Brooks R. Foland

Brooks has a varied litigation practice in our Professional Liability Department representing insurers in claims involving coverage disputes, insurance bad faith, and uninsured and underinsured motorists benefits. He spends a portion of his practice defending claims against product manufacturers and public entities. As chair of the Emergency Medical Services Practice Group, Brooks defends EMS agencies and their individual providers in all manner of litigation. 

Brooks has developed an extensive trial practice, serving as first chair in approximately 70 jury trials and has participated as counsel in dozens of arbitrations and mediations. He is frequently asked by clients and industry organizations to lecture on a variety of topics concerning insurance coverage and bad faith matters.

Brooks is the former president of the Dauphin County Bar Association, and is the recent past vice president. He is also a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association, Pennsylvania Defense Institute and the Pennsylvania Emergency Health Services Council. Brooks is currently on the Board of Pennsylvania Defense Institute and co-chair of Auto Law Committee of PDI. He serves on the Board of Directors for Tree 4 Hope, Inc.

Brooks has almost 30 years’ legal experience in all aspects of Civil Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an arbitrator and as an attorney representing interested parties in hundreds of arbitrations and mediations. These experiences, coupled with rigorous and in-depth ADR training, working with excellent mentors in the field and providing volunteer services, has led Brooks to a personal and professional commitment to the value of ADR in attempting to resolve the full spectrum of litigated and non-litigated disputes.  

Brooks is very active in his community and church.  He is a long-time volunteer for Meals on Wheels and works pro bono with veterans on disability appeals.  He enjoys travel and takes an annual mission trip to Guatemala to assist with boys and girls’ orphanages.