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Six Risk Management Tips for Real Estate Brokers/Agents
Six Risk Management Tips for Real Estate Brokers/Agents
Kathryn Breard Platt, Esq. Emma B. Ligon For the majority of our legal career, we have represented professionals and assisted them with navigating the stressful waters of an errors and omissions claim or lawsuit. Believe it or not, nearly all…
Understanding The E1 Nonimmigrant Visa Classification
Understanding The E1 Nonimmigrant Visa Classification
The E-1 nonimmigrant classification allows for the nationals of treaty countries to enter the United States to engage in international trade. The 54 current treaty countries whose nationals are eligible for E-1 visas include, among others, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada,…
Tips for Employers: Top 5 Employee Policies for 2022
Tips for Employers: Top 5 Employee Policies for 2022
Are you ready for 2022’s employment challenges? For employers, updating (or introducing) an employee handbook often feels like a thankless task. As employment lawyers, we see the pitfalls employers face when they do not utilize written employment policies and/or when…
Negotiation & Mediation Advocacy
Negotiation & Mediation Advocacy
This spring, New Orleans Director Joe Hassinger will once again serve as an adjunct professor at Tulane Law School, in a class entitled, “Negotiation & Mediation Advocacy.” This class is led by Tulane Professor Gabe Feldman. “It is an honor…
CMS Mandate to Take Effect; OSHA Mandate Halted
CMS Mandate to Take Effect; OSHA Mandate Halted
OSHA Mandate Halted Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued split decisions on whether the mandates issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could be enforced now pending litigation…
Four Galloway Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2022
Four Galloway Attorneys Named to Louisiana Super Lawyers 2022
Galloway is proud to congratulate the following four attorneys on being selected to Super Lawyers 2022: Kelsey Bonnaffons, Associate, Mandeville Timothy W. Hassinger, Director, Mandeville Jeffrey J. Siemann, Director, New Orleans Jason P. Waguespack, Managing Director, New Orleans Super Lawyers,…
Galloway Announces Seven New Directors
Galloway Announces Seven New Directors
Galloway is proud to announce the election of seven attorneys to Director. David Burr, Nathan Burrow, Jason Freas, Andrew Krone, Alexis Mays, Ryan O’Connor, and Jeff Siemann take on their new role effective January 1, 2022. “The seven attorneys selected…
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…
Community Property in Louisiana: Partition Made Clear
Community Property in Louisiana: Partition Made Clear
For some South Louisiana families, dividing assets after a marriage ends can feel confusing and overwhelming. Yet, a community property partition doesn’t have to be chaotic or combative. With clarity, practical guidance, and a legal team that’s both emphatic and…
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
Q1 Compliance Considerations for Employers As 2026 begins, Louisiana employers and those tracking employment law should be aware of two new employment-related statutes affecting unemployment insurance administration and hiring practices. While neither law creates new employee-facing mandates, both introduce operational…
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Corporate legal departments continue to monitor the growth and impact of third-party litigation funding (TPLF). As funding models evolve and disclosure norms remain unsettled, in-house counsel face mounting questions about risk, effective strategies, legal system drivers, trends, and governance. We…
Keep RTW Working in 2026: Strategies to Beat Open Market Wages
Keep RTW Working in 2026: Strategies to Beat Open Market Wages
Workers’ Compensation Strategies Trending in 2026 Across Mississippi and throughout the Gulf Coast and Midwest, returning injured employees to work is an increasing trend for workers’ compensation matters in 2026. Employers and risk managers are reinforcing light duty and modified…
Four Galloway Attorneys Named 2026 St. Louis Best Lawyers
Four Galloway Attorneys Named 2026 St. Louis Best Lawyers
Exemplifying its regional reach and talented roster of defense attorneys, Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith and its St. Louis office were included in St. Louis Magazine’s “2026 St. Louis Best Lawyers” list. The annual list recognizes the Midwestern city’s top legal talent that have…
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