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John Grund – A Moment to Remember by Joe Hassinger
John Grund – A Moment to Remember by Joe Hassinger
On Christmas Eve, 2012, we lost one of the good guys. If you were lucky enough to know John Grund, you know exactly what I mean. John was a defense attorney based in Denver. And while he practiced primarily in…
St. Louis Office continues to obtain great results
St. Louis Office continues to obtain great results
Attorneys in the firm’s St. Louis office obtained summary judgment in a contested St. Louis County matter involving a post-foreclosure title issue. The attorneys prevailed in their quiet title action on behalf of a foreclosure purchaser despite the borrowers’ claim…
Hurricane Isaac
Hurricane Isaac
The Galloway family thanks each one of you that has reached out to us during Hurricane Isaac. We appreciate your thoughts and concern. Each one of our offices in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida continued to serve our clients throughout…
Hurricane Isaac Update
Hurricane Isaac Update
Due to Hurricane Isaac, our New Orleans, Mandeville and Gulfport offices will be closed beginning at Noon on Monday, August 27th and will remain closed on Tuesday, August 28th and Wednesday, August 29th. Our Lafayette office will be closed Wednesday, August 29th. All of our…
GJTBS Director Joe Hassinger Serves as Instructor at LADC Annual Trial Academy
GJTBS Director Joe Hassinger Serves as Instructor at LADC Annual Trial Academy
The Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel held its annual Trial Academy in August. GJTBS Joe Hassinger was privileged to serve as an instructor. He comments that, “this was a three-day, learn by doing, intensive training program. I was impressed both…
Statutory Payment Bonds Under The Louisiana Public Works Act: No Pay-When-Paid Defense Permitted…
Statutory Payment Bonds Under The Louisiana Public Works Act: No Pay-When-Paid Defense Permitted…
Statutory Payment Bonds Under The Louisiana Public Works Act: No Pay-When-Paid Defense Permitted By: James A. Prather and Christie L. Laporte of Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith Download the article here: Statutory Payment article
Professional Insurance Agents Northshore…
Professional Insurance Agents Northshore…
The Professional Insurance Agents Northshore Chapter will be having its continuing education day Wednesday August 15, 2012 at Clarion Inn and Suites from 8am to 5pm. Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith’s Attorney Wesley Pitts will present “Scope and Use of…
Les Pickett is Invited to Join the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)…
Les Pickett is Invited to Join the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith is pleased to announce that Les Pickett, a Director in its Houston, Texas office, has been invited to join the prestigious Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM). The CLM is a nonpartisan alliance comprised…
Congratulations to Jason Waguespack…
Congratulations to Jason Waguespack…
Jason Waguespack will now serve on the board of the International Business Committee of the World Trade Center New Orleans.
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…
Texas Defense Attorney Adraon D. Greene Joins Prestigious FDCC
Texas Defense Attorney Adraon D. Greene Joins Prestigious FDCC
Texas defense attorney Adraon D. Greene, a Director at Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s Houston and Dallas offices, has been accepted as a member of the exclusive Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Adraon joins…
Galloway Secures Rare Dismissal of Longshore Claim in 11th Circuit
Galloway Secures Rare Dismissal of Longshore Claim in 11th Circuit
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith recently obtained a favorable result for their client before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Special Counsel Susan F. E. Bruhnke and her sophisticated strategies led the team to secure the dismissal of a Longshore…
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