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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…
Five Louisiana Attorneys Named To Super Lawyers 2017 Rising Stars List
Five Louisiana Attorneys Named To Super Lawyers 2017 Rising Stars List
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith would like to congratulate the following five Louisiana attorneys on being selected as Super Lawyers 2017 Rising Star list: Lindsay Meador Young (Lafayette) Blake Bourgeois (New Orleans) Jason Camelford (New Orleans) John Getty (Mandeville)…
Five Louisiana Galloway Johnson Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2017
Five Louisiana Galloway Johnson Attorneys Named Super Lawyers 2017
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith would like to congratulate the following five Louisiana attorneys on being selected at Super Lawyers 2017: John Galloway (New Orleans) Jason Waguespack (New Orleans) Larry Canada (New Orleans) Kathleen Charvet (New Orleans) Tim Hassinger…
Galloway Johnson Defeats Class Certification in Katrina Levee Failure Case
Galloway Johnson Defeats Class Certification in Katrina Levee Failure Case
On behalf of our client, the State of Louisiana, Tim Hassinger of Galloway Johnson tried and defeated attempts to certify a class for what the Court termed the largest natural disaster in the history of the City of New Orleans. …
Trial Victory For Hotel and Restaurant Operator in Orleans Parish
Trial Victory For Hotel and Restaurant Operator in Orleans Parish
In a week-long jury trial last week, attorneys Joe Hassinger and Jason Camelford were privileged to represent a local hotel and restaurant owner. The case stemmed from a fight between two employees (the chef and the food and beverage manager)…
Florida Supreme Court: STOLI Fraud Scheme Does Not Extend Two-Year Contestability Period for Life Insurance
Florida Supreme Court: STOLI Fraud Scheme Does Not Extend Two-Year Contestability Period for Life Insurance
Wells Fargo Bank v. Pruco Life Ins. Co., 2016 WL 5242593 (Fla. 2016). Life insurance case involving stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) where insureds participated in a scheme to obtain an overinflated life insurance for a family member based on fraudulent…
General Contractor Wins Summary Judgment In Louisiana State Court
General Contractor Wins Summary Judgment In Louisiana State Court
Galloway Johnson attorneys, Joe Hassinger and Jeff Siemann, were privileged to represent a general contractor in a construction defect case in Jefferson Parish. With excellent client partnership, and precise discovery efforts, they successfully demonstrated to the trial court that summary…
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…
Refining Removal? A Question for the U.S. Supreme Court
Refining Removal? A Question for the U.S. Supreme Court
New Orleans Maritime Attorney Published in “Following the Fifth” Kathleen Charvet, an admiralty and maritime attorney in Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith’s New Orleans office, has published an article in the inaugural edition of Following the Fifth, a new publication from the Bar Association…
Pay Transparency & FLSA Bonuses: Key Issues for Southeast Employers
Pay Transparency & FLSA Bonuses: Key Issues for Southeast Employers
Compliance Considerations for the End of the Year With many employers finalizing year-end bonuses and preparing for 2026 recruiting, questions continue to arise regarding pay transparency requirements and the proper classification of bonuses under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA).…
Tidings of Comfort and Custody: Navigating the Holidays After Divorce
Tidings of Comfort and Custody: Navigating the Holidays After Divorce
For some, the holiday season is a time of comfort and joy: holiday-card-picture perfect families with traditions, smiles, and laughter. Other parents are threading the needle carefully, and for those who are separated or divorced, the holidays are accompanied by…
Galloway Achieves Summary Judgment for First Party Case in Fort Lauderdale
Galloway Achieves Summary Judgment for First Party Case in Fort Lauderdale
Edward Krakauer, an attorney in the Fort Lauderdale office of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, won a motion for summary judgment in a complex first party residential case. With sophisticated representation, the Galloway team achieved another positive outcome on…
Galloway Prevails in Lafayette Workers’ Compensation Case
Galloway Prevails in Lafayette Workers’ Compensation Case
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith has prevailed on a complete defense verdict in a workers’ compensation case in Lafayette, Louisiana. Jason Wilson and Jared Nelson secured the dismissal with prejudice. With experience and expertise, Galloway handles complex employment law…
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