Brian Mayes

B.P.A., M.I.R., LL.B.

Brian Mayes takes big steps in the “zero years” of each decade; in 1980 he finished high school in Winnipeg, in 1990 he left the Ontario civil service to work for the public sector workers' union, in 2000 he returned to Manitoba, moving from Toronto to Brandon to establish his legal career, and on August 1, 2010 he is joining Pullan Kammerloch Frohlinger (and buying the house in St Vital his parents moved into in 1970).

Brian was called to the Manitoba Bar in 2002, and since then civil litigation, labour law, bankruptcy and real estate were the focus of his practice. He has appeared before the Manitoba Court of Appeal, Court of Queen’s Bench, Small Claims Court, and the Federal Court. He has extensive experience before many administrative tribunals and regularly represents clients before the Manitoba Labour Board, the Pension Appeal Board, the License Suspension Appeal Board, the Employment Insurance Board of Referees, and the Automobile Injuries Compensation Appeals Commission.

Prior to private practice Brian had a wide range of experience, working as a management labour relations officer, government economist, and trade union negotiator.

Brian believes in a sense of community and has served the community in many ways, most recently a 4 year term (2006-2010) as a school trustee in Brandon. Some of his other past and present involvements include: Public Interest Representative on the Board of Directors of the Workers Compensation Board of Manitoba; Deputy Chief Commissioner of the Residential Tenancies Commission of Manitoba; member of the Brandon University Board of Governors; Pension Trustee for the Manitoba School Boards Association, and member of the Complaints Investigation Committee for the Law Society of Manitoba. Brian not only sits on committees, but participates as a volunteer Reach for the Top Coach and was a part of the team that lobbied successfully for the Brandon Hospital to re-open its palliative care ward.

Formerly a competitive marathoner, with a top 15 finish in the Manitoba Marathon in the 1990’s, Brian now gets most of his exercise chasing after his two elementary school age sons Wells and Ben. Brian is immensely proud of the achievements of his wife, Dr. Alison Marshall, a professor at Brandon University, and a member of the Board of the Winnipeg Chinese Cultural Centre . Dr. Marshall has published extensively on the history and religions of the Chinese community in Winnipeg and western Manitoba.