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Galloway Attorneys in Florida Obtain Defense Verdict in Jury Trial
Galloway Attorneys in Florida Obtain Defense Verdict in Jury Trial
Galloway attorneys Sarah Baggett, Phillip Howell, and their team in Tampa, Florida, obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a trucking company in a jury trial in St. Lucie County where the trucking company admitted to causing the accident but…
Galloway Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment in Breached Policy Trial
Galloway Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment in Breached Policy Trial
Earlier this month, Galloway attorneys Sarah Baggett and Jordan Grana obtained a summary judgment verdict in a case involving damaged property at a local business after a car crash. After the plaintiff, a local business owner, failed to comply with…
Galloway Expands in St. Louis
Galloway Expands in St. Louis
John Kemppainen, Jennifer Woulfe, and Olivia Findley joined Galloway’s St. Louis, Missouri office and will broaden the Firm’s capabilities in Missouri and Illinois. “We are very pleased to bring this group of attorneys into the Firm,” says Jason Waguespack, Galloway’s…
Galloway Opens New Office in Jacksonville, Florida
Galloway Opens New Office in Jacksonville, Florida
Galloway announces the opening of a new office location in Jacksonville, Florida. Servicing the Greater Jacksonville area is the next step in Galloway’s goal of extending the firm’s Gulf-states footprint and providing the firm’s exceptional services to a broader range…
Galloway Announces 11 New Directors
Galloway Announces 11 New Directors
Galloway is proud to announce the election of 11 attorneys to the role of Director starting January 1 of next year. Read more HERE
Galloway Director Kathleen Charvet Elected as Program Committee Chair for Tulane Law School’s Admiralty Law Institute
Galloway Director Kathleen Charvet Elected as Program Committee Chair for Tulane Law School’s Admiralty Law Institute
Earlier this month, Galloway Director Kathleen K. Charvet was elected as the Program Committee Chair for the 30th Biennial Admiralty Law Institute at Tulane Law School. Tulane is acknowledged around the world as a leader in the admiralty field. Read…
Galloway Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment in Property Insurance Case
Galloway Attorneys Obtain Summary Judgment in Property Insurance Case
Recently, Nicole Fluet and Athina Lehovitis, attorneys from Galloway’s Tampa, Florida office, obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major property insurer in a claim brought by an assignment of benefits contractor that challenged the insurer’s application of a hurricane…
Donald P. Moore Joins Galloway’s Gulfport, Mississippi Office, Expanding Workers’ Compensation and Longshore Capabilities
Donald P. Moore Joins Galloway’s Gulfport, Mississippi Office, Expanding Workers’ Compensation and Longshore Capabilities
Donald P. Moore will join Galloway as a Director in the Firm’s Gulfport, Mississippi office, strengthening the Firm’s capabilities in workers’ compensation and longshore law and advocacy. Our clients will benefit from Donald’s business acumen, his litigation strategy based on…
34 Galloway Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers® List
34 Galloway Lawyers Recognized in 2023 Best Lawyers® List
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith is pleased to announce that 35 lawyers have been recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® as well as in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in…
Employers Take Note: The CROWN Act Takes Effect in Louisiana
Employers Take Note: The CROWN Act Takes Effect in Louisiana
As of August 1, 2022, Louisiana’s CROWN Act (“Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair”) will prohibit race-based hair discrimination in employment, education, public accommodations, and housing in Louisiana. A similar law has already been in effect in…
Decoding Cyber Insurance: Building a Stronger Firewall for Digital Risk
Decoding Cyber Insurance: Building a Stronger Firewall for Digital Risk
Cyber insurance is often seen as the firewall of last resort, the last line of defense when technical safety measures fail. The truth is that many corporations need to further decode their cyber coverage policies. Carefully examining endorsements, exclusions, and…
New Orleans Litigator Ryan O’Connor Named Frank L. Maraist Award Finalist
New Orleans Litigator Ryan O’Connor Named Frank L. Maraist Award Finalist
Ryan O’Connor, a defense attorney in Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith’s New Orleans offices, has been recognized as a finalist for the Frank L. Maraist Award, presented by the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. The distinguished award, which will presented at an…
Turning Discovery into Dismissal: Galloway Wins Avocado Liability Case
Turning Discovery into Dismissal: Galloway Wins Avocado Liability Case
In one of the more unusual premises liability cases, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Autumn George and Catherine Arpen secured a strategic dismissal through disciplined case management and timely enforcement of discovery obligations in the case our Jacksonville team dubbed “the attack of…
Galloway Secures $800K Breach of Contract Trial Win in South Louisiana
Galloway Secures $800K Breach of Contract Trial Win in South Louisiana
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Madeline Smith Hebert and Glenn Istre secured a significant trial victory in Franklin, Louisiana, on behalf of a land buyer in a breach of contract dispute involving a waterfront residential development on the Lower Atchafalaya…
Inbox Intruders: Understanding Email Scams and Cyber Threats
Inbox Intruders: Understanding Email Scams and Cyber Threats
In technological spaces, speed and innovation are prized commodities. Unfortunately for businesses, cyber-attacks and threat actors have evolved with the times. Network security has expanded beyond the IT department to the purview of corporate executives and to the cyber &…
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