Mr. Shelley Brown is a renowned Toronto employment lawyer and Toronto human rights lawyer. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1983, and over the course of his career, he has successfully assisted thousands of clients. He currently practices exclusively in employment law and human rights law.

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Shelley attained his Civil and Common Law degrees from McGill University. He later returned to Osgoode Hall Law School at York University to attain a Master’s Degree in Employment and Labour Law. Before joining Randy Ai Law Office, Shelley worked at Steinbergs LLP.

                     

Shelley’s extensive experience and knowledge includes a wide range of employment issues including those relating to human rights, wrongful and constructive dismissal, restrictive covenants, just cause and non-solicitation agreements. Shelley is frequently sought after by the media. He has written for In-House magazine and has been interviewed by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business, CTV News, the Toronto Sun, What She Said Radio, Cannabis Now and Lift Magazine.

             

Shelley is passionate about advocating on behalf of and improving the working environment for women, people of colour, those in the LGBTQ community and people of varied ethnocultural backgrounds. He is also a worker's rights advocate and strongly believes in advocating for the rights of individual employees.

 

Shelley’s interest in public affair and community issues led to his longstanding involvement with the federal and provincial Liberal party.  As well, he was a founding member of Gilda’s Club which offers support for families of loved ones diagnosed with cancer and sat as a Board member of the Canadian Centre for Ethics and Corporate Policy.

 

Shelley lives in North York with his wife of 46 years, author and world renowned woman’s health advocate, Dr. Vivien Brown. They have two children and five grandchildren.

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