Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada R3C 4K5
Phone (204)949-1312 Fax (204)957-0945
Counsel
Admitted to the Bar, Manitoba, 1956. Appointed as Judge of the Manitoba Court of Appeal, 1979 (retired from the
Court of Appeal, 2007).
Counsel to the firm in areas of civil litigation, administrative law and arbitration.
Education
University of Manitoba (LLB, 1955).
Positions
Prairie Theatre Exchange, Board Member and Secretary PTE Foundation Trust.
Manitoba Association of Rights and Liberties, former Chair.
Westminster Housing Society Inc., Board Member and Secretary.
Westminster United Church Foundation, Board Member.
Lecturer
University of Manitoba, Faculty of Law. Former sessional lecturer on Trusts and Insurance Law.
Awards
Manitoba Bar Association, Distinguished Service Award, 1996.
Political
Leader of the Liberal Party of Manitoba, 1975-1978.
Metropolitan Council of Winnipeg, member, 1964-1968; Vice Chair, 1968.
Charles became counsel to the firm in March, 2007 after a 28 years career as a Justice on the Manitoba Court of Appeal. Prior to his appointment to the Bench, Charles was an accomplished litigator in the predecessor firm to Taylor McCaffrey LLP. In addition to being Counsel to the firm's lawyers, Charles will carry on a practice as an arbitrator.