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Announcements

Sara Elizabeth Lee is going to be speaking at a CLE scheduled for May 20, 2008 in Mobile at the Radisson Admiral Semmes Hotel. The CLE, entitled "The Art of the Settlement," is sponsored by National Business Institute. The topics she will be presenting include: "How to Succeed at Settlement Conferences," "Using Mediation When Settlements Don't Work," and participation in a mock settlement negotiation.

Lyons, Pipes & Cook invests in downtown Mobile.

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 featured in Forbes magazine, September 3, 2007

The attorneys at Lyons, Pipes & Cook and the attorneys at Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland proudly announce their decision to form a strategic alliance to provide labor and employment representation to businesses along the Gulf Coast. Both firms are excited about what we can do for our clients in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi. Lyons, Pipes & Cook has continuously provided legal representation to clients along the Gulf Coast in virtually every area of law since the firm was founded in 1899. Lehr Middlebrooks & Vreeland focuses in the area of labor and employment law on behalf of management, with an emphasis on management rights and the actions that management can take, rather than those it can't.

Mandy Herndon has been elected as one of two co-chairs of the Service Learning Committee for the Coast Young Professionals.

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.

Cooper Thurber, Marion Quina, Tom Garth, William Shreve, Jr. and Ken Nixon were recently selected as Best Lawyers in America.
 
Firm History
 

Lyons, Pipes & Cook, one of the South's leading law firms, was founded in Mobile, AL in 1899. Our founder was Joseph H. Lyons, a graduate of Harvard Law School. Initially the firm was comprised of two partners - Mr. Lyons and Thomas M. Stevens, a renowned trial lawyer. The firm was known as Stevens & Lyons. After the partnership dissolved, Mr. Stevens formed the firm of Stevens, McCorvey & Dean, the predecessor to the present firm Johnstone, Adams, Bailey, Gordon & Harris. Mr. Lyons formed the firm of Lyons & Courtney. At various times, throughout our history, the firm has been known as Lyons, Chamberlain & Courtney; Lyons & Thomas; Lyons, Thomas & Pipes; and Lyons & Pipes.

For years, the firm was located on the fifth floor of the original First National Bank Building. In 1967, we moved to the newly completed First National Bank Building, now known as the AmSouth Bank Building, where we occupied the 25th Floor. In 1979, we completed construction of our present offices at 2 N. Royal Street. At the time, downtown Mobile was in a decline and businesses were relocating to West Mobile. By constructing our new offices at this site, we became the cornerstone in the revitalization of downtown.

Today, there are 28 attorneys on our staff, practicing in nearly every area of law. Our mission is to provide excellent, results-oriented legal services to clients, serving them with loyalty and professionalism, while keeping their future and best interests in mind; to maintain the integrity of the firm; and to ensure a quality work environment. Through focus and dedication to these principles, Lyons, Pipes & Cook will continue to be one of the South's leading law firms for another hundred years.
 
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