Attorney J. R. Brooks Huntsville Alabama Defense Lawyer

Lanier Ford Shave & Payne: A Full-Service Law Firm

Shareholder

Bar Admissions:
Alabama, 1971

E-mail J. R. Brooks

Telephone: 256-535-1100
Facsimile: 256-533-9322

Street Address:
Suite 5000
200 West Side Square
Huntsville, AL 35801

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2087
Huntsville, AL 35804

BROOKS

Mr. Brooks has extensive experience in corporate and civil rights litigation and represents a number of school systems in North Alabama and several corporate clients. He has represented clients in a broad range of litigation involving federal and state issues.

Mr. Brooks has represented a variety of public- and private-sector employers in Title VII, ADA, ADEA, and wrongful termination claims. He has also represented several corporate clients in complex commercial litigation involving, for example, contract disputes over computers and computer components, misappropriation of trade secrets and proprietary information, and violation of noncompetition agreements.

Mr. Brooks has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the business litigation section of The Best Lawyers in America (10-11th editions, 2003-2006). In December 2004, he received a meritorious service award for his longtime service to the Alabama Association of School Boards.

Mr. Brooks is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, the U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court (Northern and Middle Districts of Alabama), and all Alabama state courts.

EDUCATION

J.D., 1971, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

Member, Bench and Bar

Staff Member, Alabama Law Review

B.A., 1968, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

American Bar Association

Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys

State President, 1987-88

Alabama Bar Association

Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association

President, 1989-90

CIVIC ACTIVITIES & OTHER EXPERIENCES

Member, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, 2000-

Vice Chair, 2004-05

Chair, 2006-

United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1977-81

Law Clerk for a U.S. District Court Judge Frank H. McFadden, 1972

Huntsville-Madison County Chamber of Commerce

Chair, State Government Committee

Member, Board of Directors, Huntsville Hospital Foundation

Member, Huntsville Chapter, National Conference of Christians and Jews

Member, Board of Directors, Leadership Alabama

PUBLICATIONS

He has written the following publications for the Alabama Association of School Boards:

Personnel Hearings Under Alabama's Teacher Tenure Law

Public Meetings and Public Records

Fair Dismissal Law: Step by Step

Contract Principals