About Bernie

Bernie Simpson is the retired senior and founding partner of Simpson, Thomas & Associates, which he established as Simpson & Company in 1970, one of the first Vancouver firms representing car accident victims. He built a practice around catastrophic injury cases, including brain injury, quadriplegia, and paraplegia claims, and was elected to the BC Legislature for Vancouver-Fraserview in 1991, where he championed the province's Bike Helmet Legislation. Bernie pioneered the use of structured settlements in British Columbia and received the Order of Canada in 1990 for his volunteer and multicultural community work. He was called to the bar in British Columbia in 1969 and holds an LLB and a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work, both from UBC.

Practice areas

Personal Injury

Education & credentials

Law school
University of British Columbia
Undergraduate
University of British Columbia, B.A. Social Work

Listing compiled from public sources in July 2026. Confirm Bernie Simpson’s licence and standing in the Law Society of British Columbia directory ↗