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Statement of Practice

Arbitration and Mediation, Banking, Business, Child Custody, Juvenile Law, Visitation Rights, Civil Trial Practice, Class Actions, Commercial, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Employee Benefits, Finance, Fraud and Deceit, General Practice, Guardianship and Conservatorship, Investments, Leases and Leasing, Medical Malpractice Defense, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations, Oil, Gas and Mineral Law, Partnerships, Pensions and Employee Benefits, Personal Injury, Probate, Securities, Taxation, Torts, Toxic Torts and Wrongful Death.

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Address

2 North Royal Street P.O. Box 2727
Mobile, AL 36652-2727, (Mobile Co.)

Phone

Phone: 251-432-4481
Fax: 251-433-1820

Website

http://www.LPCLaw.com

Office Hours

Monday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Saturday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Sunday: 07:30 AM - 05:00 PM

Firm/Affiliate Offices

PARTNERS

Cooper C. Thurber (Partner) admitted to bar, 1970, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1972, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1966); University of Alabama (J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi; Listed in Who's Who in American Law, 1991-Present; Alabama Top 50 Super Lawyers, 2009; Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, 1995-2000; Federal Defender Organization, Board Director 1994-2000; Author: "Basic Legal Skills, Ethics of Advocacy and Attorney Fees," 1993; Member of the United States District Court Magistrate Selection Committee of the Southern District of Alabama, 1999-Present; Member, Board of Advisors, Mobile Chamber of Commerce, 1995-Present; Past President, Mobile Bar Association; The Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Product Liability Litigation); President, Board of Directors, Downtown Mobile District Management Corporation, 2009; Downtown Mobile Alliance, Inc., Board of Directors, 2009. Member: Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; Trial Attorneys of America; American Judicature Society. Fellow: Alabama Law Foundation; National Conference of Bar Presidents. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Professional and Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Insurance Coverage; Bad Faith; Aviation; Premises Liability.Email: Cooper C. Thurber

Thomas F. Garth (Partner) admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama; 1975, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1970); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1974); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Alabama Bar Examiner, Wills, Trusts and Estates and Federal Income Taxation, 1981-1985; Mobile Estate Planning Council (President 1991-1992); Annual Tax Institute, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, Alabama Federal Tax Clinic (Board Member 1995-2002, President 2002); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow). Practice Areas: Probate and Estate Planning; Pension and Employee Benefits; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Corporate Law; Commercial Law; Securities; Taxation; Trusts; Wills.Email: Thomas F. Garth

Walter M. Cook, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1976, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.S., 1973); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. [Lt. (jg), U.S. Navy, 1973-1976]. Practice Areas: Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation; Construction Defects; Pharmaceutical; Wrongful Death; Real Estate Disputes; Architect and Engineering Malpractice; Maritime Personal Injury; Coverage Disputes (Fire Cause and Origin).Email: Walter M. Cook, Jr.

Joseph J. Minus, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1981); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1985). Associate Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1984-1985; Member: Downtown Rotary Club; GMAC 1st and 10 Club; Certified Mediator; City Attorney: City of Satsuma, Alabama and City of Chickasaw, Alabama; Member: Utilities Board for the City of Chickasaw; Waterworks and Sewer Board for the City of Satsuma. Member, ALDA Association Board of Directors. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Wrongful Death; Industrial Accidents; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Construction Litigation; Motor Vehicle Accidents and Injuries; Municipal Law.Email: Joseph J. Minus, Jr.

Caroline C. McCarthy (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Alabama. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., cum laude, 1983); University of Alabama (J.D., summa cum laude, 1986). Order of Coif. Recipient: M. Leigh Harrison Award for Academic Performance and Meritorious Legal Research and Writing; Hugo Black Scholar; Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review, 1985-1986; Author: "Parents, Psychologists & Child Custody Disputes: Protecting the Privilege and the Children" Issue 37:2 Alabama Law Review. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Firm Management.Email: Caroline C. McCarthy

William E. Shreve, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1994, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1984); University of Alabama (J.D., 1987). Omnicron Delta Kappa; Listed, Best Lawyers in America and Alabama Super Lawyers. Author: "Motions for Judgment as a Matter of Law and for New Trial: Preserving the Record for Appeal," 13/2 Ala. Def. L. Ass'n J. 9 (Oct. 1997); "Settling the Claims of a Minor," 9/2 Ala. Def. L. Ass'n J. 25 (Oct. 1993). Member: Alabama State Bar (Member, Appellate Practice Section); Mobile (Member, Appellate Practice Section) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Appellate Practice Committee) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Appellate Advocacy Committee); Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Amicus Curiae Committee). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage.Email: William E. Shreve, Jr.

