A. Kelly Sessoms, in the firm’s Pascagoula office, has been included in the 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers for Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi.
Allen “Teeto” Graham was recently elected Treasurer of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute.
Long time LPC employee Amy Kleinschrodt, who is a member of Buccaneer Yacht Club in Mobile, and her crew of Sara Hall and Ashley Hall won the Mrs. Charles Francis Adams Trophy and gold medals for First Place in the 2009 U.S. Women’s Sailing Championship. Amy and her crew will defend their title on Lake Michigan in 2010.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that Ashley Swink has joined the firm as a partner and will practice in the Gulf Shores office. We are also pleased to announce that Phillip Norwood has joined the firm as an associate and will practice in the Pascagoula office.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that eight attorneys from our firm have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers® in America 2010:
Cooper Thurber Bet-the-Company Litigation Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Product Liability Litigation
Marion Quina Maritime Law
Tom Garth*Listed as one of a distinguished group of attorneys who have now been listed in Best Lawyers® for ten years or longer. Employee Benefits Law Non-Profit/Charities Law Tax Law Trusts and Estates
Walter Cook Commercial Litigation Construction Law
Caroline McCarthy Insurance Law
William Shreve Appellate Law Insurance Law
Ken Nixon Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar Criminal Defense: White-Collar DUI/DWI Defense
Teeto Graham Maritime Law
A. Kelly Sessoms has been elected a Fellow of the Young Lawyers of the Mississippi Bar.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that five of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the Alabama Super Lawyers 2009 list. Lawyers chosen were Thomas F. Garth, Allen E. "Teeto" Graham, Caroline C. McCarthy, William E. Shreve, Jr. and Cooper C. Thurber. Additionally, Cooper C. Thurber has been named to the Top 50 List. Only five percent of the lawyers in the state are named by Super Lawyers. Selections for Super Lawyers are made by the publisher, Law & Politics who undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process from more than 70 practice areas.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that A. Grady “Bo” Williams, IV and Jordan W. Gerheim passed the Florida Bar.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that Brian R. Overstreet passed the Mississippi Bar.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce Brenda McClure, Human Resource Manager has received the Senior Professional in Human Resource certification.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce A. Kelly Sessoms has been elected to a 3 year term as District 3 Director for the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association and elected Vice-President of the Russell-Blass-Walker American Inn of Court for 2009.
We are pleased to announce Jay Minus was elected as ADLA Director for District IV, and Beth Lee was elected as ADLA Young Lawyers Section Director.
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family Law, and Special Investigations.
Brian grew up in Jackson County, Mississippi. In 1988, he attended New York University on an academic scholarship where he obtained undergraduate and graduate degrees in Dramatic Writing. Thereafter, he moved to Mobile and taught Screenwriting to graduate and undergraduate students at the University of South Alabama.
In 1997, Brian joined the Mobile Police Department, where he rose to the rank of sergeant. Over the course of his career, Brian was assigned to the Jaguar Unit, the Tactical Response Unit (SWAT), and the Underage Drinking Task Force. Brian was also a diver on the Underwater Recovery Unit, a police sniper, and an instructor at the Mobile Police Academy.
Brian left the police department in 2004 to join Lyons, Pipes & Cook as the firm’s investigator while he attended Faulkner University's Jones School of Law on the Walter J. Knabe academic scholarship. Brian was an editor of the law review and is the author of “Thou Shalt Not Expunge,” a case note discussing the Mobile Press Register's lawsuit against the Mobile Municipal Court for its expungement policies. While attending law school, Brian gained experience working with the Supreme Court of Alabama in the area of criminal appeals.
Brian is licensed to practice in Alabama and Mississippi. He practices primarily in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and special investigations. He also researches changes in the law which may allow Alabama residents to repair their criminal histories.
Brian is actively involved with various local non-profit organizations such as Run From Trouble and the Mobile Law Enforcement Foundation, and he is a member of the Creekwood Church of Christ. He is a husband and father of two.
E-mail: Brian.Overstreet@LPClaw.com
Direct Dial: 251-441-8266
