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New Orleans Attorney Jason Waguespack Writes in New Orleans Bar Association, Jones Act Seaman and Punitive Damages
New Orleans Attorney Jason Waguespack Writes in New Orleans Bar Association, Jones Act Seaman and Punitive Damages
New Orleans Attorney, Jason Waguespack, has written an article regarding Jones Act seaman and punitive damages. Jason is the Vice-Chair of the Maritime & International Law Committee for the New Orleans Bar Association. Check out Jason’s Post here: #mce_temp_url#
Lafayette Attorney Tiger Pharr received AV Preeminent Award 2016
Lafayette Attorney Tiger Pharr received AV Preeminent Award 2016
Congratulations to Lafayette Attorney, Tiger Pharr, who received the Martindale-Hubbell AV® Preeminent Award 2016! The attorney is ranked by their peers at the highest level of professional excellence and ethical standards. This is Tiger’s second year in a row receiving…
Six Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List
Six Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith Attorneys Named to 2017 Best Lawyers® List
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr and Smith would like to recognize John Galloway, Jim Tompkins, Larry Canada, Kathleen Charvet, Joe Hassinger, and Les Pickett, who were named in The Best Lawyers in America© 2017. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America© list are…
Pensacola Attornerys Scott Traweek and Alexis Kessler Granted First Motion to Dismiss Against Llano Financing Group, LLC
Pensacola Attornerys Scott Traweek and Alexis Kessler Granted First Motion to Dismiss Against Llano Financing Group, LLC
Galloway Johnson Attorneys, Scott Traweek and Alexis Kessler, of the firm’s Pensacola, Florida office, were granted a Motion to Dismiss with Prejudice against Llano Financing Group, LLC relating to a lawsuit filed against a Florida appraiser. Llano has initiated numerous…
Mobile Attorney George Gaston Earns Complete Defense Victory in Automobile Wrongful Repossession and Theft Case
Mobile Attorney George Gaston Earns Complete Defense Victory in Automobile Wrongful Repossession and Theft Case
George Gaston from the Mobile office won a trial in an automobile wrongful repossession case in Escambia County, Alabama. The Plaintiff sought numerous claims against the defendant repossession agent and car title loan company, including wrongful repossession and theft. The…
Tampa Attorney Autumn George Won a Complete Defense Verdict in Theft Case
Tampa Attorney Autumn George Won a Complete Defense Verdict in Theft Case
Autumn George from the Tampa office won a trial in a negligence/theft case in Charlotte County, Florida. The Plaintiff alleged the Defendant business and business owner were liable for stolen property outside the business store. Trial resulted in a complete defense…
Tampa Attorneys Phillip Howell and David Burr Earn Complete Defense Victory on Longshore Action
Tampa Attorneys Phillip Howell and David Burr Earn Complete Defense Victory on Longshore Action
Tampa attorneys Phillip Howell and David Burr obtained a complete defense victory in a 6-day final hearing of a complex and hotly contested longshore action. Claimant was seeking nearly a million dollars in damages, fees and costs from multiple claims,…
Tampa Attorney Lee Harang Named Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2016
Tampa Attorney Lee Harang Named Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2016
Congratulations to attorney, Lee Harang, in the Tampa office who was named to Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2016. The Legal Elite special report appears in the July issue of Florida Trend Magazine. The list features 1,144 honorees including attorneys…
Joe Hassinger and Jason Camelford Win Summary Judgment on Behalf of National Retailer
Joe Hassinger and Jason Camelford Win Summary Judgment on Behalf of National Retailer
In a Federal Court case, Joe Hassinger and Jason Camelford recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major national retailer. In the case, the plaintiff kicked the leg of a display table, and alleged that the display was unreasonably…
Adam Breeze Secures Circuit Court Victory in Hotly-Contested Unjust Enrichment Trial
Adam Breeze Secures Circuit Court Victory in Hotly-Contested Unjust Enrichment Trial
In a bifurcated case that required nearly four years to complete, Mr. Breeze, of the firm’s St. Louis office, successfully tried the issue before the Missouri Circuit Court of whether a landlord is liable to its tenant(s) for improvements made…
Galloway Associate Named Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas
Galloway Associate Named Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith Associate Berenice Medellin Pruettiangkura has been named a Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas by D Magazine, a peer-voted recognition honoring rising legal talent in the Dallas legal community. View the full list. Berenice Medellin Pruettiangkura Berenice…
Jason Waguespack Elected Chairperson of Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Jason Waguespack Elected Chairperson of Ogden Museum of Southern Art
Jason Waguespack, Managing Director of Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith, has been elected Chairperson of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He has served on the museum’s Board of Trustees since 2020, most recently as Board Treasurer. “It is an honor…
Community Property in Louisiana: Partition Made Clear
Community Property in Louisiana: Partition Made Clear
For some South Louisiana families, dividing assets after a marriage ends can feel confusing and overwhelming. Yet, a community property partition doesn’t have to be chaotic or combative. With clarity, practical guidance, and a legal team that’s both emphatic and…
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
2026 Louisiana Employment Law Update: Unemployment and Hiring Changes
Q1 Compliance Considerations for Employers As 2026 begins, Louisiana employers and those tracking employment law should be aware of two new employment-related statutes affecting unemployment insurance administration and hiring practices. While neither law creates new employee-facing mandates, both introduce operational…
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Third‑Party Litigation Funding: A Guide for In‑House Counsel
Corporate legal departments continue to monitor the growth and impact of third-party litigation funding (TPLF). As funding models evolve and disclosure norms remain unsettled, in-house counsel face mounting questions about risk, effective strategies, legal system drivers, trends, and governance. We…
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