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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…
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…
71 Galloway Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
71 Galloway Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith proudly announces that 71 attorneys have been named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers and its…
New Orleans Litigator Ryan O’Connor Named Frank L. Maraist Award Finalist
New Orleans Litigator Ryan O’Connor Named Frank L. Maraist Award Finalist
Ryan O’Connor, a defense attorney in Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith’s New Orleans offices, has been recognized as a finalist for the Frank L. Maraist Award, presented by the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. The distinguished award, which will presented at an…
Turning Discovery into Dismissal: Galloway Wins Avocado Liability Case
Turning Discovery into Dismissal: Galloway Wins Avocado Liability Case
In one of the more unusual premises liability cases, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Autumn George and Catherine Arpen secured a strategic dismissal through disciplined case management and timely enforcement of discovery obligations in the case our Jacksonville team dubbed “the attack of…
ABA Names Galloway’s Jared Nelson a 2025 Top 40 Young Lawyer
ABA Names Galloway’s Jared Nelson a 2025 Top 40 Young Lawyer
Jared Nelson of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith has been named a 2025 On The Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyer by the American Bar Association. This national ABA award recognizes young lawyers for excellence in legal service and impact on…
Galloway Wins Federal Employment Case for Transportation Client in Georgia
Galloway Wins Federal Employment Case for Transportation Client in Georgia
Director Tujuana McGee and her team in Atlanta, Georgia, have secured summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, on behalf of their client, a national transportation carrier. Tujuana delivered precise and strategic representation…
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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