Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.

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Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C.
Type
Founded	1976
Headquarters	Headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri
Industry	Law
Products	Legal services
Employees	Over 70 Attorneys
Website	www.gjn.com

Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C. is a law firm based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, and represents both businesses and private clients.

Contents 1 Overview 2 Organization 3 Green Committee and Initiatives 4 Notable Attorneys 5 Sponsorships 6 External links 7 References

[edit] Overview

Founded in 1976 with 10 original attorneys, Gallop, Johnson & Neuman has grown to become one of the largest law firms in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

[edit] Organization

The firm is organized into six different Departments (Business Services, Estate Planning, Government Law & Relations, Labor & Employment, Litigation, and Real Estate & Construction), within with individual Practice Groups reside.^[1]

The managing partner of the firm is Thomas J. Campbell^[2], and the general counsel is John J. Traeger.^[3]

[edit] Green Committee and Initiatives

Gallop, Johnson & Neuman was the first St. Louis area law firm to become a certified partner in the American Bar Association-Environmental Protection Agency Law Office Climate Challenge, a program that encourages law offices to become better environmental and energy stewards.^[4] It is the mission of the firm's Green Committee to implement sustainable measures firm-wide to promote conservation of energy, water and natural resources by reducing, reusing and recycling and, also, by purchasing environmentally sound products.^[5]

The firm, as of December 2007, is also a member of the U.S. Green Building Council, a non-profit organization committed to expanding sustainable building practices.^[6]

[edit] Notable Attorneys

Donald Gallop, one of the founding partners of the firm, was the Commissioner and former co-chair of the Missouri Lewis and Clark Bicentennial Commission^[7] until he passed away on May 22, 2002.^[8] Mr. Gallop was a former trustee and board member of numerous community organizations and foundations.^[9]. The main staircase at Washington University School of Law, which curves from the first floor to the fourth floor main entrance to the Law Library, is named in his honor. Mr. Gallop was the chair of the School of Law's National Counsel from 1993 to 2002.

Sanford Neuman, another of the founding partners of the firm, was named a Distinguished Alumnus by Washington University School of Law in 2003,^[10] and has been recognized in The Best Lawyers In America each year since 1995.^[11] Mr. Neuman has served on the Board of Directors at LMI Aerospace since 1984.^[12]

John Temporiti, the Missouri State Democratic Party Chair^[13], is of counsel at GJN, and previously served as Chief of Governmental Affairs for St. Louis County Executive Charlie Dooley.^[14]

[edit] Sponsorships

The firm advertises through The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, which is the region's premier, live professional theater, as well as the local National Public Radio affiliate. GJN is also a sponsor of the Speakers Series sponsored by Maryville University. Additionally, the firm recently re-acquired sponsorship of the copyright notice for the St. Louis Cardinals radio broadcasts on KTRS 550 AM.

[edit] External links

• Official Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C. Website
• ABA-EPA Law Office Climate Challenge
• U.S. Green Building Council
• LMI Aerospace
• The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis
• St. Louis Speakers Series sponsored by Maryville University
• St. Louis Cardinals Official Website
• KTRS Website

[edit] References