Bernard LLP is a Vancouver-based law firm founded in 2002 with a unique focus on specific industries, including shipping, health care and insurance. The firm provides emergency response, regulatory compliance, claims handling, litigation, and corporate and commercial support across admiralty and maritime, insurance, business, environmental, employment, health, occupational health and safety, personal injury, infrastructure and construction, and family law. Its lawyers are active in organizations such as the Canadian Maritime Law Association and the Chamber of Shipping of British Columbia.

Practice areas

Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionBusiness & Corporate LawAdministrative & Regulatory LawEmployment & Labour LawHealth LawPersonal InjuryConstruction LawFamily Law

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleBy appointment

Lawyers 13

Alexandra King Associate Business & Corporate Law Areej Fatima Associate Business & Corporate Law Baljinder Bains Associate Business & Corporate LawHealth Law Brogan G. Pastro Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionEmployment & Labour Law Buck Hughes Partner Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionAdministrative & Regulatory Law David S. Jarrett Partner Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Jason Hicks Partner Business & Corporate LawConstruction Law Julie Gaydar Partner Construction LawBusiness & Corporate Law Peter Swanson Partner Health Law Robert Galletti Associate Counsel Business & Corporate LawConstruction Law Thomas S. Hawkins Partner Insurance LawCivil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Tom F. Beasley Associate Counsel Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionEmployment & Labour Law Wana Wafa Associate Civil Litigation & Dispute ResolutionPersonal Injury

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1982–2023 · median 13 years in practice 12 of 13 lawyers
Law schools
University of British Columbia (3), Thompson Rivers University (2), University of Victoria (2), Dalhousie University, University of British Columbia, Peter A. Allard School of Law, University of Saskatchewan and 1 more 11 of 13 lawyers
Languages on the roster
Dari, French, German, Japanese, Punjabi, Urdu

Who handles what

Business & Corporate Law
Alexandra King, Areej Fatima, Baljinder Bains, Jason Hicks, Julie Gaydar, Robert Galletti
Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Brogan G. Pastro, Buck Hughes, David S. Jarrett, Thomas S. Hawkins, Tom F. Beasley, Wana Wafa
Health Law
Baljinder Bains, Julie Gaydar, Peter Swanson, Tom F. Beasley, Wana Wafa
Personal Injury
Buck Hughes, David S. Jarrett, Thomas S. Hawkins, Wana Wafa
Construction Law
Jason Hicks, Julie Gaydar, Robert Galletti
Employment & Labour Law
Brogan G. Pastro, Tom F. Beasley
Family Law
Brogan G. Pastro, Wana Wafa
Insurance Law
David S. Jarrett, Thomas S. Hawkins
Administrative & Regulatory Law
Buck Hughes

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