About Bergel Magence LLP

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Bergel Magence LLP is a Toronto personal injury firm, and since 1972 it has acted for people across Ontario with serious and catastrophic injuries. Traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and chronic pain are among the serious and catastrophic injuries its lawyers have extensive experience with.

Hy Bergel, a former Provincial Court deputy judge, founded the firm, and the next generation of the Bergel family now leads it through partners Andrew Bergel, Ilan Bergel and Jeremy Magence. Lorne Climans has worked as a personal injury lawyer at Bergel Magence for over 30 years.

The firm works on a no-win, no-fee basis and offers free consultations. When an injury makes travelling difficult, it visits clients at home or in hospital.

Bergel Magence serves clients across all of Ontario, and it has a consultation office in Burlington.

History

Hy Bergel founded the firm in 1972, and it's headquartered in North York, serving accident victims province-wide. Bergel Magence is a family-focused personal injury firm: the small practice Hy started over 50 years ago became a labour of love for three generations, and from childhood, Andrew and Ilan wanted nothing more than to practise law the way the founder did. The firm has grown substantially since it began.

Practice areas

Road collisions

Bergel Magence acts for people hurt in crashes involving cars, trucks and motorcycles, and for pedestrians and riders of bicycles and e-bikes. It also takes hit-and-run cases and collisions caused by impaired or distracted drivers.

Falls, bites, products and fatal claims

Outside of road accidents, the firm handles slip and fall claims, dog bites and attacks, product liability and wrongful death claims, among other matters.

Medical malpractice

Bergel Magence has handled complex medical malpractice claims, including claims against the insurance companies that represent hospitals and medical professionals.

Insurance, disability and uninsured drivers

Its insurance work covers accident benefits claims, short and long-term disability claims, tort claims and claims involving uninsured drivers. With years of experience against all major insurance companies in Ontario, its lawyers and legal professionals commit to securing every benefit and payment a client is entitled to under their policy.

Good to know

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Fees & payment

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How Bergel Magence LLP works

Bergel Magence's lawyers are trial lawyers by training, and they prepare every case as if it's going to court, even when it settles. Over the years the firm has built working relationships with physicians, surgeons, rehabilitation specialists, accountants and engineers across Ontario.

The firm looks after the whole family as well as the person who was injured. It covers all of a claim's upfront costs, and its relationship with clients often doesn't end at the settlement or verdict: it keeps in touch with them long after a matter has settled.

Milestones & recognition

  • Bergel Magence was named Diamond level personal injury lawyers in the Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards (2022), and it has been the Toronto Star Readers' Choice Award winner in the personal injury law firm category for three consecutive years.
  • In 2022, Bergel Magence marked its 50th anniversary.

In the community

  • Over the years Bergel Magence has been honoured to support a long list of organizations, among them health charities such as the SickKids Foundation and the Heart and Stroke Foundation, the Daily Bread and Vaughan food banks, the Ontario Brain Injury Association, the Brain Injury Society of Toronto and Justice for Children and Youth.
  • In February 2015, Bergel Magence gave roughly two-thirds of the funds raised in BALLnROLL's online charity auction, which bought young people in need more than 90 sets of winter clothing.
  • Hayden Cantor started a basketball tournament fundraiser for the Reena Foundation, which supports people with developmental disabilities.
  • Jeremy Magence does pro bono legal work for community organizations.

Affiliations & connections

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1984–2020 · median 26 years in practice 6 of 6 lawyers
Law schools
Osgoode Hall Law School (4), University of Manitoba, University of Ottawa 6 of 6 lawyers

Offices 12

1018 Finch Avenue West, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario

1315 Pickering Pkwy Suite 300, Pickering, ON L1V 7G5

49 High St 3rd Floor, Barrie, ON L4N 5J4

4145 N Service Rd 2nd Floor, Burlington, ON L7L 6A3

2 County Ct Blvd Unit 400, Brampton, ON L6W 3W8

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Hamilton (Consultation Office)
21 King St W 5th Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 4W7
416-665-2000
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Waterloo (Consultation Office)
180 Northfield Drive W, Waterloo, ON N2L 0C7
416-665-2000
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Markham (Consultation Office)
Trillium Executive Centre, 675 Cochrane Dr, Markham, ON L3R 0B8
416-665-2000
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Mississauga (Main Office)
4 Robert Speck Pkwy 15th Floor, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1S1
416-665-2000
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Richmond Hill (Consultation Office)
9225 Leslie St Suite 201, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3H6
416-665-2000
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Scarborough (Consultation Office)
10 Milner Business Ct #300, Scarborough, ON M1B 3C6
416-665-2000
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Vaughan (Consultation Office)
9131 Keele St Suite A4, Vaughan, ON L4K 0G7
416-665-2000
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The neighbourhood

The main office is on the fifth floor of 1018 Finch Avenue West, at Dufferin Street in Toronto.

The firm's Guelph consultation office is at 24 Carden Street. At 1 Carden Street, on the same street, a stone building is what's left of the western end of a structure raised in 1900 for the Ontario Provincial Winter Fair. The part that still stands was the city's fire hall from 1900 until 1971.

Frequently asked questions

Will Bergel Magence meet me in hospital or on a weekend after a serious accident?
Yes. Bergel Magence is happy to meet clients at the hospital or at home, and meetings can be set for early mornings, late evenings or even weekends.
What share of a settlement does Bergel Magence take under its contingency fee agreement?
Bergel Magence takes a percentage of the award or settlement, usually somewhere from 20% to 33%. Where a case lands in that range depends on its details, the time the firm expects to put in and other factors.
Does the firm take claims from GO Transit, VIA Rail or Wheel-Trans accidents, or falls in TTC stations?
Yes. The transit accidents Bergel Magence handles include GO Transit and VIA Rail train incidents, crashes in a Wheel-Trans or other taxi, and slips and falls at TTC subway stations, bus depots and other TTC property.
I'm a lawyer or paralegal with an injured client. Will Bergel Magence honour a referral fee?
Yes. Bergel Magence honours referral fee terms in line with the Law Society of Ontario's Rules of Professional Conduct. Many lawyers and paralegals, including ones who practise outside personal injury law, have long-standing relationships with the firm and refer injured clients to it.
Can someone at Bergel Magence speak with me in Farsi, Tamil or Punjabi?
Yes. Bergel Magence employees speak Farsi, Tamil and Punjabi, along with French, Spanish, Hindi and several other languages.
Does Bergel Magence help with the OCF forms for an Ontario accident benefits claim?
Bergel Magence keeps a compilation of the standard Ontario auto insurance claim (OCF) forms on its website, beginning with the OCF-1 application for accident benefits. Its personal injury team commits to guiding clients through the claims process, meeting the strict time limits for each part of the claim, and filling out and filing the paperwork without errors to reduce the chance of a denial.

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