Edward Dowd
Of Counsel
Ned Dowd is a graduate of University of Dayton School of Law and has been employed with Surdyk, Dowd & Turner since 1986. Mr. Dowd is a trial lawyer with significant experience in the defense of a variety of litigation matters, including police misconduct, zoning, insurance defense, construction defect litigation and premises liability. He maintains a busy case load representing political subdivisions, individuals, businesses, and insurance companies and in a broad range of disputes in both state and federal court. Ned is General Counsel for the Miami Valley Risk Management Association, a joint self-insurance pool of political subdivisions formed under R.C Section 2744.081, providing legal advice on a broad spectrum of topics affecting both the Association and its member cities.
Areas of Experience
- Civil Rights Litigation
- Police Misconduct
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Premises Liability
- Construction Litigation
Court Admissions
- State of Ohio
- State of New York
- United States District Court,
- Southern District of Ohio
- Northern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals
- for the Sixth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Achievements
- “AV” Rating – Martindale-Hubbell
- Ohio Super Lawyer, 2011-2020
- Co-Chair 2014 and 2020 Campaign For Equal Justice
Association
- Dayton Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
- Defense Research Institute