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Canada and Breard Platt to Present at ASCE Meeting in Tunica
Canada and Breard Platt to Present at ASCE Meeting in Tunica
On September 26, 2013, Larry Canada and Kathryn Breard Platt will speak at the 2013 MS Section ASCE Meeting in Tunica, Mississippi. This is their second year as speakers at the annual meeting, and this year they will present a…
Scott Mueller to present on Title Insurance Claims, Endorsements and Policies
Scott Mueller to present on Title Insurance Claims, Endorsements and Policies
On November 12, 2013, Scott Mueller will present a national CLE sponsored by NBI on the issue of Title Insurance Claims, Endorsements and Policies. The 90 minute presentation will address a nationwide audience and survey national standards on title insurance…
Joe Hassinger presents premises liability CLE/CE at MAPS
Joe Hassinger presents premises liability CLE/CE at MAPS
On June 20, Joe Hassinger, a Director in our New Orleans office, presented a CLE/CE at MAPS entitled Premises Liability: Case Law Survey, which examined cases published over the last 12 months that addressed premises liability, open and obvious conditions…
Save the Date for the 2014 NRRDA Conference
Save the Date for the 2014 NRRDA Conference
The National Retail & Restaurant Defense Association’s 5th Annual Conference is set for February 19-21, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency – San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, CA. Hope to see you in beautiful San Francisco! For further information about NRRDA…
Exhibit Honoring Tuskegee Airmen to Visit New Orleans
Exhibit Honoring Tuskegee Airmen to Visit New Orleans
A free traveling exhibit detailing the extraordinary store of WWII’s Tuskegee Airmen opens at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport on Wednesday, May 22 and runs through Saturday, may 25. The event is sponsored by the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) of…
Joe Hassinger to present "Premises Liability Law in Louisiana"
Joe Hassinger to present "Premises Liability Law in Louisiana"
On June 20th, Joe Hassinger, a Director in our New Orleans office, will present a CLE titled “Premises Liability Law in Louisiana.” The CLE will be presented at MAPS mediation services in Metairie, where Joe serves on the panel of…
Dave Jester recognized in Construction Law
Dave Jester recognized in Construction Law
Dave Jester has recently been recognized by the American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™ as a “2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Construction Law.”
For the Third Year in a Row, Three of Our Attorneys Named to Texas Rising Stars
For the Third Year in a Row, Three of Our Attorneys Named to Texas Rising Stars
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, PLC, a Gulf South regional law firm, is pleased to announce that James T. Bailey, Kelly C. Hartmann and Gregory M. Howard have been recognized by Texas Super Lawyers® as Rising Stars for 2013. …
Recent Missouri Appellate Court Decisions: The Slings and Arrows (and Frankfurters) of the Leisure and Sports Industry
Recent Missouri Appellate Court Decisions: The Slings and Arrows (and Frankfurters) of the Leisure and Sports Industry
The Missouri Appellate Court recently authored a pair of decisions with implications for the sports and leisure industries and their fans and spectators. In the first case, a Kansas City Royals baseball fan was injured when he was struck in…
Dismissal Obtained in Texas Nursing Home Case
Dismissal Obtained in Texas Nursing Home Case
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith (GJTBS) attorneys Kelly Hartmann and Amanda Kurz recently obtained a dismissal under the Texas Medical Liability Act’s expert report requirement. The plaintiff brought a Health Care Liability claim against a nursing home seeking damages…
Galloway Adds Corporate Lawyers to Florida Offices
Galloway Adds Corporate Lawyers to Florida Offices
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith has added two lawyers to their corporate law and litigation defense firm. Strengthening the Firm’s Florida offices, these attorneys bring years of commercial litigation experience and expertise to Galloway’s result-driven representation. Joseph C. Africano has…
Galloway Employment Lawyers Hosting Webinar on Employee Leaves in Gulf South States
Galloway Employment Lawyers Hosting Webinar on Employee Leaves in Gulf South States
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith will host an engaging and informative webinar, “You Can’t See the Forest for the Leaves: A Discussion of ADA, FMLA with Applicable Gulf South State Laws.” In the free, one hour CE/CLE session, Doris Bobadilla, Wendell…
Maritime Attorney Jason Waguespack Featured in “The Marine Insurer”
Maritime Attorney Jason Waguespack Featured in “The Marine Insurer”
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith maritime attorney Jason Waguespack was featured in the January 2025 quarterly edition of “The Marine Insurer.” The text of the article, “When COGSA was challenged,” appears below. From a vessel leaving Vietnam to seeking…
Immigration Policy Changes: Expected Impacts for Corporations and Employers
Immigration Policy Changes: Expected Impacts for Corporations and Employers
Throughout his presidential campaign, Donald Trump emphasized the need for stricter immigration policies, framing corporate immigration reform—an integral aspect of business immigration law— as a crucial element of his “America First” agenda. He pledged to safeguard American jobs by curbing…
Shannon Walla Rejoins Galloway in Houston
Shannon Walla Rejoins Galloway in Houston
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith is pleased to announce that Shannon Walla has rejoined the firm in our Houston office. With decades of experience and expertise in construction litigation, Shannon prides herself on her accessibility and responsiveness to clients,…
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