Lawyers

Our lawyers have a broad range of legal experience, described in detail below:

Nevin Fishman

Partner

Nevin is a senior litigation lawyer with more than 25 years of experience. Nevin’s practice is concentrated in the area… more »

W. Gary Wharton

Partner

Prior to practicing law, Gary completed his Masters Degree in Marine Biology which included thesis research in the area of… more »

Peter Swanson

Partner

Peter is a senior litigation lawyer with over 20 years of experience, and is a founding partner of the firm.… more »

Thomas S. Hawkins

Partner

Tom practices in all areas of maritime law, insurance defence and commercial litigation advising clients on matters relating to marine… more »

Mark W. Hilton

Partner

Mark Hilton has approximately 23 years of broad legal experience in an expanding solicitor’s practice. In addition, Mark has a… more »

David K. Jones

Partner

David practices civil and commercial litigation with an emphasis on maritime, occupational health and safety, and environmental law matters. David’s… more »

Catherine A. Hofmann

Partner

Catherine joined Bernard LLP in January 2009. Her practice focuses on the purchase and sale of businesses, vessel and other… more »

Neo J. Tuytel

Associate Counsel

Neo practices civil commercial litigation with an emphasis on insurance coverage and environmental matters. Neo’s insurance practice includes representation of… more »

Tom F. Beasley

Associate Counsel

Tom’s practice includes representation of employers and employees in all aspects of the employment relationship with an emphasis on human… more »

Katherine Arnold

Associate Counsel

Prior to joining Bernard and Partners in 2003, Katherine worked in Vancouver as a litigation associate for a large national… more »

Concetta Risi

Associate

Connie’s practice is civil litigation-based, with a primary focus on insurance law defence in the areas of personal injury, disability… more »

Paul D. Mooney

Associate

Paul practices maritime law (both local and deep sea), handling cases involving the enforcement of maritime liens, debt collection, vessel… more »

David S. Jarrett

Associate

After graduating with his LL.B., David completed a 10 month clerkship with the Court of Appeal of Alberta in Edmonton… more »

James Vander Woude

Associate

After graduating with an LL.B. from the University of New Brunswick, James articled with Barry Spalding, a prominent Saint John… more »

Peter G. Bernard, Q.C.

(Retired June 15th, 2012)

Although Peter has chosen to retire from the practice of law, he will continue to sit as a Member of … more »

Associate Counsel

Lorna A. Pawluk

Associate Counsel

Lorna’s practice focuses exclusively on occupational health and safety and workplace safety matters for employers. This includes any matter arising… more »