James Dale Dowell

Background

Dowell, James Dale was born on July 17, 1932 in Goose Creek, Texas, United States. Son of James Dale and Margaret (King) Dowell.

Education

Bachelor, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U, 1954; Bachelor of Laws, University Texas, 1957.

Career

Associate, King, Sharfstein & Rienstra, Beaumont, Texas, 1957-1963; partner, King, Sharfstein & Rienstra, Beaumont, Texas, 1963-1968; partner, Rienstra, Rienstra & Dowell, Beaumont, 1968-1985; partner, Rienstra, Dowell & Flatten, Beaumont, since 1985.

Achievements

• James Dale Dowell has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Texas Democratic Executive Committee, 1966-1968, delegate National Convention, since 1976. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Texas Bar Foundation, Jefferson County Bar Association (president 1978-1979, Blackstone award 2000), Defense Research Institute, Texas Association Defense Counsel, Beaumont Country Club, Beaumont Club (board directors 1975-1977), Rotary (Paul Harris fellow 2000), Phi Gamma Delta.

Interests

• Avocations: reading.

Connections

Married Patricia Jo Skaggs, February 2, 1957. Children: Terry Dowell Owens, James Dale III.

Father:

James Dale Dowell

Mother:

Margaret (King) Dowell

Spouse:

Patricia Jo Skaggs

child:

James Dale III Dowell

child:

Terry Dowell Owens Dowell