Bnjamin W. Dowers

Partner Phone: 954-556-1470 Fax: 954- 824-1604 [email protected] Download vCard Benjamin W. Dowers is a partner with Gunther Legal, PLLC in the Fort Lauderdale Office. Mr. Dowers is board certified in Construction Law and handles cases and claims dealing with admiralty and maritime law, business and commercial litigation, construction law, subrogation, and automobile and trucking liability defense throughout Florida in both state and federal courts. He represents individuals and companies in state and federal courts with breach of contract disputes, business disagreements, and various other claims. Currently, Mr. Dowers is an active member of various bar associations and the Claims Litigation Management (CLM) organization. During his time at the University of Florida Levin College of Law, Mr. Dowers served on the Florida Law Review as the Bylaws Committee Chairman,and was also a member of the Florida Moot Court Team. Prior to law school, he was a Third Mate aboard drill ships and supply vessels in the Gulf of Mexico and Angola, Africa. In 2006, Mr. Dowers graduated from the United States Merchant Marine Academy, one of the five federal academies, on a nomination from U. S. Senator Bill Nelson and U. S. Congressman Michael Bilarakis. During his time at Kings Point, Mr. Dowers sailed to over 15 countries as a deck cadet aboard various commercial and military support ships. He obtained his U. S. C. G. Second Mates Unlimited License as well as a commission as a Lieutenant in the U. S. Naval Reserve Areas of Practice Admiralty and Maritime Litigation and Transactions Construction Defect Business and Commercial Litigation Insurance Defense Automobile and Trucking Premises Liability First Party Insurance Defense - Property Claims Bar Admissions Florida, 2011 Texas, 2017 All U. S. District Courts in Florida Education University of Florida Levin College of Law, Gainesville, Florida J. D. cum laude - 2011 Honors: Deans List Honors: Book Awards in Admiralty Law and Land Use Planning Honors: Member, The Florida Moot Court Team Law Review: The Florida Law Review, Member & Bylaws Committee Chairman United States Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York B. S. - 2006 Major: Maritime Business - Logistics and Intermodal Transportation Professional Associations and Memberships Member, Leadership Florida Connect Class 11 Past President, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida Member, Claims Litigation Management Member, Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club Member, Broward Bar Association Member, Federal Bar Association Member, Florida Defense Lawyers Association Publications Panel Speaker, Perrin National Construction Defect Conference - 2021: A Coast-to-Coast Analysis on CD Trends, November 2021 Panel Speaker, CLM Annual Conference - Avoiding the Not-It Syndrome: Keys to Risk Transfer Across Jurisdictions, August 2021 Challenging Expert Opinions: Extrapolated Findings Based on the ASTM E2128 Standard for Evaluating Water Leakage of Building Walls, Dec 12, 2020, DRI Critical Path Florida 558s Duty to Defend Challenge, CLM Construction Claims, Spring 2017Necessary Practice Pointers to Secure Maritime Liens, Federal Bar Association, Admiralitas, Summer 2017