About Brad

Brad practices management labour and employment law with an emphasis on the following core areas:

  • Occupational Health and Safety;
  • Workers’ Compensation;
  • Human Rights and Workplace Accommodations;
  • Labour Relations and Collective Bargaining;
  • Wrongful Dismissal and other Employment-related claims;
  • Workplace Privacy Issues.

Brad advises clients to take a proactive approach to management labour and employment relations through the formulation and implementation of employment contracts, workplace policies as well as the creation of training programs for managers and supervisors with respect to performance management, workplace accommodations, harassment prevention and health and safety.

Brad appears regularly before labour arbitrators, human rights tribunals, Labour Boards, Workers’ Compensation Tribunals as well as various levels of court throughout the Atlantic Canadian provinces.

Brad’s dedication to his clients and his practice has earned him a number of accomplishments. Brad actively volunteers for various community groups, is a past Director of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce, and a past Director of Safety Services Nova Scotia. Brad has been listed in the 5-Star Safety Law Firms and Lawyers 2022 | Canadian Occupational Safety (thesafetymag.com), being named a 5-star safety lawyer is the key Canadian recognition in occupational health and safety law.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Repeatedly Recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory for Labour Relations (2023)
  • Repeatedly Recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory for Occupational Health & Safety (2023)
  • Consistently Recommended by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory for Workers' Compensation (Employer) (2023)
  • Recognized by Best Lawyers® Canada for his practice in Workers' Compensation Law (since 2016).
  • Named one of Lexpert® Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers under 40 (2015)

Education

  • LL.B., University of New Brunswick (2001)
  • M.B.A., Dalhousie University (2006)
  • B.Sc., Mount Allison University (1997)

Bar Admissions

  • Nova Scotia (2002)

Languages

  • English
  • French