and in life. We have a plan for the unplanned. For more information, visit www.whitearnolddowd.com.

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Shareholder Kitty Rogers Brown Named Rising Star of Law by Birmingham Business Journal

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that shareholder Kitty Rogers Brown has been selected as one of the honorees in the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2018 Rising Stars of Law special section. Per the Birmingham Business Journal, “honorees were chosen based on their contributions to their firms and their potential to shape the industry, and the Magic City’s legal world, moving forward.”

Ms. Brown represents individual and corporate defendants in white collar criminal actions, primarily in the areas of healthcare fraud, financial crimes, and environmental crimes, as well as in parallel civil and criminal proceedings. She also represents both plaintiffs and defendants in complex civil litigation as well as pharmaceutical and environmental tort actions, whistleblower cases, healthcare matters, consumer class actions, and handles executive severance and compensation matters.

Contact:
Lisha Li Graham
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Augusta S. Dowd Elected to Jefferson County Judicial Commission

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that Augusta S. Dowd, shareholder, vice president, and managing lawyer, has been elected by the members of the Birmingham Bar Association to serve on the Jefferson County Judicial Commission. Dowd will serve a six-year term on the Commission. In the event of a judicial vacancy in Alabama’s 10th Judicial Circuit, the Commission nominates individuals for consideration by the Governor to fill the vacancy.

Dowd has a long history of service to the both the state and local bar associations, most recently serving as president of the Alabama State Bar. She chaired the Birmingham Bar Association’s Grievance Committee in 2009-2010 and was a member of the Executive Committee from 2004-2007. Dowd has been named a “Woman of Impact” by YellowHammer News and a “Woman of Influence” by Alabama Today, and she is a fixture on a number of “best of” lists. She has over thirty years of experience as a trial lawyer, primarily in civil and complex litigation and white collar criminal defense, and has consistently maintained an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Six White Arnold & Dowd P.C. Shareholders Named “Top Women Attorneys” for 2018 by B-Metro Magazine

Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that shareholders Augusta S. Dowd, Linda G. Flippo, Laura S. Gibson, Karen M. Hennecy, Kitty Rogers Brown, and Lisha Li Graham were all named to B-Metro Magazine‘s 2018 “Top Women Attorneys” list for the fourth consecutive year. The full B-Metro feature was published in the August 2018 issue of the magazine and can be viewed below:

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Augusta S. Dowd Named a Woman of Influence by Alabama Today

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that Augusta S. Dowd, shareholder, vice president, and managing lawyer, has been named a “Woman of Influence” by Alabama Today. From the article: “Born and raised in Birmingham, Ala. Augusta Dowd has spent much of her life and career in the Magic City. She attended college at Sewanee: University of the South in Tennessee, and proceeded to Vanderbilt University School of Law. After graduating in 1982, Dowd returned to the Yellowhammer State to begin her long and impressive career in law . . . . A major force in her firm, Dowd practices Civil and Complex Litigation, Environmental Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Telecommunications, Governmental and Regulatory Affairs, Antitrust, Executive Severance and Compensation, and several more areas of law. Over the years, Dowd has been involved in many committees, boards and organizations including serving as a member of the Birmingham Bar Association’s Executive Committee board from 2004 to 2007 and Chair of the Grievance Committee from 2009 to 2010. She also sat on the board of directors for the YWCA of Central Alabama from 2010 to 2016, and was a member of the organization’s Executive Committee from 2011 to 2014 . . . . Dowd has a long history with the Alabama State Bar Association. First serving as a Disciplinary Committee member for the State of Alabama and a Bar Commissioner for the 10th Judicial Circuit in Place 5 from 2009 through 2016. From 2016 to 2017, Dowd served in many aspects of the association, including as a member of the Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Long Range Planning Committee, leading to her position as President-Elect that same year, until 2017 when she was named President of the Alabama Bar Association . . . . For her service to the community and city of Birmingham, and law professionals across the state, Augusta Dowd is absolutely an Alabama Woman of Influence.” The full Alabama Today feature can be found here.

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Lisha Graham Dubbed Top Influencer by Birmingham Magazine

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that shareholder Lisha Graham has been included by Birmingham Magazine in its inaugural list of the “Top Influencers in Birmingham 2018.” From the article: “Lisha Graham is a graduate of Auburn University and Cumberland School of Law. Lisha started practicing law at the age of 23 and is now a partner at White Arnold & Dowd P.C. where she represents clients in a variety of civil and complex litigation, construction litigation, products liability and business torts in both state and federal court. Lisha serves on the YWCA Junior Board, the Executive Committee of the Young Lawyers Section of the Alabama State Bar, the Canterbury Child Development Center Board, and plays classical violin across the state. She and her husband, Henry, have twin boys (2) and a daughter (6 months).” The full Birmingham Magazine feature can be found here.

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

Augusta S. Dowd and Sidney C. Summey Named “Top Attorneys” by Birmingham Magazine

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Birmingham, AL – White Arnold & Dowd P.C. is pleased to announce that Augusta S. Dowd, shareholder, vice president, and managing lawyer, and Sidney C. Summey, shareholder and head of the firm’s Probate Department, have been included among the city’s “2018 Top Attorneys” by Birmingham Magazine. This is the ninth-annual peer-reviewed survey conducted by the magazine. Ms. Dowd was included among the city’s top White Collar Defense attorneys, and Mr. Summey was once again named as one of the top attorneys in the Elder Law categories. The full Birmingham Magazine feature appeared in the April 2018 issue of the magazine.

Contact:
Kitty Rogers Brown
205-323-1888
[email protected]

J. Mark White elected president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers

PRESS RELEASE

Birmingham attorney J. Mark White elected president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers

AUSTIN — Birmingham attorney J. Mark White was elected president of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers at the organization’s annual meeting March 24 in Austin.

The International Academy of Trial Lawyers is an organization of elite lawyers who are nominated and selected based on their demonstrated skill and ability in jury trials and in other court proceedings. Membership in the United States is limited to 500 lawyers.

“I am deeply honored and humbled for this opportunity to serve an organization that has done so much to promote excellence in the legal profession,” Mr. White said. “It is a highlight of my career.”

Mr. White has more than 40 years of experience as a trial litigator in civil and criminal cases, including white-collar crime, environmental, personal injury, antitrust, and securities law. He has been lead counsel in a number of high-profile trials, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.

His firm, White Arnold & Dowd P.C., is noted for its expertise in handling complex legal matters and crises.

Mr. White was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers in 2005, and has previously served on the organization’s Board of Directors, Chairman of the Admissions Committee, Dean, Vice President, and President-Elect.

Chartered in 1954, the Academy strives not only to promote professional excellence but also to advocate for legal reforms and to elevate integrity, honor, and courtesy in the legal profession.

Members are identified and selected through a comprehensive screening process involving both peer and judicial review.

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The Executive Offices of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers can be reached at 1-866-823-2443 or [email protected].