About Bergel Magence LLP

One of the highest-rated law firms in Waterloo, going by its Google reviews.

Bergel Magence LLP is a personal injury firm based in Toronto. Hy Bergel started the practice in 1972, and it's stayed a family business through two generations. The founder's children, Andrew Bergel and Ilan Bergel, became lawyers, and after Jeremy Magence joined the practice the firm took its current name. The work is entirely personal injury: motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, dog bites, medical malpractice, brain and spinal cord injuries, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, occupier's liability, and long-term disability claims.

The head office is at 1018 Finch Avenue West, near Dufferin in the north end of Toronto, and the firm takes cases on a contingency basis, so there are no fees unless the claim succeeds. It meets clients across southern Ontario through a network of consultation offices, including one in Waterloo, and it says it uses translators so people can go through a claim in their own language. In 2022 the firm marked 50 years in practice and was a Diamond winner for personal injury law firms in the Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards.

Practice areas

Personal Injury Insurance Law

Milestones & recognition

  • Hy Bergel founded the firm in Toronto in 1972.
  • The practice has stayed family-run across two generations, and it took the name Bergel Magence LLP after Jeremy Magence joined the founder's children, Andrew Bergel and Ilan Bergel, in the firm.
  • The firm marked 50 years in practice in 2022.
  • It was a Diamond winner for personal injury law firms in the Toronto Star Readers' Choice Awards (2022).

In the community

  • The firm supports a range of health charities, including the SickKids Foundation, the Sunnybrook Foundation, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, and the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre.
  • It also backs injury and community organizations such as the Ontario Brain Injury Association, the Brain Injury Society of Toronto, the Daily Bread Food Bank, the Vaughan Food Bank, and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

Good to know

A person using a wheelchairWheelchair accessibleA calendar with a checkmark beside a clockBy appointment

Fees & payment

A shield with gold coins, a dollar sign and a checkmark sealContingencyA clipboard with a speech bubble and a no-charge dollar coinFree consultation

Lawyers 7

Andrew Bergel Partner Personal Injury Christopher Finlay Associate Lawyer Personal Injury Hayden Cantor Associate Lawyer Personal Injury Ilan Bergel Partner Personal Injury Jeremy Magence Partner Personal Injury Lorne Climans Associate Lawyer Personal Injury Tanya Annarilli Lawyer

This firm’s lawyers at a glance

Called to the bar
1984–2020 · median 26 years in practice 6 of 7 lawyers
Law schools
Osgoode Hall Law School (4), University of Manitoba, University of Ottawa 6 of 7 lawyers

Who handles what

Offices 12

Toronto416-665-2000

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

Pickering (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

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

Barrie (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

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

Burlington (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

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

Brampton (Main Office)416-665-2000

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

Hamilton (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

21 King St W 5th Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 4W7

Waterloo (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

180 Northfield Drive W, Waterloo, ON N2L 0C7

Markham (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

Trillium Executive Centre, 675 Cochrane Dr, Markham, ON L3R 0B8

Mississauga (Main Office)416-665-2000

4 Robert Speck Pkwy 15th Floor, Mississauga, ON L4Z 1S1

Richmond Hill (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

9225 Leslie St Suite 201, Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3H6

Scarborough (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

10 Milner Business Ct #300, Scarborough, ON M1B 3C6

Vaughan (Consultation Office)416-665-2000

9131 Keele St Suite A4, Vaughan, ON L4K 0G7

The neighbourhood

Bergel Magence is a Toronto firm, so the Waterloo address is a consultation office rather than its base. It sits on Northfield Drive West in the north end of Waterloo, a commercial stretch of office buildings away from the older university and downtown core. For people in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge, and the surrounding townships, it works as a nearby place to sit down about an injury or a long-term disability claim without driving into the city. The firm also says its lawyers visit clients at home, in hospital, and at treatment centres when getting to an office isn't realistic, which can matter after a serious injury.

Frequently asked questions

Does Bergel Magence handle car accident and injury claims for people in Waterloo Region?
Yes. The firm's practice is entirely personal injury, including motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, and catastrophic injuries, and it keeps a consultation office in Waterloo. Its home office is in Toronto.
Do I have to travel to Toronto to meet a lawyer?
No. The firm is based in Toronto but keeps a consultation office in Waterloo at 180 Northfield Drive West, and it says its lawyers also visit clients at home, in hospital, and at treatment centres when travel is difficult.
What does it cost to hire the firm?
Bergel Magence works on a contingency basis, which it describes as no fees unless it wins, so payment comes out of a settlement rather than up front.
Can the firm help with a denied long-term disability claim?
Yes. Long-term disability claims, including denials, are one of its core areas alongside its accident and injury work.
How long has Bergel Magence been in business?
Hy Bergel founded the firm in 1972, and it marked 50 years of practice in 2022. It's remained a family firm across two generations.
What if English isn't my first language?
The firm says it uses translators so clients can go through a claim in their own language.

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