E. Tyron Brown

Biography

Tyron Brown has extensive litigation, arbitration and other dispute resolution experience in complex litigation. His experience includes business, commercial and construction litigation including contract disputes, product liability, negotiable instruments, UCC Law, business torts, unfair trade practices, business fraud, and civil RICO. Ty has successfully represented some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 companies in lawsuits involving these legal fields. For many years now, Ty has also represented the nation’s largest minority construction company. In addition, Ty is experienced in and handles all matters involving architects, engineers and construction managers. He also handles litigation with property managers, marketing consultants, business brokers, business managers and advertisers.

Ty represents clients in a proactive manner by keeping them apprised of best practices and new and developing law that may affect the client, and by assisting clients in resolution of disputes and potential disputes at an early stage. When a client is involved in litigation or arbitration, he vigorously represents the client in a professional, well-prepared manner. He personally meets with potential witnesses, visits sites that are at issue in cases, and researches every possible avenue to best present his clients’ positions in cases. Ty’s dedication to the law was recognized by Judges who awarded him the 2006 Attorney of the Year by the Judicial Council of the Gate City Bar Association.

Services

Education

  • Florida State University College of Law  (J.D., 1988)
    • Virgil Hawkins Fellowship Recipient
  • Florida State University  (B.S., 1985)
    • Student Body President
    • Chairman, State of Florida Council of Student Body Presidents
    • Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities
    • Outstanding Young Men of America
    • Recipient, FSU Seminole Award and Parents Club Scholarship
    • FSU Gold Key Honorary

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • Georgia

Courts

  • Florida Supreme Court
  • Supreme Court of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia

Professional Affiliations

  • ALFA International
    • Steering Committee, Construction Law Practice Group
  • American Bar Association
  • Atlanta Bar Association
    • Board of Directors (2021-2025)
      • Vice President (2024-2025)
    • Construction Law Section
      • Chair, Board of Directors (2020-2021)
    • Litigation Section
      • Chair, Board of Directors (2022-2023)
      • Chair-Elect, Board of Directors (2021-2022)
      • Secretary, Board of Directors (2020-2021)
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
  • DRI
  • Gate City Bar Association
    • Vice-President, 2003
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta
  • National Bar Association
    • Steering Committee Member, NBA 2007 Annual Convention
    • Co-Chair, Fundraising Committee for NBA Judicial Council
    • Co-Chair, NBA Atlanta 2007 Convention Fundraising & Sponsorship Committee
  • Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • The Florida Bar

Honors

  • The Best Lawyers in America© (2015-2025)
    • Commercial Litigation
    • Construction Law
    • Litigation - Construction
  • Georgia Super Lawyers (2024)
  • Awarded 2006 Attorney of the Year by the Gate City Bar Judicial Section
  • Awarded 2007 President's Award by the National Bar Association

Trials

  • Thelizia McElroy v. The Connor Group, A Real Estate Investment Firm, LLC and Stone Ridge at Vinings, LLC, Superior Court of Cobb County
  • FFI Macon, LLC and C. Peyton Day v. Hall Bloch Garland & Meyer, LLP, et al., Superior Court of Bibb County
  • Phoenix on Peachtree Condominium Association, Inc., Superior Court of Fulton County
  • Angela Blackmon, et al. v. H.J. Russell & Company, Superior Court of Fulton County
  • Kenny Rogers v. Thomas Threatt, James W. Threatt, Jr. and George E. Butler, II, Superior Court of Jackson County
  • Optimum Technologies, Inc. v. Vantage Industries, Inc. and Leggett & Platt, Inc., American Arbitration Association
  • Spelman College v. Russell/Moody, A Joint Venture, H.J. Russell & Company, C.D. Moody Construction Company, et al., American Arbitration Association
  • 805 Peachtree Condominium Associates, Inc. et. al. v. Loudermilk/Rohrig, LLC, and Gay Construction Company, Superior Court of Fulton County
  • EQR Lincoln Peachtree LLC v. Shepard Crane and Associates, Inc., Lincoln Contractors, 2000 Concrete,LLC, et al., Superior Court of Fulton County
  • Thales e-Transactions, Inc. v. MARTA, and Cubic Transportation, Inc., Superior Court of Fulton County
  • The State of M.O.D.E., Inc. v. Wilsonart International, Inc. and Meyer Laminates, Inc., Superior Court of Fulton County

Presentations

  • "The Brave New World of Prevention Through Design," ALFA International, 2022 Construction Law Seminar (July 2022)
  • Moderator, "Litigation of Our Times - The Specialty Trial Series: Data Breach Litigation and Trial," Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, Atlanta, Georgia (September 14, 2018)
  • "You Owe Me! Enforcing Indemnity Agreements: A National Perspective," ALFA International, 2018 Construction Practice Group Seminar, Banff, Alberta, Canada (July 27, 2018)
  • Moderator, "Life of a Trial Series - Evidence (Real & Demonstrative)," Atlanta Bar Association, Litigation Section, Atlanta, Georgia (January 12, 2018)
  • "Motion Practice in Arbitration," State Bar of Georgia, 10th Annual Arbitration Institute, Atlanta, Georgia (August 5, 2016)
  • Moderator, "Privity Exceptions for Claims Against Design Professionals Clarified," ALFA International, 2016 Construction Practice Group Seminar, Rancho Palos Verdes, California (July 28, 2016)
  • "The Professional (Architect & Engineer) Part in Construction Defect Claims," Perrin Conferences, Annual National Construction Defect Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (November 20, 2015)