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Announcements

We are pleased to announce Jay Minus was elected as ADLA Director for District IV, Will Gamble was elected as President Elect of the ADLA Young Lawyers Section, and Beth Lee was elected as ADLA Young Lawyers Section Director.

Lyons, Pipes and Cook is proud to announce Thomas F. Garth, Allen E. Graham, William E. Shreve and Cooper C.Thurber have been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers Edition 2008.  The annual magazine listing recognizes about 5 percent of lawyers statewide.

Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that A. Kelly Sessoms, III and Barry W. Andrews have joined the firm as partners. Mr. Sessoms will practice in the firm's Mississippi office and Mr. Andrews will practice in the firm's Mobile office.

Robert C. Matthews and A. Grady "Bo" Williams, IV have joined the firm as associates. Mr. Matthews and Mr. Williams will practice in the firm's Mobile office.


Lyons Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that Birmingham Magazine has named the following attorneys as among The Best Lawyers® in Alabama: Cooper C. Thurber Commercial Litigation,
Insurance Law, Product Liability, Litigation
Thomas F. Garth
Tax Law, Employee Benefits Law, Non-Profit Charities
Marion A. Quina, Jr.
Maritime Law
William E. Shreve, Jr.
Appellate Law
Kenneth A. Nixon
Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense

Mandy Herndon was recently elected secretary of the Young Lawyers Section of the Jackson County, Mississippi Bar.
 
Walter M. Cook, Jr.
Partner

 

Practice Areas: Civil litigation, including Construction Defects, Pharmaceutical, Wrongful Death, Toxic Torts, Fire Cause and Origin related to coverage disputes, Real Estate Disputes, Architect and Engineering Malpractice, Maritime Personal Injury.

Walter was born in Mobile, Alabama and has been practicing with LPC for 32 years. He has tried cases in most counties in the southern region of Alabama and the Federal Courts.

Walter graduated from Vanderbilt University with a B.S. degree in 1973 and was commissioned on graduation in the United States Naval Reserve. He obtained his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, Alabama in 1976. His practice is primarily civil litigation and jury trials in various areas, including construction defect litigation, pharmaceutical litigation, toxic torts, real estate disputes, wrongful death, products liability, fire cause and origin and related coverage disputes and maritime personal injury. Walter is a member of the Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, the International Association of Defense Counsel, the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, the Mobile and Alabama State Bar Associations, and the Trial Lawyers Association of America.

Walter resides in Point Clear, Alabama and is a member of Fairhope United Methodist Church. He has four children.

E-mail: wmc@lpclaw.com

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Direct Dial: 251-441-8272
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