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Mississippi Attorney Kathryn Platt to Present at NBI’s Construction Law Seminar
Mississippi Attorney Kathryn Platt to Present at NBI’s Construction Law Seminar
Gulfport Attorney Kathryn Platt has been asked to present at The National Business Institutes’s (NBI) seminar “Construction Law: Advanced Issues and Answers.” The seminar will take place at the Gulf Coast Event Center in Gulfport, Mississippi on June 4, 2019.…
Doris Bobadilla and Wendell Hall to Present at Netchex’s 2019 Netconnect Conference
Doris Bobadilla and Wendell Hall to Present at Netchex’s 2019 Netconnect Conference
Netchex’s 2019 Netconnect Conference will take place on April 24-25 at the Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. The Netconnect conference is an annual event bringing together hundreds of Netchex clients, partners, and team members for two days of education,…
Galloway to Sponsor the Louisiana Real Estate Commission’s Spring Into Action Conference
Galloway to Sponsor the Louisiana Real Estate Commission’s Spring Into Action Conference
Galloway will sponsor the Louisiana Real Estate Commission’s Spring Into Action Conference. The conference will take place on April 22-24 in Baton Rouge. The Spring Into Action Conference is Louisiana’s annual legislative issues conference that focuses on advocacy and delivering…
Galloway to Sponsor IACP 2019 NYC Conference
Galloway to Sponsor IACP 2019 NYC Conference
Galloway will Sponsor The International Association of Claim Professionals (IACP) 2019 New York Conference. The International Association of Claim Professionals provides a forum for senior Claim leaders from across the globe to build relationships with their peers, enhance their knowledge…
Galloway’s Team, “Aporkalypse Now,” Named 2019 Hogs for the Cause Grand Champions
Galloway’s Team, “Aporkalypse Now,” Named 2019 Hogs for the Cause Grand Champions
Galloway is pleased to congratulate its firm-sponsored and staffed team, “Aporkalypse Now” for taking home the title of Grand Champion for the third time. Hogs for the Cause is a two-day, local festival and cook-off competition that raises money for…
Galloway Wins Workers’ Compensation Trial on Behalf of National Trucking Company
Galloway Wins Workers’ Compensation Trial on Behalf of National Trucking Company
In a bifurcated workers’ compensation trial, Galloway successfully obtained a determination that benefits were not owed by a national trucking company to the claimant. Attorney Jessica Scholl handled the case, arguing both issues of fact related to the claimant’s alleged…
Galloway Earns 100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 17th Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality
Galloway Earns 100 percent on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 17th Annual Scorecard on LGBTQ Workplace Equality
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr, & Smith is the first and only Louisiana-based law firm to receive a perfect score of 100 on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), the nation’s premier benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices…
Galloway Supports the 2019 CLM Claims College – Claims Mediation School
Galloway Supports the 2019 CLM Claims College – Claims Mediation School
Joe Hassinger, a Director in Galloway’s New Orleans office, has been invited to serve on the Executive Council of the Claims Mediation School for the CLM Claims College. “To have the opportunity to work with national leaders in mediation and…
Joe Hassinger Elected Fellow of American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Joe Hassinger Elected Fellow of American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Established in 1995, the American College of Civil Trial Mediators is a non-profit association of professional mediators. College Fellows are selected for membership by invitation through a comprehensive application process based upon their experience, skills, reputation, ethical standards, and commitment…
Mississippi Attorney Nathan Burrow To Speak at NBI’s Human Resource Law Seminar on March 28, 2019
Mississippi Attorney Nathan Burrow To Speak at NBI’s Human Resource Law Seminar on March 28, 2019
Gulfport attorney Nathan Burrow has been asked to speak at The National Business Institute’s (NBI) seminar “Human Recourse Law from A to Z.” The seminar will take place at the Courtyard Marriott in Pearl, Mississippi from March 27-28, 2019. Nathan…
Learn, Network, and Connect at Galloway’s 8th Annual Claims & Litigation Conference in New Orleans
Learn, Network, and Connect at Galloway’s 8th Annual Claims & Litigation Conference in New Orleans
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith will proudly present the 8th Annual Galloway Claims and Litigation Conference at The Ritz-Carlton in New Orleans on Thursday, October 23, 2025. The full day of engaging sessions and networking has grown to a…
Galloway’s Mobile, Alabama Team Secures Summary Judgment for Insurer
Galloway’s Mobile, Alabama Team Secures Summary Judgment for Insurer
Nathan Burrow, a Director in Mobile, Alabama for Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, delivered pragmatic and forward-thinking representation on behalf of an insurance client in a bad-faith claim arising out of the denial of a fire loss claim under…
Jason Waguespack Selected to New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Hall of Fame
Jason Waguespack Selected to New Orleans CityBusiness Leadership in Law Hall of Fame
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Managing Director Jason Waguespack has been named a 2025 Leadership in Law Honoree by New Orleans CityBusiness. Because this marks Jason’s third time receiving this honor, he will be inducted into the Leadership in Law Hall…
Galloway Attorney Delivers Remarks at U.S. District Court Naturalization Ceremony in New Orleans
Galloway Attorney Delivers Remarks at U.S. District Court Naturalization Ceremony in New Orleans
Special Counsel Megan Jackler, an attorney with Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s New Orleans and Mandeville offices, was invited to serve as guest speaker at the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana’s…
Katrina at 20: How Galloway Turned Crisis Into Growth
Katrina at 20: How Galloway Turned Crisis Into Growth
In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrina entered the Gulf of Mexico, quickly intensifying to an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. On August 29, 2005, it made landfall as a powerful Category 3 storm which caused major devastation in the Greater…
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