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"By actively seeking the client's input at every stage of the litigation,
we ensure that we are providing tailor-made representation
that accounts for the precise needs of the client."

- Jack Downing

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About Jack Downing

Jack graduated from the University of Missouri in 2014 with a degree in Economics. He earned his law degree from the University of Missouri in 2017 where he was a Note and Comment Editor for the Law Review. He served a judicial internship with Honorable E. Richard Webber.

Jack joined Gray Ritter Graham in 2017, practicing primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, class action litigation, mass torts, wrongful death and catastrophic injury. Jack made valuable contributions in several notable cases including the In re Dicamba herbicide case resulting in $400 million class action and individual settlements, and In re Syngenta, involving premature commercialization of genetically modified seed, culminating in a $1.51 billion global settlement.

Jack was named a Rising Star by Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers magazine in 2021-2023. He was named an “Up & Coming Lawyer” by Missouri Lawyers Weekly in 2019. He is licensed in Missouri and United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.

Jack Downing - St. Louis, MO Attorney

Notable Results

Professional Accolades

Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2021-2023)

Missouri Lawyers Weekly “Up and Coming Lawyer” (2019)

Professional Associations

Civic

Good Hope Educational Initiative Board of Directors (present)
Room at the Inn Volunteer (2006-present)

Professional

The Missouri Bar Association
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis
Lawyers Association of St. Louis
American Association for Justice

News & Publications

Publications

  • “An Important Time for the Future of Class Action Waivers and the Power Struggle Between Businesses and Consumers,” Mo. L. Rev. (Fall 2016)
    Article,
  • “A Blatant Inequity: Contributions to the Common Benefit Fund in Multidistrict Litigation,” Mo. L. Rev. (Summer 2016)
    Article

GRG Farm Litigation

Bar Admissions & Education

Clerkship

  • Hon. E. Richard Webber of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

Education

University of Missouri School of Law, Columbia, Missouri
     J.D., 2017
University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
     B.A., 2014
     Major: Economics

Admissions

  • Missouri, 2017
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, 2017
  • Jack Downing Super Lawyers 2023 Rising Star
  • Super Lawyers Badge 2022

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