Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith

29 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Commercial Litigation Employment Law - Management Insurance Law Litigation - Insurance

Biography

Doris has over 26 years of litigation experience across the Gulf South and leads Galloway’s employment law practice team. Employment law is her center of excellence, supported by a background in insurance coverage, professional liability, construction defect, workers’ compensation, premises liability, and general casualty. A former Assistant District Attorney in New Orleans, she litigates in state and federal courts in Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, and Texas, as well as before the EEOC and state commissions. The first Hispanic woman admitted to practice law in Mississippi, Doris is fluent in Spanish and committed to paving the way for others in the legal profession.

Read Doris' full bio at: gallowaylawfirm.com

Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith

29 Best Lawyers awards

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Overview

  • Spanish

  • Loyola University New Orleans, JD, graduated 1995
  • Loyola University New Orleans, BA, graduated 1991

  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar, 2000
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2011
  • Florida, The Florida Bar, 2014
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association, 2025

  • National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association - Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Member
  • International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association - Member
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Employment Law Group

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • Spanish
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar, 2000
  • Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2011
  • Florida, The Florida Bar, 2014
  • Alabama, Alabama State Bar Association, 2025
  • National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association - Member
  • Society for Human Resource Management - Member
  • International Amusement and Leisure Defense Association - Member
  • Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel - Employment Law Group
  • Loyola University New Orleans, JD, graduated 1995
  • Loyola University New Orleans, BA, graduated 1991
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Insurance Law
  • Litigation - Insurance
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Leisure and Hospitality Law
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
  • Construction Law
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
Special Focus:
  • Personal Injury
  • Workers' Compensation
Awards:
  • New Orleans CityBusiness’ Leadership in Law

  • Trailblazer, Mississippi Bar Women in the Profession Section

  • Camille Gravel Public Service Award, New Orleans Federal Bar Association

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