Brent Mullin

Brent has over 40 years of experience as a lawyer and adjudicator in the province of British Columbia. Prior to joining Overholt Law LLP, Brent served for 16 years as Chair of the Labour Relations Board of BC, the province’s leading administrative tribunal, and the Employment Standards Tribunal and a previous 6 years as a Vice-Chair at the Board. During his tenure, Brent issued over 900 written decisions and adjudicated many of the Board’s leading cases. Prior to that, Brent was a partner at a national law firm in Vancouver where he represented clients in mining, forestry, construction and municipal government in grievance arbitrations and applications before administrative tribunals and all levels of court in BC. He has also provided strategic advice on collective bargaining and the labour relations aspects of corporate structuring and commercial transactions.

Community Involvement

Brent has been a volunteer coach of youth basketball in Vancouver since 2008. Brent founded Raindogs Basketball in 2011 and coached teams in various club leagues under that banner. He has also coached in the public school system with teams at Lord Byng Secondary School and Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in Vancouver.

Practice Areas

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- British Columbia, 1983
University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- LL.B. – 1982
Queens University, Kingston, Canada
- M.A. – 1976
University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada
- B.A. – 1973
- Conference of Labour Board Chairs & Administrators, 2003 – 2017
- Host, Conference of Labour Board Chairs & Administrators, 2003, 2012
- Canadian Bar Association of BC Labour Law Subsection Annual LRB Bearpit Sessions, 2002 – 2016
- Guest Lecturer, Labour Law, University of Victoria, 2015, 2017
- Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice Conference, Vancouver, May, 2013
- Continuing Legal Education Society of BC Labour Law Conferences, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2010
- Canadian Bar Association National Administrative/Labour Law Conference, November, 2005
- The Canadian Institute, Advanced Administrative Law & Practice Conference
- B.C. Human Resources Management Association
- Insight Information Labour Relations Conference
- Canadian Labour Congress Annual Winter School
- Huu-ay-aht First Nations Tribunal, Vice Chair, 2018 – Present
- BC Council of Administrative Tribunals, Director, 2013 – 2017
- Circle of Chairs of BC Administrative Tribunals, Member, 2002 – 2017
- Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ), Member and Participant at both National and Regional Roundtables
- Raindogs Basketball, Founder, 2011 – Present
- Lord Byng Secondary Schoo, Coach
- Queen Elizabeth Elementary School in Vancouver, Coach