Anthony F. Brown Barrister & Solicitor
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
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About Anthony F. Brown Barrister & Solicitor
Anthony F. Brown Barrister & Solicitor is a Toronto sole practice focused on education law, along with employment, labour and human rights work for school boards and similar organizations. Anthony Brown was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979 and has practiced law for more than 40 years, most of it as in-house counsel to Ontario school boards and the Ontario Ministry of Education.
Before opening this practice, Brown spent thirteen years as General Counsel to the Toronto District School Board, Canada's largest school board, and served on its executive team from 2002 to 2015. Brown also sat as a full-time Vice-Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board from 1999 to 2002, deciding cases under the Labour Relations Act, the Employment Standards Act and other statutes.
Brown holds an LL.B., an LL.M. and an M.Ed., is a co-author of Education Law, 5th Edition (2019, Carswell) and earlier editions, and serves as Consulting Editor of Carswell's annual Consolidated Ontario Education Statutes and Regulations. The practice now advises school boards and other organizations on education law, workplace harassment investigations, collective bargaining and human rights matters.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Called to the Ontario Bar in 1979.
- Served as full-time Vice-Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board from 1999 to 2002, deciding cases under the Labour Relations Act, the Employment Standards Act and other statutes.
- Spent thirteen years as General Counsel to the Toronto District School Board, Canada's largest school board, before opening this practice.
- Co-author of Education Law, 5th Edition (2019, Carswell) and earlier editions, and author of Legal Handbook for Educators, 6th Edition.
- Consulting Editor of Carswell's annual Consolidated Ontario Education Statutes and Regulations.
- Holds an LL.B., an LL.M. and an M.Ed., and an Ontario Business Supervisory Officer's Certificate.
In the community
- Serves as a Board Director of ALPHA Education, a Toronto based education charity.
- Sits on the Building Committee for ALPHA Education's Asia Pacific Museum project and provides policy and legal advisory services to the organization.
- Was on the executive team at the Toronto District School Board from 2002 to 2015, overseeing legal matters for Canada's largest school board.
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
The office is at 45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 900, in North York. The Toronto District School Board, where Anthony Brown served for thirteen years as General Counsel before opening this practice, has its head office at 5050 Yonge Street, also in North York.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Anthony F. Brown represent individual parents and students, or does the practice work with school boards?
- The practice is built around advising school boards, trustees and other organizations, including on student discipline, special education, privacy and governance matters, drawing on Anthony Brown's own years as in-house counsel to school boards and the Ontario Ministry of Education.
- Can this firm investigate a workplace harassment complaint for our organization?
- Yes. Anthony Brown is regularly asked to investigate allegations of workplace harassment and produces written fact-finding reports, drawing on experience in employment law, human rights and prior work as a labour adjudicator.
- Does the firm handle human rights matters?
- Yes. The practice provides advice and representation in the area of human rights law and procedure, and can help develop or revise internal human rights policies.
- Does the firm assist with collective bargaining for school boards?
- Yes. Anthony Brown has collective bargaining experience in the public education sector, including serving as spokesperson at the bargaining table, and served as a full-time Vice-Chair of the Ontario Labour Relations Board from 1999 to 2002.
- What is Anthony Brown's background in education law?
- Brown was called to the Ontario Bar in 1979, spent thirteen years as General Counsel to the Toronto District School Board, and is a co-author of the Carswell textbook Education Law, 5th Edition, along with earlier editions and the Legal Handbook for Educators.
- Where is the office and how do I get in touch?
- The office is at 45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 900, Toronto, ON M2N 5W9. You can call 416-578-8087 or email tonybrownlawoffice@gmail.com.
Where to find them
45 Sheppard Avenue East, Suite 900, Toronto, ON M2N 5W9 · 416-221-0709
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