Editing John Danforth (section)

===Private sector===
In 1995, following his departure from the Senate, Danforth again became a partner at the [[Bryan Cave]] law firm.<ref name="auto1"/> As of 2021 Danforth is a partner at Dowd Bennett, a Clayton law firm just outside Saint Louis.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.stlmag.com/longform/John-Danforth-Meditations-StJack-senate-politics/ |title= As politician and priest, John C. Danforth spent a lifetime trying to do good. He's not sure he succeeded. |website=[[St. Louis Magazine]] |date= 18 September 2021 |access-date=September 18, 2021 }}</ref>

In May 2012, [[SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC|a group]] led by Danforth's son-in-law and Summitt Distributing CEO Tom Stillman,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.si.com/hockey/news/st-louis-blues-announce-local-minority-partner-new-radio-deal |title=St. Louis Blues announce local minority partner, new radio deal |date=March 29, 2007 |work=The Hockey News |publisher=Sports Illustrated |agency=The Canadian Press |access-date=March 10, 2021 |quote=Stillman, owner of Summit Distributing, ... and the son-in-law for former U.S. Sen. John Danforth }}</ref> in which Danforth is a minority investor, took controlling ownership of the [[St. Louis Blues]] of the [[National Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/hockey/professional/new-owner-is-fanatic-on-blues-coy-about-beer/article_c0bc9b58-9d22-11e1-bb8b-001a4bcf6878.html |title=New owner is fanatic on Blues, coy about beer |date=May 13, 2012 |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |first=Nicholas J.C. |last=Pistor |access-date=March 10, 2021 }}</ref> The group acquired full ownership of the team in June 2019.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://fox2now.com/sports/st-louis-blues/stillman-ownership-group-acquires-full-ownership-of-st-louis-blues/ |title=Stillman group acquires full ownership of St. Louis Blues |date=June 19, 2019 |work=[[KTVI]] |access-date=March 10, 2021 }}</ref> Danforth has a star on the [[St. Louis Walk of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|last=St. Louis Walk of Fame|title=St. Louis Walk of Fame Inductees|url=http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/?view=achievement|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008105312/http://www.stlouiswalkoffame.org/inductees/?view=achievement|archive-date=October 8, 2018|access-date=April 25, 2013|publisher=stlouiswalkoffame.org}}</ref> He is an honorary board member of the humanitarian organization [[Wings of Hope (charity)|Wings of Hope]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Official Wings Of Hope Homepage|url=http://wings-of-hope.org|access-date=2010-03-16|publisher=Wings-of-hope.org}}</ref>