Biography

Mr. Brooks’ focus is in the areas of negligence, product liability, personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, construction litigation, property damage, toxic torts, and maritime torts. He has developed an expertise in the field of toxic torts, and has handled actions including exposure to asbestos, lead, pesticides, solvents, breast implants and Fen-Phen. He has also represented homeowners in construction litigation for defective building materials including exterior insulation and finishing systems (EIFS).

Verdicts and Settlements

For a partial list of the results Mr. Brooks has achieved for his clients, please follow this link.

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

• Board Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist since 1994 by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
• Savannah Trial Lawyers Association (President -1989-90)
• Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (President -2001-2002, Past Editor of The Verdict)
• State Bar of Georgia (past member, Uniform Rules Committee, 1997-98; Judicial and Administrative Procedure Committee, 1990-1993; District 1 Representative to General Practice and Trial Section, 1993-1995)
• American Association for Justice (former co-chairman of Formaldehyde Litigation Group)
• Savannah Bar Association
• North Carolina State Bar
• Authorized to practice in all state and federal courts in Georgia
• Has appeared numerous times in Georgia and Federal appellate courts

Seminars & Publications

• A Rule Needing Limits: The “Right for Any Reason” Rule, Verdict, 2011
• Cross Examination of a Functional Capacity Evaluation, Seminar to STLA, 2003
• Direct-to-Consumer Advertising and the Learned Intermediary Doctrine, Seminar
• Discovering the cause of a drug’s defect, Trial, 2008
• Epidemiology for the Trial Lawyer, Verdict, 1998
• Evidence in Soft Tissue Cases, Seminar to GTLA, 1998
• Federal Motor Carrier Safety Act (FMCSA) – Proof of Negligence Per SE, Seminar to GTLA, 2005
• Learned Treatises Can Be Effective Trial Tools, Article
• Opening Statements, Seminar to GTLA, 2003/a>
• Opiates In Litigation: Risk of Death and Addiction, Article
• Toxic Mold Litigation, Seminar to Savannah Bar Assoc., 2003
• Voir Dire – What Are They Thinking?, Seminar to GLTA, 2006
• “Neurotoxicity and Formaldehyde,” American Association for Justice, 1986
• “How to Handle a Formaldehyde Case” (chapter in Plaintiff’s Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender, 1987)
• “Use of Learned Treatises at Trial”, The Verdict, August 1988
• “Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Claims”, American Association for Justice Seminar 1990
• “Direct Examination of a Treating Doctor”, Calendar Call, December 1992
• “Screening the Toxic Tort Case”, The Verdict, April, 1993

Community Involvement

Mr. Brooks takes an active interest in the community, especially when it involves protecting consumers, supporting workers and advocating for the environment.  The following are some of the organizations supported by Mr. Brooks and Brooks Law.