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                                 UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D/A

            INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
          TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
                                 RULE 13d-2(a)


                             Lamson & Sessions Co.
                               CIK - 0000057497
                               IRS - 34-0349210
________________________________________________________________________________
                               (Name of Issuer)


                                 Common Stock
________________________________________________________________________________
                         (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   513696104
________________________________________________________________________________
                                (CUSIP Number)


                                  Liza Meyers
                               1800 Grant Street
                            Denver, Colorado 80203
                                 (303)894-3960
________________________________________________________________________________
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
                                Communications)

                                  08/22/2000
________________________________________________________________________________
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)


If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box
[_].

Note:  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7(d) for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

_______________

(1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 513696104                                           Page   of   Pages
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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 1    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

                  Farhad Fred Ebrahimi
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [X]
                                                                (b) [_]
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3

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      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 4
      PF
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      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
 5
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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 6
       Cheyenne, Wyoming USA
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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     7
     NUMBER OF

      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      8
                          1,359,700
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     9
    REPORTING

      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          10
                          1,359,700
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11

                      1,359,700
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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12                                                                     [_]

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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
                           10.09%
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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
         I N
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                    *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 513696104                                            Page   of   Pages
         -----------------

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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 1    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

      Mary Wilkie Ebrahimi
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [X]
                                                                (b) [_]
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3

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      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 4
      PF
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
 5
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      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 6
      Cheyenne, Wyoming USA
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                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     7
     NUMBER OF

      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      8
                          1,359,700
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     9
    REPORTING

      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          10
                          1,335,800
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
      1,359,700

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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12                                                                      [_]

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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
                  10.09%
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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
        I N
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP NO. 513696104                                            Page   of   Pages
         -----------------

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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 1    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

      Farhad Alexander Ebrahimi
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [X]
                                                                (b) [_]
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3

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      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 4
      PF
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
 5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 6
      Cheyenne, Wyoming USA
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     7
     NUMBER OF

      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      8
                          1,359,700
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     9
    REPORTING

      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          10
                          5,100
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11
      1,359,700

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      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12                                                                      [_]

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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
      10.09%
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      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
      I N
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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                                 SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 513696104                                            Page   of   Pages
         -----------------

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      NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
 1    I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY).

      Farah Alexandra Ebrahimi
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      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
 2                                                              (a) [X]
                                                                (b) [_]
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      SEC USE ONLY
 3

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      SOURCE OF FUNDS*
 4
      PF
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
      TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) [_]
 5
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
 6
      Cheyenne, Wyoming USA
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          SOLE VOTING POWER
                     7
     NUMBER OF

      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY      8
                          1,359,700
     OWNED BY
                   -----------------------------------------------------------
       EACH               SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                     9
    REPORTING

      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                          SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH          10
                          18,800
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      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
11

      1,359,700
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
12                                                                      [_]

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      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
13
      10.09%
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
14
      I N
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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CUSIP No.                              13D                   Page    of    Pages


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Item 1.  Security and Issuer.
         Common Stock issued by: Lamson & Sessions
                                 25701 Science Park Drive
                                 Cleveland, OH 44122
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Item 2.  Identity and Background.

This Amendment No.3 to Schedule 13D, filed in January of 1998, as amended by
Amendment No.1 to Schedule 13 D, filed on October 5, 1998 and as amended by
Amendment No.2 to Schedule 13 D, filed on September 10, 1999, is being filed by
Farhad Fred Ebrahimi, as the Reporting Person for the Ebrahimi family, pursuant
to Rule 13d-2, to report a decrease in the Ebrahimi family's holdings of the
Issuer's shares.

    (a) Ebrahimi family consists of:
            Farhad Fred Ebrahimi
            Mary Wilkie Ebrahimi
            Farah Alexandra Ebrahimi
            Farhad Alexander Ebrahimi

    (b) 8821 Experimental Farm Road, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-8814.

    (c) Farhad Fred Ebrahimi is the President of Quark, Inc., 1800 Grant Street
Denver, Colorado 80203.

    (d) No for all family members.

    (e) No for all family members.

    (f) All family members are US citizens.


