Ernest C Brown, Esq PE

Executive Director

Ernest C. Brown, Esq. P.E
Founder, ConstructionLawyers.com

Mr. Brown has advised more than $10 billion in US and International Construction Projects. He has also been chief trial counsel in global construction disputes such as the Central Arizona Project Pipeline failure ($146 million, Defense Verdict) and the June 9, 1985 Southern California Edison Powerplant Disaster ($250 million in property damage and six deaths; minimal settlement for his client).

Mr. Brown has forty years of experience advising Owners, Builders and Architect/Engineers in major United States and International construction projects, including "megaproject" contract drafting and negotiation, claim development and analysis, crisis management, dispute resolution, environmental and OSHA compliance, project audits and ADR resolution of major claims ranging from $250,000 to $250 million.

Mr. Brown has acted as lead trial counsel representing major clients such as airport, casinos, sports arena, power plants, pipelines, transit systems, refinery, roadways and bridges, schools and universities, high technology, industrial, and treatment plants.

He has also created and contributed to legal resource for various construction and environmental law committees of the California State Bar and County Bar Associations, American Arbitration Association, Associated General Contractors, American Society of Civil Engineers and National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).

International Projects

While at Fluor Corporation, one of the world's largest engineering and project management companies, as well as Hill International, Brown advised large and complex international projects. These included the Saudi Petrochemical Project ($3.4 billion), the PERTAMINA Oil Refinery in Chilachap, Indonesia, the Kemya Project in Saudi Arabia, and several projects in Alaska, Chile, Canada, the UAE and Indonesia.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology  BS, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1975
University of California at Berkeley  JD, 1978; MSCE, Project Management, 1978
Harvard Law School Law of the Sea Program (1974-75)