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Galloway Johnson Earns 90 on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Fourteenth Annual Scorecard on LGBT Workplace Equality
Galloway Johnson Earns 90 on Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Fourteenth Annual Scorecard on LGBT Workplace Equality
New Orleans, Louisiana – December 6, 2016 – Galloway Johnson, received a score of 90 on the 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices relating to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender…
Client Wins Summary Judgment in Mississippi Premises Liability Case
Client Wins Summary Judgment in Mississippi Premises Liability Case
Kathryn Breard Platt, in our Gulfport, Mississippi office, was recently awarded summary judgment in a premises liability case on behalf of a fitness club where Plaintiff argued he was injured while using a piece of equipment that malfunctioned causing him…
Houston Attorney Alexis Hester Named to Board of Texas Advocacy Project
Houston Attorney Alexis Hester Named to Board of Texas Advocacy Project
Alexis Hester, from our Houston office, has been elected to the board of the Texas Advocacy Project, 2017. Texas Advocacy Project is a non-profit law firm that works directly with victims, shelters, law enforcement agencies, and courts across Texas to…
Employers Should Consider Ruling That Stops DOL From Implementing, Enforcing New Overtime Rule
Employers Should Consider Ruling That Stops DOL From Implementing, Enforcing New Overtime Rule
On Tuesday, November 22, 2016, a Texas federal district court judge issued a nationwide preliminary injunction halting the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rule changes set to go into effect on December 1, 2016. State of Nevada, et al. v. United…
Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian of The Lafayette Office Successfully Defend Recent Professional Liability Claim
Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian of The Lafayette Office Successfully Defend Recent Professional Liability Claim
In a professional liability suit, Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian, from the Firm’s Lafayette Office successfully defended claims made against an attorney for malpractice in rendering an erroneous title opinion, as well as claims made based on assurances and…
Lafayette Attorneys Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian Successfully Defends Series of Recent Title Insurance Claims
Lafayette Attorneys Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian Successfully Defends Series of Recent Title Insurance Claims
Lindsay Meador Young and Benjamin Torian, of the Firm’s Lafayette Office, successfully defended Insurer against the holder of an Owner’s Policy who brought wrongful claims for defense and indemnity based on a boundary line dispute. Summary Judgment was granted in…
New Orleans Director Jason Waguespack Elected Vice President of New Orleans Bar Association
New Orleans Director Jason Waguespack Elected Vice President of New Orleans Bar Association
New Orleans Director, Jason Waguespack, has been elected Vice President of the New Orleans Bar Association, 2016-2017. The 92nd Annual Dinner Meeting took place on Thursday, November 17th, 2016 at the Audubon Tea Room in New Orleans, LA. Founded in…
Mississippi Business Journal Selects Gulfport Attorney Matthew Williams as a Leader in Law 2016
Mississippi Business Journal Selects Gulfport Attorney Matthew Williams as a Leader in Law 2016
Gulfport attorney, Matthew Williams, has been selected as one of this year’s Leaders in Law 2016, by the Mississippi Business Journal. The Mississippi Business Journal honors the state’s most successful lawyers for both legal success and qualities of character that make…
Seven Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2016 From Our New Orleans, Mandeville, St. Louis, and Houston offices
Seven Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2016 From Our New Orleans, Mandeville, St. Louis, and Houston offices
We would love to congratulate the following seven attorneys who have been named Super Lawyer 2016: John Galloway (New Orleans) Jim Tompkins (Houston) Jason Waguespack (New Orleans) Kathleen Charvet (New Orleans) Larry Canada (New Orleans) Tim Hassinger (Mandeville) Stephen Moore…
Florida Supreme Court Clarifies The Procedural Requirements For Proposals For Settlement
Florida Supreme Court Clarifies The Procedural Requirements For Proposals For Settlement
In Kuhajda v. Borden Dairy Co. of Alabama, LLC, 2016 WL 6137289 (Oct. 20, 2016), the Florida Supreme Court addressed conflicting opinions from the First and Fourth District Courts of Appeals on whether an offer of settlement that fails to address…
Galloway Recognized and Ranked in 2025 Best Law Firms®
Galloway Recognized and Ranked in 2025 Best Law Firms®
NEW ORLEANS – Nov. 7, 2024 – Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, a premier corporate defense and litigation firm in the Gulf South and Midwest, has been recognized in the 2025 edition of Best Law Firms®. Firms included in…
Louisiana Lawyers Secure Summary Dismissal of Insured’s Claims for Coverage
Louisiana Lawyers Secure Summary Dismissal of Insured’s Claims for Coverage
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys secured a summary dismissal in Louisiana, with James Prather and Frances McGinnis exemplifying the result-driven representation that has made Galloway a premier insurance defense firm in the Gulf South. Plaintiff/Named Insured owned and…
Jacksonville Attorney Notching Wins Shortly After Joining Galloway
Jacksonville Attorney Notching Wins Shortly After Joining Galloway
In just a few short months, Special Counsel Catherine Arpen has notched several wins for Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith clients in Florida. Catherine joined the Jacksonville office in July 2024, and in short order, she has gone way…
Galloway Gulfport Granted Summary Judgment in Talcum Powder Case
Galloway Gulfport Granted Summary Judgment in Talcum Powder Case
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys in the firm’s Gulfport office were granted summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. Director Matthew Williams, Special Counsel Susan Bruhnke, and Associate Clayton Welch delivered result-driven representation for our client,…
Claims and Litigation Conference in New Orleans a Great Success
Claims and Litigation Conference in New Orleans a Great Success
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith presented the Claims and Litigation New Orleans Conference on Thursday, October 24, at The Ritz Carlton Hotel. The daylong and annual event featured captivating presentations and lively conversation among industry professionals and Galloway’s skilled…
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