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Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian of The Lafayette Office Successfully Defend Recent Professional Liability Claim
Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian of The Lafayette Office Successfully Defend Recent Professional Liability Claim
In a professional liability suit, Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian, from the Firm’s Lafayette Office successfully defended claims made against an attorney for malpractice in rendering an erroneous title opinion, as well as claims made based on assurances and…
Lafayette Attorneys Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian Successfully Defends Series of Recent Title Insurance Claims
Lafayette Attorneys Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian Successfully Defends Series of Recent Title Insurance Claims
Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian, of the Firm’s Lafayette Office, successfully defended Insurer against the holder of an Owner’s Policy who brought wrongful claims for defense and indemnity based on a boundary line dispute. Summary Judgment was granted in…
New Orleans Director Jason Waguespack Elected Vice President of New Orleans Bar Association
New Orleans Director Jason Waguespack Elected Vice President of New Orleans Bar Association
New Orleans Director, Jason Waguespack, has been elected Vice President of the New Orleans Bar Association, 2016-2017. The 92nd Annual Dinner Meeting took place on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans, LA. Founded in…
Mississippi Business Journal Selects Gulfport Attorney Matthew Williams as a Leader in Law 2016
Mississippi Business Journal Selects Gulfport Attorney Matthew Williams as a Leader in Law 2016
Gulfport attorney, Matthew Williams, has been selected as one of this year’s Leaders in Law 2016, by the Mississippi Business Journal. The Mississippi Business Journal honors the state’s most successful lawyers for both legal success and qualities of character that make…
Seven Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2016 From Our New Orleans, Mandeville, St. Louis, and Houston offices
Seven Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2016 From Our New Orleans, Mandeville, St. Louis, and Houston offices
We would love to congratulate the following seven attorneys who have been named Super Lawyer 2016: John Galloway (New Orleans) Jim Tompkins (Houston) Jason Waguespack (New Orleans) Kathleen Charvet (New Orleans) Larry Canada (New Orleans) Tim Hassinger (Mandeville) Stephen Moore…
Florida Supreme Court Clarifies The Procedural Requirements For Proposals For Settlement
Florida Supreme Court Clarifies The Procedural Requirements For Proposals For Settlement
In Kuhajda v. Borden Dairy Co. of Alabama, LLC, 2016 WL 6137289 (Oct. 20, 2016), the Florida Supreme Court addressed conflicting opinions from the First and Fourth District Courts of Appeals on whether an offer of settlement that fails to address…
Seven Attorneys Named Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2016 From Our Lafayette, New Orleans, Mandeville, Tampa, and Houston Offices
Seven Attorneys Named Super Lawyers Rising Stars 2016 From Our Lafayette, New Orleans, Mandeville, Tampa, and Houston Offices
Galloway Johnson would like to congratulate the following seven attorneys from our Louisiana, Florida, and Texas offices: Lindsay Meador Young (Lafayette) Jason Camelford (New Orleans) Michael Lonegrass (New Orleans) John Getty (Mandeville) Patrick Schepens (Mandeville) Lee Harang (Tampa) Kelly Hartmann…
Houston Attorney Branch Sheppard Obtains Favorable Settlement in Wrongful Foreclosure Matter in Central Texas
Houston Attorney Branch Sheppard Obtains Favorable Settlement in Wrongful Foreclosure Matter in Central Texas
Branch Sheppard from the Houston office obtained a favorable settlement in a wrongful foreclosure matter in Central Texas. In representing the plaintiff, Branch was successful in getting the foreclosing mortgagee to pay our client his full purchase price of the…
St. Louis Attorney Mary W. Giles Selected to Super Lawyers’ 2016 Rising Stars List
St. Louis Attorney Mary W. Giles Selected to Super Lawyers’ 2016 Rising Stars List
Galloway Johnson is pleased to announce that Mary W. Giles of the firm’s St. Louis, Missouri office has been selected to Super Lawyers’ 2016 Missouri/Kansas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the…
Gulfport Attorney Matthew Williams to Speak at Bel-Aire Elementary in Connection With A Lawyer in Every Mississippi Classroom Project
Gulfport Attorney Matthew Williams to Speak at Bel-Aire Elementary in Connection With A Lawyer in Every Mississippi Classroom Project
Gulfport Attorney, Matthew Williams, will speak to gifted students at Bel-Aire Elementary in Connection with the Mississippi Bar’s Young Lawyers’ Division, Lawyer in Every Mississippi Classroom project. Matthew has been actively involved with various programs promulgated by the Mississippi Bar,…
Nicole Fluet Recognized by Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Nicole Fluet Recognized by Florida Defense Lawyers Association
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorney Nicole Fluet was recognized as the 2025 recipient of the Joseph P. Metzger Outstanding Achievement Award by the Florida Defense Lawyers Association. She was honored at the association’s annual Florida Liability Claims Conference in Orlando,…
Florida Rule Changes Took Effect: Everything Changes…Or Did It?
Florida Rule Changes Took Effect: Everything Changes…Or Did It?
In July 2024, our Florida team of attorneys alerted clients on significant changes to the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure promulgated by the Florida Supreme Court that took effect on January 1, 2025. Galloway’s four Florida offices – Pensacola, Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, and Jacksonville – coordinated…
The EEOC’s New Employment Focus: Less DEI, More Scrutiny
The EEOC’s New Employment Focus: Less DEI, More Scrutiny
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is currently undergoing strategic reorientation under the leadership of Acting Chair Andrea R. Lucas. While enforcement priorities are being re-calibrated, the agency’s ability to implement broad policy adjustments is presently constrained by its lack…
Galloway’s Jacksonville Team Secures Summary Judgment Upholding HOA Authority
Galloway’s Jacksonville Team Secures Summary Judgment Upholding HOA Authority
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith and its team in Jacksonville has secured a complete summary judgment victory in favor of our client, a Florida homeowners’ association, in a case involving a challenge to mandatory membership and assessment obligations. The Court…
Legal Analysis: $90M Nuclear Verdict Reversed in Texas Trucking Case
Legal Analysis: $90M Nuclear Verdict Reversed in Texas Trucking Case
The Texas Supreme Court has reversed a $90 million verdict against Werner Enterprises, thrusting the case back into the spotlight after one of the more notable “nuclear verdicts” in Texas trucking litigation in the last 10 years. The decision reestablishes…
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