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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.

 
Brian R. Overstreet
Associate

 

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family Law, and Contract Law.

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.

With LPC, Brian practices primarily in the areas of criminal defense, family law, and contract law.

Brian is a husband and father of two and an avid runner and sportsman.

E-mail: bro@lpclaw.com

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Direct Dial: 251-441-8266

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