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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.
Happy 4th of July America!
Happy 4th of July America!
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith wants to wish you and your family a happy 4th of July holiday.
The Rig School…
The Rig School…
Tim Hassinger of Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith (GJTBS) will be an Instructor at The Rig School™ in Houston teaching “Offshore Drilling: Personal Injury and Contractual Claims under Maritime and State Law.”
Success for the GJTBS Lafayette Office…
Success for the GJTBS Lafayette Office…
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith’s Lafayette office was successful in defending firm client, Philip Services Corp., in a jury trial arising out of a trucking accident.
Lafayette Litigator Secures Victory Under Amended Louisiana Direct Action Statute
Lafayette Litigator Secures Victory Under Amended Louisiana Direct Action Statute
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith secured another victory through early dispositive motion practice by Lafayette, Louisiana attorney Myles H. Sonnier, who delivered a positive outcome for Galloway’s client, a commercial liability insurer, in an automobile accident case. In this…
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…
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