Alvin C. "Chuck" Dowden
Alvin C. "Chuck" Dowden Jr., Managing Partner
Dedicated Attorney Since 1986
Alvin C. “Chuck” Dowden, Jr. is the senior partner at Dowden & Smith, L.L.C. Chuck has been practicing law in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, since 1986. He has been very involved in the Vernon Parish community, with active participation in both the Louisiana Lions Camp and the Vernon Parish School Board, where he served as an elected member.
He is currently the city attorney and prosecutor for the city of Leesville, LA, and was formerly an assistant district attorney. Chuck takes a firm approach in practicing law and has a reputation for taking on tough, complicated cases and seeing them through.
Education
Southern University Law Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
J.D. – 1985
Northeast Louisiana University Monroe, Louisiana
B.S. – 1982
Major: Business Administration
Bar Admissions
Louisiana 1985
Areas of Practice
- Real Estate, Title Insurance, Closings
- Successions, Wills, and Estates
- Family Law
- Criminal Defense
- Municipal Law
- Business Organizations
Professional Associations and Memberships
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Louisiana Bar Association
Vernon Parish Bar Association
Fraternities/Sororities
Kappa Alpha
Representative Cases
Chumley V. Magee, 33 So.3d 345 (3d Cir. App. La. 2010)
Representative Clients
Pat Williams
Construction Company
Construction
American Moving & Storage, Inc. Transportation
Pro Bono Activities
Vernon Parish School Board Member/Chairman of Finance Committee, 1989–2011
Vernon Parish School Board President, 1998 – Present
References
Ken Hughes Merchant & Farmers Bank
Lee McCann Sabine State Bank
Past Employment Positions
Assistant District Attorney Vernon Parish
City Prosecutor City of Leesville, 2014–2015
