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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…
Galloway Prevails in Louisiana Hurricane Ida Commercial Insurance Case
Galloway Prevails in Louisiana Hurricane Ida Commercial Insurance Case
James Prather and Josh Dierker in Galloway’s Mandeville, Louisiana office secured a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment win in a Hurricane Ida commercial first party case. As a part of their extensive pre-trial strategy and dispositive motion practice, the Galloway…
Service Animals or Emotional Support Animals: ADA Rules for Employers
Service Animals or Emotional Support Animals: ADA Rules for Employers
More animals seem to be assisting people these days — in airports, offices, and even classrooms. Not all animals that provide help or comfort qualify as service animals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and understanding the distinction matters…
Louisiana Defense Lawyer Roy Schroeder Joins Esteemed FDCC Membership
Louisiana Defense Lawyer Roy Schroeder Joins Esteemed FDCC Membership
Roy L. Schroeder, a Director at Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith in the firm’s Mandeville office, has been accepted as a member of the exclusive Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC). Roy joins a distinguished network of civil defense and…
Strategies for Managing Generational Differences: Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla at ACC 2025
Strategies for Managing Generational Differences: Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla at ACC 2025
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith attorneys Autumn George and Doris Bobadilla will present at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) 2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Their session will be Monday, October 20, at 5:00 p.m. As the modern workforce…
Hispanic Heritage Month: Galloway Trailblazers and Emerging Leaders
Hispanic Heritage Month: Galloway Trailblazers and Emerging Leaders
Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 each year, and it is a time to celebrate the contributions of Hispanic leaders. At Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, we honor those shaping the legal community as…
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