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Workers’ Compensation Verdicts…
Workers’ Compensation Verdicts…
Natasha Z. Wilson’s Louisiana verdicts. NEW LEGISLATION SB 106 Act 3, effective 5/11/10: Provides for expansion of 23:1123 scope of IME; expands 23:1172.2 investigative powers of OWCA in matters of employer fraud; and authorizes electronic payments of indemnity to…
Ben Zimmern Selected As Rising Star in Pensacola…
Ben Zimmern Selected As Rising Star in Pensacola…
Each year the Independent News in Pensacola, Florida publishes a list of Rising Stars who are seen as the upcoming leaders in their professions and in the community. Ben Zimmern, an attorney in GJTBS’ Pensacola office, has been chosen as one…
NRRDAs 2011 Annual Conference…
NRRDAs 2011 Annual Conference…
If you are a staff adjuster or an independent adjuster then you will not want to miss NRRDA’s 2011 Annual Conference. Continuing Education Credits will be available. NRRDA is pleased to announce that CE credits for adjusters will be available…
GJTBS Announces The Election Of Two Directors…
GJTBS Announces The Election Of Two Directors…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, PLC Announces The Election Of Two Directors Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, PLC Announces That Andrea L. Albert And Todd M. LaDouceur Have Been Elected Directors Of The Firm Galloway, Johnson,…
ASTM F-24 Committee — Amusement Rides and Devices meeting…
ASTM F-24 Committee — Amusement Rides and Devices meeting…
GJTBS is proud to sponsor the next meeting of the ASTM F-24 Committee — Amusement Rides and Devices. The meeting will be held Wednesday February 16th 2011 – Saturday February 19th 2011 in New Orleans. For further information please go…
GJTBS leads the way with NRRDAs 2011 Annual Conference…
GJTBS leads the way with NRRDAs 2011 Annual Conference…
GJTBS leads the way with NRRDA’s 2011 Annual Conference Joe Hassinger continues his service to the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (www.nrrda.org) as chairman of the 2011 Annual Conference, to be held in Orlando on February 23-25, 2011. This…
Louisiana Legislature Enacts Workers Compensation Medical Guidelines…
Louisiana Legislature Enacts Workers Compensation Medical Guidelines…
Recent developments in Louisiana law: Louisiana Legislature Enacts Workers’ Compensation Medical Guidelines By: Natasha Z. Wilson and Teresa Martin Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Introduction Recent revisions to the Workers’ Compensation Act will result in the creation of medical…
Louisiana Legislative Updates…
Louisiana Legislative Updates…
Recent Louisiana law developments: 2010 Legislative Updates By: Natasha Z. Wilson & Katherine Lee Juneau LEGISLATIVE UPDATE House Bill 873, relative to workers’ compensation coverage. SUMMARY House Bill 873 was presented by Patricia Smith, a democrat representing…
NRRDA Newsletter…
NRRDA Newsletter…
BECOME A MEMBER OF NRRDA If you are not already a NRRDA member, here is how you can join this list of growing restaurant and retail professionals working together to reduce and manage the claims in our industry. www.joinnrrda.org Submitted…
Last Chance Seminar For Design Professionals…
Last Chance Seminar For Design Professionals…
Our firm, together with CNA Insurance Companies, invites you to join us on November 23, 2010, at the Hotel Intercontinental on St. Charles Avenue in New Orleans, for a seminar which will deal with several timely topics. The LAST CHANCE…
Frederick “Billy” Swaim Presents at 2025 Energy Insurance Americas
Frederick “Billy” Swaim Presents at 2025 Energy Insurance Americas
New Orleans maritime attorney Frederick William (“Billy”) Swaim III led an insightful roundtable discussion at the 2025 Energy Insurance Americas conference that gathered energy industry insiders, insurance professionals, and legal professionals to tackle some of the most pressing challenges facing…
Galloway Wins Summary Judgment in Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case
Galloway Wins Summary Judgment in Louisiana Medical Malpractice Case
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Ryan O’Connor and Cody Castle secured a summary judgment win on behalf of the firm’s client, a Louisiana-based emergency medical transport company, in a medical malpractice case in Baton Rouge. Galloway continues to…
Jason Waguespack Named to CityBusiness Power List for Port & Maritime
Jason Waguespack Named to CityBusiness Power List for Port & Maritime
Jason Waguespack, a Director and Firm Managing Director at Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, has been named to the 2026 Power List: Port & Maritime by New Orleans CityBusiness. The prestigious honor recognizes a small group of influential professionals and…
Galloway Announces Four Attorney Promotions to Director
Galloway Announces Four Attorney Promotions to Director
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, a premier law firm with offices in Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Alabama, and Georgia, is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been promoted to Director, effective January 1, 2026. Since its founding…
Refining Removal? A Question for the U.S. Supreme Court
Refining Removal? A Question for the U.S. Supreme Court
New Orleans Maritime Attorney Published in “Following the Fifth” Kathleen Charvet, an admiralty and maritime attorney in Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith’s New Orleans office, has published an article in the inaugural edition of Following the Fifth, a new publication from the Bar Association…
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