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Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

N/A

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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.

     The securities purchased by the Ebrahimi family have been acquired for
investment purposes. Members of the Ebrahimi family may make additional
purchases of common stock or other securities of the Issuer, either in the open
market or in private transactions, depending on their evaluation of the Issuer's
business, prospects and financial condition, the market for the common stock or
other securities, other opportunities available to them, general economic
conditions, money and stock market conditions, and other future developments.
Depending on these same factors, members of the Ebrahimi family may decide to
sell all or part of their investment in the Issuer's common stock. Although all
purchases of shares in common stock have been made for investment, at some
future time the Ebrahimi family may decide that it is desirable to seek control
or influence the management and policies of the Issuer. Such control or
influence may be sought by seeking a position on the Issuer's board of
directors, by seeking a position as an officer of the Issuer, by contractual
arrangement with the Issuer or by other means, At the present time, no member of
the Ebrahimi family has made any decision to seek a board seat or seek control
or influence over the management or policies of the Issuer.

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     While they reserve the right to develop plans or proposals in the future
regarding the following items, at the present time, no member of the Ebrahimi
family has any plans or proposals that relate to or would relate to any of the
following:

    (a) except as described above, the acquisition of additional securities of
the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer;

    (b) an extraordinary corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization
or liquidation involving the Issuer or its subsidiaries;

    (c) sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries;

    (d) except as described above,any change in the present board of directors
or management of the Issuer, including any plans or proposals to change the
number or term of directors or fill any existing vacancies on the board;

    (e) any material change in the present capitalization or dividend policy of
the Issuer;

    (f) any other material change in the Issuer's business or corporate
structure;

    (g) any changes to the Issuer's charter, bylaws or instruments
corresponding thereto or other actions that may impede the acquisition of
control of the Issuer by any person;

    (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer to be delisted from a
national securities exchange or cease to be authorized to be quoted in an inter-
dealer quotation system of a registered national security association;

    (i) a class of equity securities of the Issuer becoming eligible for
termination of registration pursuant to section 12(g)(4)of the Exchange Act; or

    (j) any action similar to those enumerated above.
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Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

     (a)  Farhad Fred Ebrahimi          1,188,500 shares         8.8%
          Mary Wilkie Ebrahimi            147,300 shares         1.1%
          Farhad Alexander Ebrahimi         5,100 shares        0.04%
          Farah Alexandra Ebrahimi         18,800 shares        0.14%

     (b)  All members of the Ebrahimi family will have shared power to vote the
total number of shares (1,359,700 shares). The members of the Ebrahimi family
have dispositive power over the total number of shares (1,359,700 shares) as
described below:

          Farhad Fred Ebrahimi has shared dispositive power with Farhad
Alexander Ebrahimi over 5,100 shares; shared dispositive power with Mary Wilkie
Ebrahimi over 1,335,800 shares; and shared dispositive power with Farah
Alexandra Ebrahimi over 18,800 shares.

          Mary Wilkie Ebrahimi has shared dispositive power with Farad Fred
Ebrahimi over 1,335,800 shares.

          Farad Alexander Ebrahimi has shared dispositive power with Farhad Fred
Ebrahimi over 5,100 shares.

          Farah Alexandra Ebrahimi has shared dispositive power with Farhad Fred
Ebrahimi over 18,800 shares.

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     (c)  Farhad Fred Ebrahimi sold the following shares since filing of
Amendment
          No. 2 to the Schedule 13 D on September 10, 1999. All such sales were
made through Fidelity Brokerage Services.

          08/07/00  50,000   shares at a price of   $  19.75     per share
          08/07/00   5,000   shares at a price of   $  22.00     per share
          08/07/00   5,000   shares at a price of   $  19.50     per share
          08/14/00   1,600   shares at a price of   $  23.50     per share
          08/15/00     900   shares at a price of   $  24.25     per share
          08/16/00   5,000   shares at a price of   $  24.50     per share
          08/16/00   4,100   shares at a price of   $  24.25     per share
          08/16/00   1,200   shares at a price of   $  25.00     per share
          08/21/00  28,400   shares at a price of   $  25.00     per share
          08/22/00  20,400   shares at a price of   $  25.00     per share
          08/23/00   5,000   shares at a price of   $  25.75     per share

          Mary Wilkie Ebrahimi sold the following shares since the filing of
Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13 D on September 10, 1999. All such sales were
made through Fidelity Brokerage Services.

