Kelsey Bonnaffons
Galloway Johnson Tompkins Burr & Smith
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2026
Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America from 2021-2025
New Orleans, Louisiana
Insurance Law
Kelsey believes effective communication is key to successful client advocacy. She assesses client-specific goals and strategic business considerations to develop tailored case strategies—whether through settlement or trial. Her practice focuses on insurance defense, insurance coverage, and workers’ compensation, representing insurance carriers and private businesses in civil litigation in state and federal court. A native of New Orleans, Kelsey is active in the community and leads Galloway’s Hogs for the Cause team, supporting families of children with pediatric brain cancer.
Full bio at: gallowaylawfirm.com
- 701 Poydras Street, 40th Floor
New Orleans, LA 70139 - Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Third Floor
Mandeville, LA 70471
- Tulane University, JD, cum laude, graduated 2014
- University of Florida, BA, graduated 2011
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2014
- Texas, State Bar of Texas, 2022
- New Orleans Bar Association - Member
- Federal Bar Association - Member
- Hogs for the Cause - Volunteer
- Boys Town Louisiana - Board of Directors
- 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. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
29 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
40 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
Visit Website View Firm Profile - Insurance Law
- Insurance Law - 2025
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants - 2025
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants - 2024
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants - 2023
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants - 2022
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants - 2021
LSBA Young Lawyers Division Top 40 Young Lawyer Award Recipient, 2024
- Environmental Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
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