CONSULTANT
      AGREEMENT

    


    AN
      AGREEMENT by and between Wolverine Tube, Inc. (“Company”) and James E. Deason,
      an individual with an address at 4511 Old Farm Circle Huntsville, Alabama 35802
      (“Consultant”):

    


    WHEREAS,
      Company desires Consultant to provide certain financial and accounting
      consulting services following his retirement; and

    


    WHEREAS,
      Consultant is willing to provide such services and the Company is willing to
      provide certain benefits to Consultant;

    


    NOW,
      THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the mutual promises recited
      herein, agree as follows:

    


    1. Consultant
      shall provide such financial and accounting consulting services as the President
      and Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer or the Board of
      Directors may request for the consideration outlined in Section 2, herein below.
      

    


    2. As
      full
      and total compensation for services rendered under this Agreement Company shall
      pay Consultant One Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand Eighty-Three and no/100 Dollars
      ($165,083.00), payable in monthly installments of Thirteen Thousand Seven
      Hundred Fifty-Seven and no/100 Dollars ($13,757.00) on the first day of each
      month during the term of this Agreement. Company shall also provide retiree
      medical insurance coverage to Consultant and his spouse under Company’s group
      health plan at the active employee rate.

    


    Company
      shall not be responsible for deducting from any consideration paid under this
      Agreement any taxes, unemployment, social security, or other expense. Moreover,
      Consultant, his employees, agents, and independent contractors shall have no
      authority, nor shall they represent themselves as having any authority, to
      bind
      Company in any manner whatsoever.

    


    No
      additional compensation or fee shall be payable by Company to Consultant by
      reason of any benefit gained by Company directly or indirectly through
      Consultant's efforts in Company's behalf, nor shall Company be liable in any
      way
      for any additional compensation, fee or expenses unless the parties have
      expressly agreed thereto in writing.

    


    3. Company
      shall reimburse Consultant for reasonable travel expenses in accordance with
      the
      expense account policies of Company. Consultant shall submit application for
      such reimbursement in a form acceptable to the Company and shall include all
      backup documentation.

    


    4. Consultant
      is an independent contractor and neither an agent nor employee of Company.
      Consultant shall not represent himself as an agent of Company and may not commit
      

    or
      obligate Company in any way to other parties. Consultant hereby waives any
      entitlement to any benefits or privileges provided by Company to its
      employees.

    


    5. In
      view
      of the services to be performed hereunder, Consultant agrees that:

    


    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    (a) Except
      as
      an authorized representative of Company may otherwise consent in writing,
      Consultant will not disclose to any third party at any time, either during
      or
      subsequent to the term of this Agreement, any information, knowledge, or data
      of
      Company which he may receive or develop during said term relating to inventions,
      discoveries, formulas, processes, methods, machines, compositions, computer
      programs, accounting methods, financial information, or business plans and
      information systems, or other matters which are of a proprietary or confidential
      nature, including any information or data of others which Company is obligated
      to maintain in confidence, and that it will not use such information, knowledge,
      or data for purposes beyond the scope of this Agreement except as an authorized
      officer of Company may otherwise consent in writing.

    


    (b) All
      written or otherwise documented information and information-bearing materials
      which may be prepared by or furnished to Consultant under this Agreement shall
      be and remain the exclusive property of Company and shall be delivered to
      Company upon termination of this Agreement or upon earlier request of
      Company.

    


    (c) Company
      shall have the full and unrestricted right to use and publish any information,
      knowledge, or data disclosed by Consultant to Company subject only to such
      prior
      rights as may arise under the patent and copyright statutes, except that
      Consultant shall not be entitled to assert against Company any such rights
      belonging to Consultant unless it shall have notified Company in writing thereof
      prior to the effective date of this Agreement.

    


    6. Consultant
      hereby represents and warrants that:

    


    (a) With
      respect to any information, knowledge, or data disclosed by Consultant to
      Company in the performance of this Agreement, Consultant has the full and
      unrestricted right to disclose the same.

    


    (b) Consultant
      is free to undertake the services required by this Agreement, and that there
      is
      no conflict of interest between his performance of this Agreement and any
      obligation he may have to other parties.

    


    7.  The
      services to be provided under this Agreement are to be performed entirely at
      Consultant’s risk. The parties shall indemnify one another and hold one another
      harmless from any liability, cost, or expense, including attorneys’ fees,
      arising out of, or in connection with, any wrongful or negligent action or
      failure to act by the other, its employees, agents, or independent contractors.
      

    


    8.
        The
      Consultant’s rights and obligations under this Agreement may not be assigned
      without prior written consent of Company.

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    9. This
      Agreement shall be effective January 1, 2008. It shall terminate no later than
      December 31, 2008 unless it is extended by mutual agreement. This Agreement
      may
      be earlier terminated by Company or the Consultant for the convenience of either
      with thirty (30) days’ written notice, and upon the date of termination by
      either party for convenience, the Company’s payment obligations under Section 2
      hereinabove shall cease. The obligations of Consultant under Sections 5 and
      7,
      hereinabove, shall survive and not be affected by any termination of this
      agreement, or by its expiration.

    


    10. This
      Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
      the
      State of Alabama.

    


    11. This
      Agreement shall constitute the sole agreement between the parties hereto with
      respect to the subject matter hereof and shall supersede any and all prior
      agreements or understandings relating to the subject matter hereof and between
      Wolverine Tube, Inc. and James E. Deason, specifically including: (i) the 2002
      Change in Control, Severance and Non-Competition Agreement dated July 12, 2002;
      (ii) the Consultant Agreement between Wolverine Tube, Inc. and James E. Deason
      dated March 31, 2005; and (iii) the Offer Letter to James E. Deason dated
      November 7, 2005; provided, however, Section 2 of Appendix A of the Offer Letter
      to James E. Deason dated November 7, 2005 (“Secrecy, Non-Solicitation and
      Non-Competition”) shall remain in full force and effect. No change or amendment
      to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both
      parties.

    


    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be signed
      as
      of the date indicated below.

     

    
 

    
      	James
              E. Deason	 	Wolverine
              Tube, Inc.
	Consultant	 	Company
	 	 	 	 	 
	By:	/s/
              James E. Deason	 	By:	/s/
              Harold M. Karp
	 	Signature	 	 	Signature
	 	 	 	 	 
	Name:	James
              E. Deason	 	Name:	Harold
              M. Karp
	 	Printed	 	
            	Printed
	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:	  	 	Title:	President
              & Chief Operating Officer
	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Date:	2/21/2008	 	Date:	2/29/2008


    

      

    
 

    
      Consultant
        Agreement Between Mr. James E. Deason and Wolverine Tube, Inc. Effective
        January
        1, 2008

       

      
        
          
          

        

        
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