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Galloway Trial Success in Calcasieu Parish
Galloway Trial Success in Calcasieu Parish
Lafayette attorneys, Katie Penny and Tiger Pharr were successful in a jury trial this week in Calcasieu (Lake Charles) Parish where the jury found the Plaintiff 50% at fault and awarded him over $400,000 less than his request from the…
Successful Defense to Zoning and Development Attack
Successful Defense to Zoning and Development Attack
Representing a national developer, Scott Mueller and Anne Kelly successfully obtained the dismissal of a disgruntled resident neighbor and neighborhood association that contested the development of a premium 20 lot development in St. Charles County, Missouri. Over the course of…
Galloway St. Louis Office Successfully Defends Positive Precedent In Illinois for Mortgage Lenders
Galloway St. Louis Office Successfully Defends Positive Precedent In Illinois for Mortgage Lenders
Representing a national lender in the Chicago “collar counties”, Scott Mueller and Anne Kelly previously obtained the dismissal of an action to set aside a decade old foreclosure due to a technicality on the face of the summons in the…
Lafayette Attorney Obtains Successful Trial Court Defense Ruling on UM Summary Judgment
Lafayette Attorney Obtains Successful Trial Court Defense Ruling on UM Summary Judgment
Katie Penny, an attorney in Galloway’s Lafayette office, was successful in having the trial court grant our client’s Motion for Summary Judgment, finding no coverage existed under the Business Auto policy in an uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) claim because the insured company’s coverage selection of…
Houston Attorney Kelly C. Hartmann Named Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star 2017
Houston Attorney Kelly C. Hartmann Named Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star 2017
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith would like to congratulate Houston attorney, Kelly C. Hartmann, for being named Super Lawyers Texas Rising Star 2017. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by…
St. Louis Director Scott Mueller Co-Moderated A Panel at the ABA Conference
St. Louis Director Scott Mueller Co-Moderated A Panel at the ABA Conference
Scott Mueller, Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Title Insurance Litigation Committee, co-moderated a panel at the organization’s annual Spring Meeting in Charleston. The panel consisted of four underwriter’s managing claims counsel and a 90 minute discussion/Q&A, engaging the…
Mobile Attorneys David Jester and Natalie Daugherty Secure Summary Judgment With Prejudice
Mobile Attorneys David Jester and Natalie Daugherty Secure Summary Judgment With Prejudice
David Jester and Natalie Daugherty recently secured a Summary Judgment with Prejudice in a case pending in Covington County, Alabama. The case was the result of a fall from a bridge construction site that caused a catastrophic injury to the…
St. Louis Attorneys Scott Mueller and Mary Giles Prevail on Summary Judgment
St. Louis Attorneys Scott Mueller and Mary Giles Prevail on Summary Judgment
St. Louis attorneys, Scott Mueller and Mary Giles prevailed on summary judgment (after a yearlong period of court contemplation) to reform the legal description in a national lender client’s purchase money loan. Unfortunately, an attorney for the junior judgment lien…
Atlanta Attorney Tony Jones Named Super Lawyers' Georgia Rising Star 2017
Atlanta Attorney Tony Jones Named Super Lawyers' Georgia Rising Star 2017
Galloway Johnson is pleased to announce that Tony Jones of the firm’s Atlanta, Georgia office has been selected to Super Lawyers’ 2016 Georgia Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are…
Tampa Attorneys Phillip Howell and Maggie Potter Obtain Complete Defense Verdict in Multi-Party Personal Injury/Premises Liability Case
Tampa Attorneys Phillip Howell and Maggie Potter Obtain Complete Defense Verdict in Multi-Party Personal Injury/Premises Liability Case
Galloway attorneys Phillip Howell and Maggie Potter, from our Tampa office, recently obtained a complete defense verdict in a multi-party personal injury/premises liability case. The plaintiff alleged that Galloway’s client, a condominium association, created a zone of danger that extended…
Benefits Review Board Allows Claimant Another Bite at the Apple After Settlement
Benefits Review Board Allows Claimant Another Bite at the Apple After Settlement
The Benefits Review Board (BRB) recently reversed a grant of summary decision regarding whether a claimant’s current “left shoulder injury” claim is covered by the parties’ previous settlement for his “left pectoral muscle,” knee, and psychological injuries. In Marcus Schulmeister v.…
Michael Grimley Presenting at Construction Risk Conference in San Diego
Michael Grimley Presenting at Construction Risk Conference in San Diego
J. Michael “Mike” Grimley, a Director in our Pensacola office, will present at the International Risk Management Institute, Inc. Construction Risk Conference on October 29 in San Diego, California. The CRC offers education, networking, and business opportunities, making it an essential…
Galloway Director Implements Key Strategies for Win in Florida
Galloway Director Implements Key Strategies for Win in Florida
In a non-jury trial, Director Edward Krakauer partnered with our insurance carrier in implementing key strategies over three years in a matter that was substantial and significant to our client’s claim handling practices. Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith understood the implications…
Jason Waguespack Highlighted by LADB for Committee Work
Jason Waguespack Highlighted by LADB for Committee Work
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Managing Director Jason Waguespack was highlighted in the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board August 2024 Newsletter. Jason serves as a LADB Hearing Committee member. Below is the Hearing Committee Member Spotlight: A desire to give back to the legal…
Galloway Associate Returns to Firm, Secures Win in Dallas
Galloway Associate Returns to Firm, Secures Win in Dallas
Shortly after returning to Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, Associate Jonathon Austin secured a summary judgement win on behalf of our clients in a death injury case in Dallas. Jonathon originally joined Galloway in 2021, advocating for clients in…
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