Announcements

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.

 
Cooper C. Thurber
Partner

 

Practice Areas:Civil Litigation, including Product & Professional Liability, Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith, Wrongful Death, Toxic Tort and Premises Liability, and 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 top 50 Super Lawyers (2009); 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 (President-2009) and member of the Downtown Mobile Alliance, Inc. Board of Directors (President-2009).

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.

Cooper is married to Helen Tindall and has three children. He is an avid fisherman and is a member of the Nature Conservancy, Alabama Coastal Foundation and the National Parks Conservation Association.

E-mail: Cooper.Thurber@lpclaw.com

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Direct Dial: 251-441-8264

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