Kenneth A. Nixon (Partner) admitted to bar, 1987, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: Troy State University (B.S., 1984); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1987). Proctor of Admiralty, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1986; Criminal Justice Section of the Alabama State Bar Association, Member and Past President; Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Past President; Chairman, Domestic Relations Committee of the Mobile Bar Association, 2004-2005; Life Member, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Member, National College of DUI Defense; Criminal Practice Committee, Mobile Bar Association; Board of Directors, Federal Defenders Association, Southern District of Alabama; Elected by the members of the Mobile County Bar Association to serve on the Judicial Nomination Commission; Founding Member and Board of Directors, Mobile Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; Appointed to serve as a Special District Judge by the Supreme Court of Alabama and served as Presiding Municipal Judge, City of Satsuma, Alabama. Author: "Municipal Court Practice and Procedure"; "Defending DUI Cases"; "The Art of Effective Plea Negotiations"; "Defending Cases Involving Eye Witness Testimony". Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Domestic Relations; Civil Trials.Email: Kenneth A. Nixon

Allen E. Graham (Partner) admitted to bar, 1990, Alabama; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1992, Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., Eng., 1988); Tulane University (J.D., 1990; LL.M., Admir. Law, 1991). Delta Theta Phi. Past Speaker and Presenter, National Association of Charterboat Operators. Past Port Director, Past Presenter, Past Long Range Planning Committee Member and Editorial Board Member, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty/Maritime; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law.Email: Allen E. Graham

Barry W. Andrews (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio; 2007, Alabama. Education: Yale University (B.A., 1990); University of Notre Dame (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Private Equity; Banking and Finance; Intellectual Property; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: Barry W. Andrews

William J. Gamble, Jr. (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; 2000, Florida, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Florida and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., with honors, 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 1999). Member, Mobile County Pro Bono Program. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Personal Injury Litigation; Workers Compensation; Products Liability; Construction Defects; Trucking Accidents; Car Accidents; Wrongful Death; Uninsured Motorists.Email: William J. Gamble, Jr.

Richard B. Johnson (Partner) admitted to bar, 2002, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2003, Mississippi. Education: Auburn University (B.A., with honors, 1999); University of Alabama School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Construction Defects; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability; Wrongful Death; Condominium Law; Real Estate Litigation.Email: Richard B. Johnson

Todd L. Denison (Partner) admitted to bar, 2004, Montana; 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Montana (B.A., 1986; M.A., 1993; J.D., 2003); New York University (LL.M., 2004). Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Elder Law; Trusts and Estates; Property Law; Tax Controversy.Email: Todd L. Denison

Britten L. Britt (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee; 2002, Alabama; 2005, Florida; U.S. Tax Court. Education: Auburn University (B.S., 1997); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (M.B.A.; J.D., 2001); Georgetown University, School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 2002). Beta Sigma Gamma Business Fraternity; Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Mobile Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Business Law; Probate; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates; Charitable Organizations.Email: Britten L. Britt

ASSOCIATES

S. Elizabeth Lee (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (B.S., 2001; J.D., 2004). Member, Mobile Volunteer Lawyers Program. Practice Areas: Premises Liability; Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Personal Injury.Email: S. Elizabeth Lee

J. Day Peake, III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of the South (B.A., 1995); University of Alabama (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation.Email: J. Day Peake, III

Sherri Rich Ginger (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, California; 2006, Alabama. Education: University of California at Los Angeles (1992); Loyola Law School (1996). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Aviation.Email: Sherri Rich Ginger

Robert C. Matthews (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama. Education: Spring Hill College-B.S., summa cum laude, 2004; University of Alabama School of Law-J.D., 2007. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Municipal; Probate.Email: Robert C. Matthews

A. Grady Williams, IV (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Alabama and U.S. District Courts, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; Florida. Education: University of Louisiana (B.S., Finance); Louisiana State University (J.D. and B.C.L). Practice Areas: General Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Construction Defects; Insurance Coverage; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Premises Liability.Email: A. Grady Williams, IV

Brian Overstreet (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama; 2009, Mississippi. Education: New York University (B.F.A., 1991; M.F.A., 1992); Faulkner University Jones School of Law (J.D., 2007). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Special Investigations.Email: Brian Overstreet

Jordan W. Gerheim (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama; U. S. District Court, Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; 2009, Florida; U.S. District Court, North District of Florida. Education: University of Georgia (B.A., cum laude, 2004); University of Alabama (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Construction Litigation; Insurance.Email: Jordan W. Gerheim

Monica E. Soderlund (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Alabama. Education: Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 2005); University of Alabama (J.D., 2008). Practice Areas: Insurance; Litigation; Admiralty Law.Email: Monica E. Soderlund

Bradley Sanders, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Alabama and Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Practice Areas: Real Estate Transaction; Federal Litigation; Business Law; Residential Real Estate; Commercial Law.Email: Bradley Sanders, Jr.

Lara B. Keahey (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Alabama; 2005, Georgia. Education: Auburn University (B.A., 1998); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 2004). Registered Nurse, 1997. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Liability.Email: Lara B. Keahey

OF COUNSEL

Marion A. Quina, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, Alabama; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama. Education: University of Alabama (B.S., 1971); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi; Listed, Who's Who in American Law and The Best Lawyers in America. Cumberland School of Law Advisory Board (Past Member/Chairman). Past General Counsel, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce. Past Chairman, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Member: Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association. [1st Lieutenant, U.S. Army Reserve]. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Maritime Law; Probate; Civil Practice; Estate Planning; Corporate; Commercial; Real Estate.Email: Marion A. Quina, Jr.