About Us

Celebrating 75 Years of Success

McDowell Rice Smith & Buchanan lawyers are versatile and tenacious advocates. They focus on efficiently solving business and financial issues through skillful negotiation and litigation, and getting the best results for their clients.

McDowell Rice has long been known for its expertise in litigation and dispute resolution; banking and financial services; bankruptcy, workouts, and financial restructuring; construction and architect/engineer law; corporate and business transactions; high-net-worth dissolutions of marriage, and complex matters related to family law; real estate law; tax law; and wills, trusts, and estate planning.

Known in the legal community for their independent and entrepreneurial spirit, the firm’s attorneys have a long-standing reputation as one of the select go-to firms for businesses in difficult times. McDowell Rice attorneys practice nationwide and regularly appear in state and federal jurisdictions throughout the country.