MEET BRIAN K. CARROLL
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Brian K. Carroll, Managing Partner at Sanderford & Carroll, P.C., is a nationally recognized mediator, arbitrator, and litigator with deep expertise in construction law. His ADR practice focuses on complex civil, construction, and commercial disputes, with experience ranging from multimillion-dollar arbitrations to infrastructure project disputes.
Brian K. Carroll
Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator
Brian is an ADR professional with construction in his blood. His grandfather was an army engineer in WWII and Korea who built supply pipelines in combat zones and taught at the Army Engineering School. His father was an owner rep/project manager on military construction throughout the western US and pacific rim. Brian was born in Colorado and lived in four states before high school as his father moved from Project to Project. Literally, he grew up in construction. Brian graudated high school and earned his Eagle Scout in Lampasas, Texas.
Following that path, Brian attended the University of Texas at Austin on a Terry Foundation scholarship where he earned a BS in Architectural Engineering. During that timeframe he spent four summers with the Texas Department of Transportation performing surveying, construction inspection and design work. Upon graduation he accepted a position as a graduate civil engineer working on schematic design and PS&E for various projects around Texas, including the major tollroad projects in Austin. As a result, he has extensive background in geometrics, hydrology, hydraulics and all aspects of heavy civil design.
Upon receiving an opportunity to attend law school at Baylor, he completed a JD with a concentration in business transactions and immediately joined a construction law firm upon graduation in 2002. In 2007, Brian and his law partner left another construction boutique firm and founded the construction law firm of Sanderford & Carroll, PC. Brian has focused his legal knowledge on serving the construction industry where he represented all manner of prime contractors, subcontractors and suppliers with a focus on heavy civil prime contractors and vertical subcontractors. Until COVID, litigation was Brian’s primary focus. After COVID, his practice has shifted to a primary focus on ADR service while continuing to serve as managing partner for Sanderford & Carroll, PC.
Brian's Approach to
Mediation
Not all mediators take the same approach. Brian believes effective mediation requires more than facilitation—it demands evaluation.
Brian always seeks creative approaches to help parties reach a resolutions and believes preparation by all parties, including the mediator, is a key to achieving a resolution.
Clients' values are at the heart of Brian's practice
- Call “balls and strikes” with honesty and precision
- Push parties to realistically evaluate their strengths and weaknesses
- Draw on both engineering and legal experience to guide resolution
- Deliver practical, business-focused solutions that save time and money
Teaching & Leadership:
- Adjunct Professor of Construction Law, Baylor Law School
- Former Lecturer in Contracts, Liability, and Engineering Ethics, UT Cockrell School of Engineering
- AAA Large Complex Case Panelist
- Certified mediator with decades of legal experience
Rules of Mediation
Brian’s practice focuses on the representation of general contractors and subcontractors on both private and public sector projects. Disputes typically involve performance, payment, construction defects, terminations, surety law and design. He regularly assists clients in preparing and negotiating claims, contracts and other complex agreements.
Click below to download our Rules of Mediation document.
Schedule
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To inquire about scheduling a mediation, arbitration, or obtaining availability, please contact Brian K. Carroll’s scheduler Jaylynn Dean at scheduling@bkcadr.com or by clicking below.
Our office will confirm availability and send any required documentation. You may also contact Brian directly