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Lindsay Meador Young Recognized as a 2021 Acadiana Profile “Steel Magnolias”
Lindsay Meador Young Recognized as a 2021 Acadiana Profile “Steel Magnolias”
Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt from an Acadiana Profile article feature on the 2021 “Steel Magnolias” honorees. Link to full article below. Known for her people-first approach, Lindsay Meador Young is a confident yet understanding attorney continuously present…
Labor Condition Applications and Prevailing Wage Determinations
Labor Condition Applications and Prevailing Wage Determinations
Certain non-immigrant visas for specialty occupations, including the H-1B visas, H-1B1, and E-3 visas, require the employer to submit a Labor Condition Application (Form ETA 9035/9035E) in which the employer sets out the standards to which it will adhere for…
Galloway Attorneys Published in Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association’s 2021 Fall Quarterly
Galloway Attorneys Published in Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association’s 2021 Fall Quarterly
Matthew Williams and Jennifer Young, attorneys in Galloway’s Gulfport, Mississippi office, provide insight into the status of punitive damages in Mississippi, primarily in relation to trucking cases. Many of these principles also apply when defending any claims seeking punitive damages…
Six Galloway Directors Recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers 2021”
Six Galloway Directors Recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers 2021”
Six of Galloway’s New Orleans and Mandeville-based Directors are listed as New Orleans Magazine’s “Top Lawyers 2021.” Congratulations to: Andrea L. Albert, Director, Mandeville Heather W. Angelico, Director, New Orleans Lambert J. (Joe) Hassinger Jr., Director, New Orleans Timothy W.…
Galloway Ranked Nationally in 2022 Edition of U.S. News Best Lawyers – “Best Law Firms”
Galloway Ranked Nationally in 2022 Edition of U.S. News Best Lawyers – “Best Law Firms”
For the 12th consecutive year, Galloway has been ranked in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list. Firms included in the 2022 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence…
Proposed Rule and Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate for Businesses with 100+ Employees
Proposed Rule and Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate for Businesses with 100+ Employees
Proposed Rule and Federal COVID Vaccine Mandate for Businesses with 100+ Employees Upcoming rule will impact over 80 million private sector employees. President Biden instructed the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to draft a rule mandating…
Galloway Director Frederick William “Billy” Swaim III Named to 2021 Leadership in Law Class
Galloway Director Frederick William “Billy” Swaim III Named to 2021 Leadership in Law Class
Galloway is proud to recognize director Billy Swaim as a 2021 CityBusiness Leadership in Law honoree. CityBusiness has recognized Billy for his professional achievements, leadership in the legal field, and dedication to the New Orleans community. Billy is an experienced…
Director Heather Angelico Panels Webinar on Workers’ Compensation Claims in Louisiana
Director Heather Angelico Panels Webinar on Workers’ Compensation Claims in Louisiana
Galloway Director Heather Angelico joins together with an all-star panel of attorneys to discuss successfully handling workers’ compensation claims in Louisiana and essentials to consider from both sides of the aisle. Below are just some key takeaways of the course:…
Jason Waguespack, Galloway’s Managing Director, Published in The Marine Insurer: “Jones Act Status Under Critical Review”
Jason Waguespack, Galloway’s Managing Director, Published in The Marine Insurer: “Jones Act Status Under Critical Review”
The article reviews the recent Court of Appeals decision in a case that could have important implications for the exposure of insurers to seamen under the Jones Act. This federal law gives seamen who were injured in the course of…
Operation Sideswipe: New Orleans Lawyer Danny Keating Jr. Pleads Guilty
Operation Sideswipe: New Orleans Lawyer Danny Keating Jr. Pleads Guilty
In what’s been considered Insurance Journal’s Most Noteworthy Topics of 2020, and now aptly dubbed as “Operation Sideswipe,” an attorney has finally pled guilty to a wire and mail fraud conspiracy, admitting that he helped orchestrate numerous vehicle crashes into…
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…
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…
Texas Appeals Courts Back Insurers’ Right to Intervene in Bad Faith Suits
Texas Appeals Courts Back Insurers’ Right to Intervene in Bad Faith Suits
Texas Court Upholds Right to Intervene and Enforce § 542A.006 The Thirteenth Court of Appeals, in a group of significant decisions for property insurers in Texas, granted mandamus relief to Certain Underwriter’s at Lloyd’s, London and Trisura Insurance Company, reinforcing…
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