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Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr, & Smith 

Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith is a premier corporate defense and litigation firm with over 135 attorneys in thirteen offices across seven Gulf South and Midwest states. We build strong relationships across industries as trusted business partners who understand our clients' business and their goals, legal needs, risk preferences, and challenges.

We partner with corporations and businesses in both transactional matters and in complex litigation with decades of success inside and outside the courtroom. We are your strategic advisor, principled and persevering, always going way above and way beyond to deliver result-driven representation. It's our promise. It's the Galloway.

Adraon D. Greene, Director
Keenly focused and driven to exceed expectations, Adraon D. Greene has a thorough understanding of his clients’ objectives, concerns, and needs, closely partnering with them to develop reasonable expectations and achieve positive results. Efficient communication, a firm grasp of the facts, and an experienced knowledge of the law aids his early case evaluation, proper preparation, timely client reporting, and cost-effective case handling. He has represented several Fortune 500 companies, major automotive manufacturers, architects and engineers, and National and Regional retailers.

Kelly Hartmann, Director
Kelly Hartmann looks for innovative ways to resolve his client’s issues, focusing on serving his clients’ needs without compromising their expectations and with an eye toward achieving the client’s business objectives. Kelly regularly represents energy, maritime and construction firms with extensive experience in complex litigation. In addition to litigating and trying cases, Kelly also drafts, reviews, and renders legal opinions on contracts and other commercial documents, including master service agreements, general and subcontractor agreements, business startup, and employer dispute resolution programs within the health care and energy industries.

Denise Lambert, Director
Denise Lambert’s singular purpose is to get the best possible result for her clients. To that end, she develops a goal-oriented strategy for each case, keeping in mind what judges and juries care about, and taking the time to develop and understand the underlying subject matter. Her insights developed through extensive litigation experience make her a valuable and successful advocate for her clients. Denise focuses on complex commercial litigation, having defended and tried numerous cases to verdict.

Shannon S. Walla, Special Counsel
Proudly coming from a hard-working family of small business owners, Shannon Walla is a businessperson at heart with a strong background in the construction industry. With decades of experience, she views all matters with an eye towards delivering the best results for her clients so they can focus on doing what they do best – managing and growing their businesses. Shannon's practice primarily focuses on commercial transactions and litigation.

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