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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…
Galloway Johnson Attorneys Doris Bobadilla and Ryan Hall Present Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law To National Insurer
Galloway Johnson Attorneys Doris Bobadilla and Ryan Hall Present Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law To National Insurer
Galloway Johnson attorneys, Doris Bobadilla and Ryan Hall, recently gave a presentation on Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Law to a national insurer. The presentation included an overview of the Mississippi Worker’s Compensation Act and recent legal developments surrounding the Act. For…
The Appraisal Journal Features Article by Scott Mueller on Recent Court Decisions on Real Estate and Valuation
The Appraisal Journal Features Article by Scott Mueller on Recent Court Decisions on Real Estate and Valuation
The Appraisal Institute’s “Appraisal Journal” featured an article co-authored by St. Louis Director Scott Mueller. The article, entitled, “Recent Court Decisions on Real Estate and Valuation” can be found below. For more information, please contact Scott directly at: smueller@gallowayjohnson.com. Scott…
Director Jay Morris and Missouri Client Win Workers’ Compensation Trial
Director Jay Morris and Missouri Client Win Workers’ Compensation Trial
In this recent win, a laborer was wheelbarrowing concrete back and forth between a concrete truck and a building on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia when he gradually began to have tightness, swelling and soreness in his right…
New Orleans Attorney Craig Webb Elected to House of Delegates By LSBA
New Orleans Attorney Craig Webb Elected to House of Delegates By LSBA
Craig Webb in our New Orleans office has been elected to a two-year term as a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association House of Delegates, representing the Forty-First Judicial District. The term commenced at the beginning of the 2017 Annual…
Gulfport Attorney Kathryn Platt Receives Defense Judgment in Mississippi
Gulfport Attorney Kathryn Platt Receives Defense Judgment in Mississippi
Kathryn Platt of our Gulfport office recently received a defense judgment in Hancock County, Mississippi wherein Plaintiff accused GJTBS’s client, a quick lube business, of installing a faulty fuse that caused an electrical fire in Plaintiff’s late-model SUV. Mrs. Platt’s…
Mississippi Supreme Court Limits Foreseeability For Auto Accidents
Mississippi Supreme Court Limits Foreseeability For Auto Accidents
The Mississippi Supreme Court recently addressed the limited “realm of foreseeability” for auto accidents in Ready v. RWI Transportation, 203 So. 3d 590 (Miss. 2016). In Ready, an auto accident occurred on northbound I-55. The accident caused traffic to back up for…
Galloway Johnson Names Four New Directors: Matthew Williams, Branch Sheppard, Alexis Butler Hester, and Jonathan Minchin
Galloway Johnson Names Four New Directors: Matthew Williams, Branch Sheppard, Alexis Butler Hester, and Jonathan Minchin
We are pleased to announce that Matthew Williams, Branch Sheppard, Alexis Butler Hester, and Jonathan Minchin have been named Directors of the firm, effective January 1st, 2017. Matthew Williams is a Director in our Gulfport, Mississippi office. Matt’s practice is…
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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