Jennifer L. McDowell

Jennifer L. McDowell is a shareholder at Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley in Casper, Wyoming, where she represents owners and businesses from formation through sale. Her practice covers mergers and acquisitions, organizational and succession planning, contracts, employment matters, real estate, financing, tax compliance, and tax planning. She also provides consulting and expert services on Wyoming tax issues, combining transactional advice with experience in administrative and appellate tax disputes.

McDowell earned a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 2003 and a B.S. in Accounting, with honors, from the University of Wyoming in 2000. She began her legal career at a state and local tax litigation boutique, where she developed experience in tax, finance, administrative procedure, and appellate practice. Her accounting background continues to support her work on transactions, tax planning, audits, and financially complex business matters.

McDowell represents buyers and sellers in acquisitions, divestitures, and mergers across industries including energy services, recreation, retail, insurance, medical services, and professional services. Her representative work includes serving as lead seller’s counsel in the reorganization and partial sale of a broadband company valued above $100 million and in the sale of an operating Wyoming ranch for more than $15 million. She also advises on state and local tax disputes, secured transactions, lending opinions, and oil and gas agreements.

Jennifer L. McDowell has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, Oil & Gas Law, Real Estate Law, and Litigation involving mergers and acquisitions. Her profile also reflects national recognition in corporate and M&A practice. She helps business owners evaluate transactions, structure entities, manage tax exposure, and address disputes with advice that connects legal requirements to the financial and operational goals of the business.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Welborn Sullivan Meck & Tooley, P.C.
• Member, Colorado Bar Association
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association
• Member, Wyoming State Bar
• Former Secretary/Treasurer and Former At-Large Member, Wyoming State Bar, Business Section
• Former Director, Child Development Center of Natrona County
• Former Director, Cowboy Joe Club, University of Wyoming
• Former Director, United Way of Natrona County
• Former Director, Casper College Foundation
• Current Trustee, The Tate Foundation

Licensed State

• Colorado
• Louisiana
• Wyoming

Education

• University of Texas School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of Wyoming
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accounting

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