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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…
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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