Mark A. DowdyShareholder

Primary Office

6251 Monroe Street
Suite 200
Daphne, AL 36526

Phone

251.283.2864
251.459.4263 (cell)
251.626.8928 (fax)

Professional Profile

Mark A. Dowdy is a shareholder in the firm’s Mobile (AL) office.  His practice areas include construction, products liability, environmental, professional liability, toxic torts, transportation, complex litigation, appellate advocacy, general liability, corporate law and mediation.  He is admitted to practice before all Alabama state courts, all Federal District Courts located in the state of Alabama, the Northern District in the state of Florida, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the US Supreme Court.  Mark is also recognized by and registered as a trained mediator with the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution.

Mark attended high school at The Baylor School in Chattanooga (TN) and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Auburn University (AL) with a major in English and a double minor in business.  Before becoming an attorney, Mark worked for over seven years at two large regional law firms in Birmingham (AL) in the Tax, Estates and Municipal Finance Department and the Corporate and Securities Department.  Mark then enrolled at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (AL).  While in law school, Mark was elected to serve as the first prosecutor to the Honor Court and Chancellor of Sigma Delta Kappa.  He was also appointed as the first student representative to the Faculty Academic Standards Committee, student advisor and research assistant to Professors Thurston H. Reynolds and Chad D. Emerson.  Mark received Best Paper Awards in constitutional law II and professional responsibility.

While Mark attended law school, he also worked for three years as a year-round law clerk to the Alabama Attorney General’s Office.  During that tenure, Mark served in the Medicaid/Welfare Fraud Division, Executive Division and General Civil and Administrative Law Division.  While in the Executive Division, Mark was cross designed to the Alabama Sentencing Commission where he conducted two nationwide research projects analyzing sentencing laws in Alabama.  During the summer of 2003, Mark served as judicial extern to Supreme Court of Alabama Associate Justice Harold F. See.  Following that externship, Mark was asked to serve as a research assistant for special projects to Justice See.  In 2005, Mark was named to Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges®.

Mark concentrates his practice on defending individuals, businesses and insurers against lawsuits and liability claims and assisting clients in the development of strategic solutions to legal disputes and litigation risks.  Since 2005, he has defended clients in direct actions involving construction claims, general liability defense, products liability, abnormally dangerous activities, professional liability, maritime claims, Jones Act claims, transportation/trucking claims and wrongful death.  Mark also assists clients with matters involving corporate law, real property and title issues, appellate practice and financial and business services.  Super Lawyers® designated Mark as a Rising Star in 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

Alabama

US Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

US District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama

US District Court, Northern District of Florida

US Supreme Court

Education

BA, Auburn University (AL)

JD, Thomas Goode Jones School of Law (AL)

Affiliations

Alabama State Court Mediator

Baldwin County Bar Association

Mobile Bar Association

News Updates About Mark A. Dowdy

Carr Allison Announces New Shareholders and Counsel

Carr Allison congratulates the following attorneys who have been named Shareholder: Hugh B. Harris – (Birmingham, AL) Todd C. Hunter, Jr. – (Tallahassee, FL) Cindy Post Massion – (Tallahassee, FL) Heath L. Vickers – (Jacksonville, FL) Carr Allison is pleased to announce the following attorneys who have been named Counsel: From […]

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Carr Allison Welcomes New Associates

Carr Allison is pleased to welcome Chase S. Eley, Mark A. Dowdy, Anna T. Miller, Grace Van Dyke and Aaron M. Wiley as the firm’s newest Associates. Chase S. Eley joins Carr Allison’s Workers’ Compensation group in Birmingham.  Chase received his BA from the University of Alabama and earned his […]

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