Brooks Eason

Brooks Eason


Watkins & Eager PLLC

Recognized since 2010

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Appellate Practice

Commercial Litigation

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

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Brooks Eason, a shareholder in the Jackson office, has served for more than two decades as lead outside counsel in employment litigation for the largest employer in Mississippi. He has successfully defended employers in class and collective actions and individual suits asserting claims for discrimination on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, and disability, for sexual and racial harassment, and for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

Mr. Eason also has extensive experience representing corporations in complex business litigation. Recent matters on which he has served as lead counsel or co-lead counsel include multi-district litigation stemming from a catastrophic explosion at a fertilizer plant, a contract dispute arising from the failed merger of two biotechnology companies, and a lawsuit involving the construction of vessels for use in the offshore petroleum industry.

Before entering private practice, Mr. Eason served as a judicial clerk to the Honorable Charles Clark, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Contact & Links
Location
  • The Emporium Building
    400 East Capitol Street
    P.O. Box 650
    Jackson, MS 39205-0650
Education
  • University of Mississippi, BA, graduated 1979
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar
Affiliations
  • Capital Area, Mississippi, Federal and American Bar Associations - Member
  • Securities Regulation, University of Memphis and the University of Mississippi Law Schools - Adjunct Professor
Federal Clerkships
  • United States Court of Appeals

Recognized in The Best Lawyers® in America 2023 for work in:
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Labor Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Litigation
Awards:
  • Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers in Employment Litigation: Defense, 2012, 2013
  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Listed since 2007 as a leading employment lawyer in Mississippi in Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers

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