Robert Preston Brown

General Counsel for McKenney’s, Inc.  Prior to that, Of Counsel – Peckar & Abramson; Vice President, Deputy General Counsel – The Shaw Group, Inc.; Partner, Member of Executive Committee – Smith, Gambrell & Russell

Robert’s career spans roles as a U.S. District Court Law Clerk, Adjunct Law school professor, partner in private practice specializing in litigation and arbitration, Vice President, Deputy General Counsel for a global Fortune 500 construction/engineering company, and, for the past decade, as a business partner and General Counsel for one of the largest mechanical contractors in the United States. Robert now spends his time mediating cases and serving as an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.

ABA Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators

Chair of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Justice Project; President of Emory University School of Law Alumni Association; Chair of Leadership DeKalb Board of Directors; Member of the Emory Law School Dean’s Advisory Board; Member of the Board of Directors of the Baton Rouge/Capital Area American Red Cross; Member of Board of Directors of 100 Black Men of Metro Baton Rouge.