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, including Product & Professional Liability, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Wrongful Death, Toxic Tort and Premises Liability, Banking Law
Cooper is the president of the firm. He started his practice with LPC in 1970 and he practices in all state and federal courts throughout the State of Alabama.
Cooper is a native of Mobile. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Mississippi in 1966 and his J.D. degree from the University of Alabama in 1970. He served in the United States Coast Guard Reserve from 1966 to 1972. His practice concentrates on civil litigation, including product and professional liability, insurance coverage and bad faith, wrongful death, toxic tort and premises liability.
Cooper is active in both the Mobile and State of Alabama Bar Associations, having served on numerous committees. He has also held several offices, including President of the Mobile Bar Association. He is a frequent lecturer at various CLE seminars and is the author of "Basic Legal Skills, Ethics in Advocacy and Attorney Fees”. Cooper serves as a member of the United States District Court Magistrate Selection Committee of the Southern District of Alabama, 1999-present; Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, 1995-present; Federal Defender Organization Board Director, 1994-2000; The Best Lawyers in America (commercial litigation, insurance law and product liability litigation); Alabama Super Lawyers (2010); Who's Who in American Law, 1991-present; Board of Advisors Mobile Chamber of Commerce, 1995-present. He is also a member of the Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation (DMDMC) Board of Directors (August 2006-present) and member of the Downtown Mobile Alliance, Inc. Board of Directors (August 2006-present).
Cooper is also a member of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Defense Research Institute, Alabama Defense Lawyers Association, American Board of Trial Advocates, Trial Attorneys of America, American Judicature Society, Fellow of the Alabama Law Foundation and the National Conference of Bar Presidents.
E-mail: Cooper.Thurber@lpclaw.com
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Direct Dial: 251-441-8264
