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

Street Address:
Suite 102
2101 West Clinton Avenue
Huntsville, AL 35805
Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 2087
Huntsville, AL 35804-2087

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J. R. Brooks

Practice Areas

Profile

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.

Honors and Awards

  • Selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America since 2003. Listed in the areas of commercial litigation, education law, and labor and employment litigation.
  • For 2012, named by Best Lawyers as the Huntsville Commercial Litigation Lawyer of the Year.
  • Named an Alabama Super Lawyer by SuperLawyrs.com for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011.
  • In December 2004, he received a meritorious service award for his longtime service to the Alabama Association of School Boards.

Bar Admissions

  • Alabama, 1971

Court Admissions

  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • United States Tax Court
  • United States District Courts
  • Northern District of Alabama
  • Middle District of Alabama
  • All Alabama state courts

Professional Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • Alabama Bar Association
  • Huntsville-Madison County Bar Association
    President, 1989-90
  • Alabama Council of School Board Attorneys
    State President, 1987-88

Publications

Mr. Brooks 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

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

Community Involvement

  • 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

Other Experience

  • Member, Alabama Commission on Higher Education, 2000-2009
    Vice Chair, 2004-05
    Chair, 2006-2009
  • Member, Panel of Neutrals
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
  • United States Attorney, Northern District of Alabama, 1977-81
  • Law Clerk for a U.S. District Court Judge Frank H. McFadden, 1972