New Orleans-Based Law Firm Responds To Demand By Hiring Four More Attorneys

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, PLC Announces Four New Hires To The New Orleans Office

New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) November 12, 2009 -- The New Orleans-based law firm Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith PLC is pleased to announce that attorneys Cullen J. Brown, Shannon T. Brown, Allison Goertz, and James J. Reeves have joined the firm’s New Orleans office. GJTBS now has over 90 attorneys and is expanding into Mobile and Tampa as well.

Jason Waguespack, the managing director of the Firm, noted that the Firm’s new hires and expansion into new cities are the result of its loyal client base and its philosophy of thorough and aggressive representation of its clients’ interests. “I am proud that we are growing to meet our clients’ needs and we welcome these new opportunities,” he said. “Our newest associates show our commitment to continue our high level of service, as well as our continued commitment to the re-building of New Orleans.”

Cullen Brown graduated from the University of Alabama magna cum laude and University of Alabama, School of Law. His practice is focused on insurance defense and construction law.

Shannon Thornhill Brown received her Bachelor of Science degree from the E.J. Ourso College of Business of Louisiana State where she received the LSU Centennial Scholarship and was a member of the LSU Honors College. Shannon received her Juris Doctorate from Tulane University School of Law with a certification in Maritime Law.

Allison Goertz graduated from Texas Christian University and from Loyola New Orleans College of Law with Certificates in International Law and Civil Law. Her practice has concentrated on insurance coverage, employment law, and insurance defense litigation.

James “J.J.” Reeves, originally from Pensacola, FL graduated cum laude from Florida State University then graduated from Tulane Law School on scholarship. His practice will be general defense litigation.

Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith is one of the premier litigation defense firms in the Gulf South with nine offices throughout Louisiana, Texas, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri. Since 1987, GJTBS has given their clients prompt and trustworthy legal counsel in dozens of industries and thousands of cases for great companies throughout the world. GJTBS has been on Martindale-Hubble’s “Top 10 Law Firms” for insurance litigation for over two years now and has twelve attorneys recognized in New Orleans Magazine’s “Top New Orleans Attorneys 2009.” GJTBS attorneys have expertise in a broad array of industries and areas of law, including insurance, maritime, products liability, employers’ liability, workers compensation, general casualty, automobile liability, professional liability, construction, environmental law, energy industry, and corporate law. Now in its 22nd year, GJTBS is growing in both the depth and the breadth of its professional resources, while retaining its entrepreneurial spirit and team-oriented work environment.

For more information about Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith, please contact the Marketing Manager, Miranda Fuller, at: (713) 599-0700 or visit them online at: www.gjtbs.com.

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