Augusta S. Dowd
Managing Lawyer,
Vice President & Secretary
White Arnold & Dowd P.C.
2025 Third Avenue North
Suite 600
Birmingham, AL 35203
Phone: 205-323-1888
Fax: 205-323-8907
E-mail: adowd@whitearnolddowd.com
Website: www.whitearnolddowd.com
Favorite Quote: "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, then you aren't." - Margaret Thatcher
Resourceful innovative approach to handling Alabama focused general, complex and environmental civil litigation and white collar criminal defense in state and federal courts.
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. She also handles executive severance and compensation matters. Prior to White Arnold Andrews & 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: General Civil and Complex Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Personal Injury; Environmental Litigation; White Collar Crime; Executive Compensation and Severance.
Representative Clients: Monsanto; Nektar Therapeutics, Inc.; Samford University; Family Dollar; AT&T; City of Birmingham; Computer Sciences Corporation; Episcopal Diocese of State of Alabama; Inamed, LLC; Pharmacia Corp.; Solutia, Inc.; Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc; 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; Martindale-Hubbell AV Peer Review Rating
Admitted to Practice: 1982, Alabama
Professional Affiliations: Birmingham Bar Association; Birmingham Bar Association, Executive Committee (2004-2007);
Birmingham Bar Association-Diversity Task Force (2006-2007); 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
Company Brief Mission : To provide the highest level of representation to our clients while contributing in a positive and meaningful manner to the community at large.
Job description: Civil and complex litigation, white collar crime
Length of service: Over 20 years Accreditations: Licensed in Alabama, 1982; Admitted in United States District Court for Northern District of Alabama, 1982; Admitted in 11th Circuit, 1982
Favorite Awards & Honors: BBJ Top Ten Women in Business 2006; B'ham Bar Association Executive Committee; Leadership B'ham Class of 2007;
Education: Vanderbilt Law School , 1982; University of the South (Sewanee), B.S., 1978
Family: David (Husband); Bevan; Grace; David
Personal Business Philosophy: Hard work and a good attitude are a powerful combination.
Advice to women in business: Work hard and trust in your instincts and beliefs.
Best advice ever received: Family is the greatest bond in life.
Secret to surviving in business: Developing an appropriate level of toughness and stability without losing touch with your soul.
Your strongest inspiration: My mother and husband.
What being in business has taught you: To stand for what I believe in.
Secret to dealing with employees: Caring about them and their families and personal lives.
