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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.
 
Publications
 
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Garth, Thomas F. -
   CONSERVATION EASEMENTS: Preserving the Environment and the Family Estate
Garth, Thomas F. -
 DEFERRED CHARITABLE GIVING
Garth, Thomas F. -
 SECTION 529 COLLEGE EDUCATION SAVINGS PLANS
Garth, Thomas F. -
 DEEMED SALE ELECTION CAN REDUCE CAPITAL GAIN TAX
Graham, Allen E. -
 "MARITIME EMPLOYEE" COMPENSATION EXPOSURE
Graham, Allen E. -
 RULES OF THE ROAD AND THE "PENNSYLVANIA RULE."
Graham, Allen E. -
 MARINE SALVAGE
Graham, Allen E. -
 VESSEL LIABILITY In rem
Graham, Allen E. -
 A CORPORATION - TO BE OR NOT TO BE?
Graham, Allen E. -
 ADMIRALTY CONTRACT JURISDICTION
Graham, Allen E. -
 DRAM SHOP EXPOSURE
Graham, Allen E. -
 IS YOUR VESSEL SEAWORTHY?
Graham, Allen E. -
 SEAMAN: WARDS OF THE COURT
Graham, Allen E. -
 SIMPLE MISTAKES CAN LEAD to COSTLY CONSEQUENCES
Graham, Allen E. -
 MARITIME PRODUCTS LIABILITY
Ralph, Julie -
 UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS
OF RESERVISTS BEING CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY
Shreve, Jr., William E. -
 MOTIONS FOR JUDGMENT AS A MATTER OF LAW AND FOR NEW TRIAL: PRESERVING THE RECORD FOR APPEAL
Shreve, Jr., William E. -
 SETTLING THE CLAIMS OF A MINOR