R. Brooke Lawson III

Brooke Lawson is a partner in the firm’s litigation section. He concentrates his practice in the areas of construction law, commercial and business litigation, and alternative dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration.

Brooke has extensive experience representing general contractors, design professionals, subcontractors, owners, and developers in all types of construction disputes before courts and arbitration panels. He has represented clients on all aspects of construction projects, including the preparation and negotiation of contract documents, bid disputes, delay claims, defective work claims, and payment disputes.

Brooke has been involved in a number of matters involving work-site accidents and injuries and he advises clients on OSHA compliance and safety issues. He has experience in environmental litigation and administrative proceedings involving various federal and state statutes and regulations.

Brooke has considerable experience litigating employment claims related to age, sex, and race discrimination and enforcement of non-competitive, and non-disclosure agreements.

Brooke also has extensive experience in commercial and business litigation,  consumer fraud, contract disputes, class actions, products liability, personal injury, premises liability, and collections.

Brooke is a member of the American Arbitration Association’s National Panels of Commercial, Construction, and Consumer Arbitrators. He is also a registered mediator and arbitrator with the Alabama State Bar’s Center for Dispute Resolution.

Brooke is admitted in both Alabama and Georgia. He received his B.A. in 1988 from the University of Alabama and his J.D. in 1994 from Cumberland School of Law. In 1996, Brooke earned his LL.M. in Environmental Law from George Washington University. He is also an active Wish Grantor volunteer for Make-A-Wish Alabama.