John Brookman

John Brookman ’80 is an attorney-arbitrator/mediator who specializes in the resolution of civil litigation disputes. As outside General Counsel to multiple international corporations, John has represented his clients on every continent around the globe—save Antarctica. John continues to represent select individual and corporate clients in the courtroom and the boardroom. He now deploys his trial experience and risk management expertise on the settlement of others’ disputes — as a distinguished neutral in the alternative dispute resolution processes of arbitration and mediation. John is a director of the Tarrant County Bar Association and a former board chair of Communities in Schools of Greater Tarrant County. John earned a JD from South Texas College of Law and a BA in Government from The University of Texas at Austin. He has volunteered at FWCD since 1998 at events in all academic divisions and served in such roles as Alumni Council President and Falcon Club Co-President with his wife, Bari Buckner Brookman ’83. The Brookmans are the proud parents of five Falcon alumni.