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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.
Three Attorneys Rated
Three Attorneys Rated
Three Attorneys with Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith Receive Highest Peer Review Rating™ from LexisNexis® Martindale-Hubbell® — Legal Profession’s Most Prestigious Rating Service Recognizes Local Firm — New Orleans, LA– June 11, 2012, – Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr &…
Galloway Prevails in Lafayette Workers’ Compensation Case
Galloway Prevails in Lafayette Workers’ Compensation Case
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith has prevailed on a complete defense verdict in a workers’ compensation case in Lafayette, Louisiana. Jason Wilson and Jared Nelson secured the dismissal with prejudice. With experience and expertise, Galloway handles complex employment law…
Professionalism and Ethics in an AI-Driven World
Professionalism and Ethics in an AI-Driven World
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become increasingly embedded in legal practice and business operations with the intensified implementation of generative AI tools and in-house, proprietary language learning models. The legal profession, in turn, faces new challenges and opportunities in upholding high…
Galloway Secures Win in Texas Oil & Gas Trial
Galloway Secures Win in Texas Oil & Gas Trial
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith secured a positive outcome in a five day jury trial in Harris County, Texas. Mark “Tiger” Pharr and Jordan White, both in the firm’s Dallas office, successfully represented their client in a complex product…
Employment Law Lessons from the Tyler Skaggs Civil Trial
Employment Law Lessons from the Tyler Skaggs Civil Trial
Setting the Scene Effective workplace oversight isn’t just an HR ideal — it’s a company’s first line of defense against risk, liability, and reputational harm. When managers enforce policies consistently and act on warning signs, they protect both people and…
Ticket for Due Process – The Right to Live Testimony in DBA Claims
Ticket for Due Process – The Right to Live Testimony in DBA Claims
A recent decision by Administrative Law Judge John Herke provides guidance when a claimant attempts to submit deposition or unsworn testimony in lieu of testifying live at Formal Hearing. With DBA claimants continuing to allege claims related to delayed-onset psychological…
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