Melanie Donahue

Melanie Donahue


Galloway, Johnson, Tompkins, Burr & Smith

Recognized since 2021

Mandeville, Louisiana

Practice Areas

Construction Law

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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

Location
  • Three Sanctuary Boulevard, Third Floor
    Mandeville, LA 70471
Education
  • University of Louisiana - Lafayette, BA; MBA (2019), graduated 2001
  • Western Michigan University, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, JD, graduated 2009
Bar Admissions
  • Louisiana, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2009
Affiliations
  • 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
Court Admissions
  • 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

Recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2025 for work in:
  • Construction Law
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Insurance Law
  • Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants
  • Transportation Law

Publications

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