Mr R. Carson Fisk > Andrews Myers, P.C. > Austin, United States > Lawyer Profile

Mr R. Carson Fisk

512.900.3032 cfisk@andrewsmyers.com

Work Department

Construction: Alternative Dispute Resolution and Construction

Position

Practice Areas:

Construction Litigation
Mediation
Arbitration

Career

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. He also actively represents general contractors, developers/owners, architects, engineers, 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 on a variety of differing projects, 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. Carson has been recognized as a leading construction lawyer in the state by the prestigious legal directory, Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business since 2019.

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 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 the managing director of the firm’s Central Texas office location in Austin.

Memberships

Austin Bar Association, Construction Law Section (Member, 2004-present; Council member, 2012-2014)
Austin Bar Association, ADR Section (Member, 2011-present; Secretary, 2015-2016; Chair 2016-2017)
State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section (Member, 2004-present)
State Bar of Texas ADR Section (Member, 2011-present)
American Bar Association, Forum on the Construction Industry (Member, 2004-present; Chair of the Construction Forum Young Lawyers Section, 2009-2012; Division 8 Steering Committee, 2013-2016)
College of the State Bar of Texas (Member, 2006-present)
American Arbitration Association Roster of Neutrals (2014-present)
Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (Credentialed Mediator, 2014-present)
Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (Member, 2016-present)
The Associated General Contractors of America, Austin Chapter
Associated Builders and Contractors, Central Texas Chapter