R. Carson Fisk

About R.

Board Certified in Construction Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Carson Fisk represents construction industry participants in both contentious and non-contentious matters, including complex construction litigation and claims, contract drafting and negotiation, and best practices and claims counseling matters. His practice focuses on the representation of general contractors, but he also actively represents developers/owners, subcontractors, suppliers and sureties. He has experience with construction disputes involving construction and design defects, delay and acceleration claims, payment claims, mechanics liens and bond claims, termination claims, administrative actions, and surety claims, although he is adept in assisting parties in resolving their disputes prior to trial/final hearing. He has also drafted and negotiated a variety of construction contracts, including prime contracts, design contracts, EPC agreements, lender agreements, subcontracts, and purchase contracts, in both the private and public sectors. Additionally, he maintains an active alternative dispute resolution practice mediating and arbitrating construction disputes, and is a credentialed mediator with the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, a member of the Panel of Mediators of the American Arbitration Association, a member of the National Panel of Construction Arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association, and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is active in the community, serving as the current chair of the City of Austin Construction Advisory Committee, a committee on which he has served since 2012. He has also been involved in Preservation Austin, an architectural preservation organization that seeks to protect the architectural and cultural heritage of the greater Austin community.Carson is based at the firm’s Central Texas office location in Austin.

Practice Areas

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Education

• The University of Texas, J.D., graduated 2003
• Texas Tech University, B.A., graduated 2001

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2004
• Oklahoma, 2014

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