Background
Downs O'Shaughnessy, Jennifer was born on July 19, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Downs O'Shaughnessy, Jennifer was born on July 19, 1967 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.
Dartmouth College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1989). Duke University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1993).
Worked at Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP (Kansas City, Missouri) specializing in General Civil and Trial Practice. Banking, Business and Finance, Business Litigation, Communications and Media, Creditors' and Debtors' Remedies, Employee Benefits, Environmental, Estate Planning and Trusts, Health Care, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labor and Employment, Public Utilities and Energy, Real Estate, Tax Transactions and Planning, Tort and Insurance, Trade Regulations, White Collar Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1993, Missouri.
1994, Kansas and United States. District Court, Western District of Missouri. 1995, Colorado; United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth and Eighth Circuits. Executive Editor, Duke Environmental Law and Policy Forum. Senior Editor, Duke Journal of Comparative and International Law.
Law Clerk to the Honorable Pasco M. Bowman, II, Circuit Judge, United States. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1993-1994. Spencer Fane Britt & Browne LLP has gained prominence over the years through its general business practice and that practice continues in all respects today.
The firm's general business practice includes all areas of trial and appellate work in state and federal courts throughout the country, as well as matters involving corporate transactions, employee benefits, employment law and environmental concerns. The firm's clients conduct their business in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Arkansas, Oklahoma and the rest of the country, as well as throughout the world.