Law Firm Overview

We have built our practice on protecting the rights of people who are injured through medical malpractice, pharmaceutical products liability, toxic exposures, auto accidents and other types of personal injury.

Brooks Law Firm has won compensation for hundreds of people in Savannah, Georgia and statewide who were victims of unsafe drugs, car and truck accidents, or exposure to dangerous substances like lead and asbestos.

Eugene C. Brooks has practiced law in Georgia since 1982. Mr. Brooks is a certified trial specialist and a past president of the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.

Brooks Law Firm handles many types of personal injury claims. We built our reputation in toxic exposure and construction litigation cases, and are currently known for our effective representation in pharmaceutical and medical device cases. We serve accident victims and workers' compensation clients in Savannah and the coastal Georgia area, including Brunswick, Hinesville, Statesboro and Chatham County. Our firm also helps clients throughout Georgia who have been injured by dangerous prescription drugs or chemicals.

Please contact a Savannah personal injury attorney at Brooks Law Firm today for a free consultation if you or a loved one has been injured because of the following:

• Medical malpractice in prescribing unsafe drugs
• Product liability by pharmaceutical manufacturers
• Trucking or car accident
• Exposure to toxins such as asbestos toxic mold
• Workplace accidents

Areas of Practice

• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Product Liability
• Medical Malpractice
• Toxic Torts
• Workers' Compensation
• Negligence
• Wrongful Death
• Construction Litigation
• Property Damage
• Maritime Torts
• Truck & Auto Accidents
• Pharmaceutical Injuries
• Occupational Disease

Published Works

• "Neurotoxicity and Formaldehyde", American Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, July, 1986
• "How to Handle a Formaldehyde Case" Chapter: Plaintiffs' Guide to Toxic Torts, Matthew Bender, 1987
• "The Use of Learned Treatises", The Verdict, August, 1988
• "Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome Claims", American Trial Lawyers Association Seminar, 1990
• "Direct Examination of the Treating Doctor", Calendar Call, 1992
• "Screening the Toxic Tort Case", The Verdict, April, 1993
• "Epidemiology for the Trial Lawyer", The Verdict, December, 1998

Representative Cases

• Southern Guaranty Insurance Company v. Dowse, 278 Ga. 674, 605 S.E. 2d 27 (2004)
• Colormatch Exteriors, Inc. v. Hickey, 275 Ga. 249, 569 S.E. 2d 495 (2002)
• Georgia Power Co. v. Falagan, 281 Ga. 41, 402 S.E. 2d 269 (1991)
• Carey Canada, Inc. v. Hinely, 257 Ga. 150, 356 S.E. 2d 202 (1987)
• Clark v. Prison Health Services, 257 Ga. App. 787, 572 S.E. 2d 342 (2002)
• Mitchell v. Jones, 247 Ga. App. 113, 541 S.E. 2d 103 (2000)
• Vincent v. Longwater, 245 Ga. App. 516, 538 S.E. 2d 164 (2000)
• Bays v. River Oaks, 244 Ga. App. 401, 535 S.E. 2d 543 (2000)
• Dayoub v. Yates-Astro Termite Pest Control, 239 Ga. App. 578, 521 S.E. 2d 600 (2000)
• Duke v. Union Camp, 217 Ga. App. 95, 456 S.E. 2d 645 (1995)
• Moore v. Savannah Cocoa, 217 Ga. App. 869, 459 S.E. 2d 580 (1995)
• Orkin Extermination Co. v. McIntosh, 215 Ga. App. 587, 452 S.E. 2d 159 (1994)
• Lorie v. Standard Oil, 186 Ga. App. 753, 368 S.E. 2d 765 (1988)

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Construction Law, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Health & Health Care Law, Nursing Home, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Property Damage -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Science & Technology Law, Toxic Torts, Trucking, Workers' Compensation Law