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Cybersecurity Planning For Your Small or Medium-Size Business
Cybersecurity Planning For Your Small or Medium-Size Business
Please see the article on Cybersecurity planning for your small or medium-size Business below written by Lafayette attorney, Steven Bucher. Cybersecurity for your SMB – Bucher
Atlanta Attorney Tony Jones To Speak at Premises Liability Seminar on October 6th, 2017
Atlanta Attorney Tony Jones To Speak at Premises Liability Seminar on October 6th, 2017
Tony Jones, an attorney in our Atlanta office, will be a featured speaker at Georgia’s Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s “Premises Liability” CLE on October 6th at the State Bar of Georgia Conference Center. To learn more, you can visit: #mce_temp_url#…
Galloway Directors Michael Ruel and Mike Grimley Obtain Complete Defense Verdict
Galloway Directors Michael Ruel and Mike Grimley Obtain Complete Defense Verdict
Directors Michael Ruel and Mike Grimley obtained a complete defense verdict in a maritime action in the federal District Court for the Southern District of Florida arising out of a boat fire in the client’s marina storage yard. The claimant…
Mississippi Restaurant Defeats Pesty Plaintiff Tale
Mississippi Restaurant Defeats Pesty Plaintiff Tale
In Hinds County, Mississippi, Plaintiff accused our client of serving mashed potatoes with a bug in them, causing her to become ill. Kathryn Platt, of Galloway’s Gulfport, Mississippi office defended the case at trial. Kathryn argued that Plaintiff failed to…
Prior Mortgage Cancelled via Mandamus Action
Prior Mortgage Cancelled via Mandamus Action
Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin G. Torian of the Firm’s Lafayette Office successfully obtained a Summary Judgment canceling a prior mortgage of record that primed their Client’s Mortgage. The holder of the prior mortgage initially failed to cancel same; however,…
Seven Galloway Attorneys Included in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Seven Galloway Attorneys Included in the 24th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith would like to recognize John Galloway, Jim Tompkins, Larry Canada, Kathleen Charvet, Richard Duplantier, Joe Hassinger, and Les Pickett, who were named in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America©…
Summary Judgment Granted In Leon County Negligence Case
Summary Judgment Granted In Leon County Negligence Case
Ben Zimmern and Juan Fernandez of the Firm’s Pensacola Office successfully obtained a summary judgment in a premises liability and negligent security lawsuit pending in Leon County. The Plaintiff was shot multiple times while on our client’s premises and suffered…
St. Louis Director, Scott Mueller, Appointed to ABA’s Title Insurance Litigation Committee as Vice Chair and Treasurer for 2017-2018
St. Louis Director, Scott Mueller, Appointed to ABA’s Title Insurance Litigation Committee as Vice Chair and Treasurer for 2017-2018
The American Bar Association’s Title Insurance Litigation Committee has appointed Galloway’s Scott Mueller to serve as Vice Chair and Treasurer for the 2017-2018 year. Scott Mueller, a Director in our St. Louis office, joins the team made up of distinguished…
Evidence of Actual Knowledge Ends Futile Appeal of Reformation and Quiet Title Summary Judgment
Evidence of Actual Knowledge Ends Futile Appeal of Reformation and Quiet Title Summary Judgment
Galloway’s St. Louis office recently obtained the dismissal of an appeal pending in the Missouri Eastern District Court of Appeals. Galloway Direct Scott Mueller obtained summary judgment in St. Louis County on a reformation and quiet title action as to…
IRS Tax Lien Release in Response to Rescission
IRS Tax Lien Release in Response to Rescission
The St. Louis office obtained a full release of an IRS federal tax lien against its client’s real property in St. Louis, Missouri. At foreclosure sale, a third party “missed” the lien at issue and failed to give statutory notice…
Navigating Cognitive Bias in Corporate Counsel Negotiation and Mediation
Navigating Cognitive Bias in Corporate Counsel Negotiation and Mediation
Exploring How Bias Can Shape Decision-Making In the complex world of corporate transactions and commercial disputes, negotiation is a valuable skill for in-house counsel. Whether resolving contract issues, managing risk, or navigating settlement discussions, the ability to negotiate effectively can have a profound…
Galloway Prevails in Louisiana Hurricane Ida Commercial Insurance Case
Galloway Prevails in Louisiana Hurricane Ida Commercial Insurance Case
James Prather and Josh Dierker in Galloway’s Mandeville, Louisiana office secured a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment win in a Hurricane Ida commercial first party case. As a part of their extensive pre-trial strategy and dispositive motion practice, the Galloway…
Service Animals or Emotional Support Animals: ADA Rules for Employers
Service Animals or Emotional Support Animals: ADA Rules for Employers
More animals seem to be assisting people these days — in airports, offices, and even classrooms. Not all animals that provide help or comfort qualify as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and understanding the distinction matters…
Louisiana Defense Lawyer Roy Schroeder Joins Esteemed FDCC Membership
Louisiana Defense Lawyer Roy Schroeder Joins Esteemed FDCC Membership
Roy L. Schroeder, a Director at Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s Mandeville office, has been accepted as a member of the exclusive Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Roy joins a distinguished network of civil defense and…
Strategies for Managing Generational Differences: Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla at ACC 2025
Strategies for Managing Generational Differences: Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla at ACC 2025
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla will present at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Their session will be Monday, October 20, at 5:00 p.m. As the modern workforce…
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