Melanie Donahue
Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith
Recognized since 2021
Mandeville, Louisiana
Construction Law
With more than 15 years of litigation experience and an MBA, Melanie Donahue works closely with clients from the outset to assess exposure and determine the right defense strategy with business goals in mind. Her practice focuses on trucking and transportation litigation, construction law, insurance defense and coverage, and mass tort and class action defense. Melanie’s background includes government service with experience in coroner law, mental health, public records, procurement, and labor and employment. She also advises and presents on legal ethics and mental health law.
Get the full picture of her practice at: gallowaylawfirm.com
- Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Third Floor
Mandeville, LA 70471
- University of Louisiana - Lafayette, BA; MBA (2019), graduated 2001
- Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, JD, graduated 2009
- Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2009
- Louisiana State Bar Association - Ethics Advisory Service Committee and Publications, sub-committee of Rules of Professional Conduct Committee
- NAMI-St. Tammany - Vice Chair for Board of Directors
- Youth Service Bureau - Past Chair for Board of Directors
- Louisiana State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights - Member
- 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
18 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
12 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

- Construction Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Law
- Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
- Transportation Law
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