Matthew D. Lowe
Matt Lowe graduated from Clinton High School in May of 1995 and continued his education, preparatory and legal, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Mr. Lowe received his Bachelor of Science in Political Science in 1999, and his J.D. in 2002. Matt was admitted to the Missouri Bar in 2003, and began working at the Law Offices of Dull & Lowe, LLC. He is now associated with Johns, Mitchell, Duncan, & Lowe where he is listed as Of Counsel.
A majority of Mr. Lowe’s practice was dedicated to the litigation of criminal defense cases. He has represented hundreds of clients on various criminal cases ranging from traffic violations to murder charges. This representation focused on defending individuals who have been accused of alcohol related driving offenses. Mr. Lowe has successfully defended citizens arrested for driving while intoxicated in both their criminal case and in the driver’s license sanction actions brought against them by the Director of Revenue. He has tried hundreds of DWI cases to judges, juries, and administrative hearing officers.
Mr. Lowe is certified in the administration of standardized field sobriety tests and has completed the 24 hour NHTSA DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing Course. He has been certified on the operation of various breath testing instruments and has extensive experience on cross examining law enforcement officers and expert witnesses on breath testing devices. He travelled to Mansfield Ohio in 2011 where he received several days of training on the DataMaster breathalyzer machine. In 2015 he successfully completed a class on the theory and practice of forensic chromatography at Axion Analytical Laboratories, Inc. in Chicago, Illinois.
Mr. Lowe has been featured on the faculty for multiple seminars including Missouri’s largest DWI Defense programs for attorneys. He was included among the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 trial attorneys in the State of Missouri. He has also been included in the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40. Mr. Lowe is a Lifetime Member of the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He served on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Criminal Defense Lawyers from 2010 to 2016.
In addition to criminal law, Mr. Lowe also has experience in other areas of the law, including domestic litigation and personal injury litigation. He has participated in cases totaling more than $20,000,000 in settlement and jury awards. In 2016, Mr. Lowe left the full time practice of law to become Vice President of Champion Brands, LLC in Clinton, Missouri. He remains available to provide advice and direction to clients through the firm of Johns Mitchell Duncan & Lowe.