          08/07/00   5,000   shares at a price of    $ 21.88     per share
          08/16/00   5,000   shares at a price of    $ 24.75     per share

          Farah Alexandra Ebrahimi sold the following shares since the filing of
Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13 D on September 10, 1999. All such sales were made
through Fidelity Brokerage Services.

          08/23/00   5,000   shares at a price of    $ 25.75     per share
          08/23/00   5,000   shares at a price of    $ 25.75     per share

    Farhad Alexander Ebrahimi sold the following shares since the filing of
Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13 D on September 10, 1999. All such sales were
made through Fidelity Brokerage Services.

          08/04/00   4,300   shares at a price of    $ 18.50     per share
          08/07/00   5,000   shares at a price of    $ 22.00     per share
          08/07/00     700   shares at a price of    $ 18.75     per share
          08/16/00   1,900   shares at a price of    $ 24.94     per share
          08/23/00   5,000   shares at a price of    $ 25.75     per share
          08/23/00   2,000   shares at a price of    $ 26.25     per share


     (d)  N/A

     (e)  N/A

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Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect
to Securities of the Issuer.

N/A

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Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
     The members of the Ebrahimi family (Farhad Fred Ebrahimi, Mary Wilkie
Ebrahimi, Farhad Alexander Ebrahimi, and Farah Alexandra Ebrahimi), have agreed
to file jointly, with Farhad Fred Ebrahimi as the named Reporting Person for the
family. The joint filing agreement is an oral agreement.
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                                   SIGNATURE


     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                                         09/21/2000
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                           (Date)


                                        By:  /s/ Farhad Fred Ebrahimi
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                         (Signature)


                                                     Farhad Fred Ebrahimi
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                                        (Name/Title)



                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, M.P. Wilkie Ebrahimi, private person, residing at 8821 Experimental Farm
Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009-8814, hereby delegate to F. Fred Ebrahimi, private
person, residing at 8821 Experimental Farm Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009-8814, the
authority to act in my place and stead with respect to the following powers:

To act as the reporting person on my behalf in connection with filings to be
made with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

To execute such documents and to perform all other acts necessary, or incidental
to the execution of the powers enumerated herein.

     This Power of Attorney is effective until revoked.

     Executed this 16th day of November, 1998.

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                               /s/ M.P. Wilkie Ebrahimi
                              -------------------------
                              M.P. Wilkie Ebrahimi


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Farah A. Ebrahimi, private person, residing at 8821 Experimental Farm Road,
Cheyenne, WY 82009-8814, hereby delegate to F. Fred Ebrahimi, private person,
residing at 8821 Experimental Farm Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009-8814, the authority
to act in my place and stead with respect to the following powers:

To act as the reporting person on my behalf in connection with filings to be
made with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

To execute such documents and to perform all other acts necessary, or incidental
to the execution of the powers enumerated herein.

     This Power of Attorney is effective until revoked.

     Executed this 16th day of November, 1998.


                              /s/ Farah A. Ebrahimi
                              ------------------------
                              Farah A. Ebrahimi


                               POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Farhad A. Ebrahimi, private person, residing at 8821 Experimental Farm Road,
Cheyenne, WY 82009-8814, hereby delegate to F. Fred Ebrahimi, private person,
residing at 8821 Experimental Farm Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009-8814, the authority
to act in my place and stead with respect to the following powers:

To act as the reporting person on my behalf in connection with filings to be
made with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and

To execute such documents and to perform all other acts necessary, or incidental
to the execution of the powers enumerated herein.

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     This Power of Attorney is effective until revoked.

     Executed this 21st day of March, 1999.

                               /s/ Farah A. Ebrahimi
                              ---------------------------------
                              Farah A. Ebrahimi, as Custodian
                              for Farhad A. Ebrahimi




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