Murphy Battista LLP

Murphy Battista LLP is a litigation firm founded in 1982, with offices in Vancouver, Surrey, Kelowna and Vernon. The firm represents plaintiffs in personal injury, medical malpractice, insurance disputes, wills and estates litigation, and civil sexual assault cases, and its class action team has challenged governments and corporations on behalf of class members across British Columbia.

Practice areas

Personal Injury Insurance Law Class Actions Wills, Estates & Trusts Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Good to know

Wheelchair accessibleVirtual appointmentsBy appointment

Fees & payment

Free consultation

Lawyers 28

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar

1976–2026 · median 17 years in practice 28 of 28 lawyers

Law schools

University of British Columbia (Peter A. Allard School of Law) (11), Thompson Rivers University (3), University of Alberta (3), University of Saskatchewan (3), Bond University (2), University of Victoria (2) and 4 more 28 of 28 lawyers

Languages on the roster

Cantonese, English, French, German, Italian, Serbo-Croatian

Who handles what

• Personal Injury
  Albany Fitzgerald, Alex Sayn-Wittgenstein, Andrew D. Brine, Bill Dick, K.C., Brandon Souza, Elizabeth A. Emery, Irina Kordic, J. Scott Stanley, Jeffrey J. Nieuwenburg, Joe Battista, K.C., Joe Murphy, K.C., John M. Cameron, Keri Grenier, Kevin Gourlay, Kevin Hyde, Kirsten Tarasoff, Matthew W. Van Nostrand, Mike Murphy, Paul J. Bosco, Raymond Boutet, Shaun Frost, Stephen Gibson, Tara Chandler, Tess Guay
• Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution
  Albany Fitzgerald, Bill Dick, K.C., Derek M. Palaschuk, Elizabeth A. Emery, Irina Kordic, J. Scott Stanley, Janelle O'Connor, Joe Battista, K.C., Joe Murphy, K.C., John M. Cameron, Kevin Hyde, Kirsten Tarasoff, Paige Marvel, Paul J. Bosco, Raymond Boutet, Tara Chandler
• Insurance Law
  Andrew D. Brine, Bill Dick, K.C., Brandon Souza, J. Scott Stanley, Jeffrey J. Nieuwenburg, John M. Cameron, Keri Grenier, Kevin Gourlay, Kevin Hyde, Matthew W. Van Nostrand, Mike Murphy, Paige Marvel, Shaun Frost, Stephen Gibson, Tess Guay
• Class Actions
  Andrew D. Brine, Angela Bespflug, Bill Dick, K.C., Elizabeth A. Emery, Irina Kordic, Janelle O'Connor, John M. Cameron, Matthew W. Van Nostrand, Paige Marvel
• Business & Corporate Law
  Derek M. Palaschuk, Paige Marvel
• Construction Law
  Bill Dick, K.C.
• Employment & Labour Law
  Kevin Hyde
• Landlord & Tenant
  Raymond Boutet
• Real Estate Law
  Paige Marvel
• Wills, Estates & Trusts
  Irina Kordic

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