Resolute Employment & Disability Lawyers

About Resolute Employment & Disability Lawyers

Resolute Employment & Disability Lawyers is a national firm that represents employees only, founded in 2013 by David Brannen. It's headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick, with consultation offices in Halifax, Ottawa, and Toronto, and nearly all client meetings happen by phone or secure video rather than in person. Brannen worked as an occupational therapist before going to law school, earning a JD from Dalhousie's Schulich School of Law in 2004. Brannen has said the decision to become a lawyer traces back to childhood, watching a grandfather, an owner-operator fisherman in southwestern Nova Scotia, lose a lawsuit against a large corporation despite having a strong case.

The firm handles long-term and short-term disability claims, CPP disability appeals, wrongful and constructive dismissal, and workplace discrimination, representing employees only, never employers. It built its own process for preparing claims, the Story Alignment Method, a five-step framework for gathering facts and presenting a claim the way a judge, insurer, or other decision-maker is likely to find persuasive. Most cases run on contingency, 25% to 33% of the amount recovered plus taxes and disbursements, or a flat fee quoted in advance by case stage. The firm doesn't bill by the hour and gives clients 30 days after signing to walk away with no charge. (Fees as of August 2026.)