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Announcements

Sara Elizabeth Lee is going to be speaking at a CLE scheduled for May 20, 2008 in Mobile at the Radisson Admiral Semmes Hotel. The CLE, entitled "The Art of the Settlement," is sponsored by National Business Institute. The topics she will be presenting include: "How to Succeed at Settlement Conferences," "Using Mediation When Settlements Don't Work," and participation in a mock settlement negotiation.

Lyons, Pipes & Cook invests in downtown Mobile.

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 featured in Forbes magazine, September 3, 2007

The attorneys at Lyons, Pipes & Cook and the attorneys at Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland proudly announce their decision to form a strategic alliance to provide labor and employment representation to businesses along the Gulf Coast. Both firms are excited about what we can do for our clients in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Lyons, Pipes & Cook has continuously provided legal representation to clients along the Gulf Coast in virtually every area of law since the firm was founded in 1899. Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland focuses in the area of labor and employment law on behalf of management, with an emphasis on management rights and the actions that management can take, rather than those it can't.

Mandy Herndon has been elected as one of two co-chairs of the Service Learning Committee for the Coast Young Professionals.

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.

Cooper Thurber, Marion Quina, Tom Garth, William Shreve, Jr. and Ken Nixon were recently selected as Best Lawyers in America.
 
Kenneth A. Nixon
Partner


Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Domestic Relations and Civil Trials.

Ken is a partner of the firm. Born in Mobile Alabama, Ken has practiced with LPC since 1994. Ken regularly practices in all state courts and in Federal Court for the Southern District of Alabama.

Ken is Vice President / President Elect of the Criminal Justice Section of the Alabama State Bar Association and past President of the Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He was the Chairman of the Domestic Relations Committee of the Mobile Bar Association (2004-2005). He is a life member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a member of the National College of D.U.I. Defense. Ken is a member of the Criminal Practice Committee of the Mobile Bar Association and serves on the Board of Directors for the Federal Defenders Association for the Southern District of Alabama. He is a member of the Defense Research Institute and was elected by the members of the Mobile County Bar Association to serve on the Judicial Nomination Commission. Ken is a founding member and on the board of directors of the Mobile Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. Additionally, Ken was appointed to serve as a Special District Judge by the Supreme Court of Alabama and served as the Presiding Municipal Judge for the City of Satsuma for over ten years.

Ken has authored numerous articles on varying aspects of criminal defense law including "Municipal Court Practice and Procedure," "Defending D.U.I. cases,"  "The Art of Effective Plea Negotiations." and "Defending Cases Involving Eye Witness Testimony"  He presents seminars on criminal law issues to lawyers and other professionals throughout the state of Alabama.

E-mail: kan@lpclaw.com

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Direct Dial: 251-441-8222
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