Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion on the Alabama Super Lawyers 2010 list.
Tom Garth Tax
Teeto Graham Transportation/Maritime
Caroline McCarthy Insurance Coverage Jay Minus Employment & Labor
William Shreve Appellate
Cooper Thurber Personal Injury Defense
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been selected for the Super Lawyers - Rising Star category. Rising Stars name the state’s top up-and-coming attorneys.
Ashley Swink General Litigation
Britten Britt Estate Planning & Probate
Todd Denison Tax
Richard Johnson Construction Litigation
Lara Keahey Civil Litigation Defense
Day Peake Employment & Labor
Bradley Sanders Real Estate
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce Monica E. Soderlund was elected secretary of the MBA Women Lawyer’s section for 2010.
Lyons, Pipes & Cook is pleased to announce that Britten L. Britt has been recognized as one of the Bay area’s “40 Under 40” in Mobile Bay Monthly magazine. This award recognizes 40 of the top local individuals under the age of 40 “who demonstrate leadership, professional excellence and a commitment to the Bay area community”.
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 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
Teeto Graham Maritime Law
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.
Practice Areas: Civil Litigation, Personal Injury Defense, Premises Liability, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Construction Litigation, and Education Law.
Kelly is a partner in the firm's Pascagoula office. He practices civil litigation before State and Federal Courts in Mississippi and Alabama as well as being admitted before the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. Supreme Court.
Born in Waycross, Georgia, Kelly graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.S. in Psychology in 1989. He obtained his J.D. degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1992. While at Ole Miss, Kelly was an Associate Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal and Editor of the Journal of Space Law. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. Kelly is a member of the Mississippi State Bar Association and the Alabama State Bar Association, and served as Young Lawyers Division President for the Mississippi State Bar during 2004-2005. He is also a member of the Jackson County Bar Association (President, 2000-2001), the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute (DRI) and is currently President of the Russell-Blass-Walker Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Kelly has been included in the 2009 Mid-South Super Lawyers for Tennessee, Arkansas, and Mississippi. He is active in community and civic organizations in Jackson County, Mississippi including membership in the Pascagoula Kiwanis Club (President, 2001-2002) and the Pascagoula Rotary Club. He is also a member of the Gulf Coast Business Council. Kelly serves as board attorney for the Pascagoula School District. His practice focuses on general litigation, personal injury defense, premises liability, automobile litigation, construction litigation, commercial disputes and education/school law.
Kelly is married to Elizabeth (Lane) Sessoms. They have two children and are members of Spring Hill Presbyterian Church.
E-mail: Kelly.Sessoms@lpclaw.com
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Direct Dial: 228-549-2026
