Our lawyers have a broad range of legal experience, described in detail below:
Peter Swanson
Partner
Peter is a founding partner of the firm with over 30 years of professional legal experience. He practices primarily in… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0607
- Email: swanson@bernardllp.ca
Thomas S. Hawkins
Partner
Tom is a founding partner of the firm and practices in the areas of maritime law, insurance defence and commercial… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0604
- Email: hawkins@bernardllp.ca
Catherine A. Hofmann
Partner
Catherine is a partner at Bernard LLP and acts for both private and public companies in a wide range of… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0612
- Email: hofmann@bernardllp.ca
David S. Jarrett
Partner
David practices in the areas of maritime and transportation law, insurance defence, product liability and civil and commercial litigation. He… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0616
- Email: jarrett@bernardllp.ca
Jason Hicks
Partner
Jason is a senior solicitor who advises clients on a broad range of contract and business law matters, including the… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0600
- Email: hicks@bernardllp.ca
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 »
- Phone: (604) 661-0617
- Email: beasley@bernardllp.ca
Buck Hughes
Associate
Buck practices in the areas of civil and commercial litigation, insurance defence, environmental law and employment law. His experience includes… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0619
- Email: hughes@bernardllp.ca
J. Harry Ormiston
Associate
Harry obtained his Juris Doctor and LLM from Bond University in Australia. Prior to law school he attended Simon Fraser… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0606
- Email: ormiston@bernardllp.ca
Jeffrey Wu
Associate
Jeffrey articled with Bernard LLP and joined the firm as an associate in July of 2020. He practices in the… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0605
- Email: wu@bernardllp.ca
Robert B. Anderson
Associate
Robert practices in the areas of maritime and admiralty law with Bernard LLP’s litigation group. He has represented institutional and… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0602
- Email: anderson@bernardllp.ca
Eliza Lynn Brown
Associate
Eliza articled with Bernard LLP and joined the firm as an associate in September 2021. She practices in the areas… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0621
- Email: brown@bernardllp.ca
Nicholas Wilson
Associate
Nicholas articled with Bernard LLP and joined the firm as an Associate in August 2022. He practices primarily in the… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0613
- Email: wilson@bernardllp.ca
Alexandra King
Associate
Alexandra is an associate in Bernard’s Business Law group. She assists clients with a variety of corporate and commercial matters,… more »
- Phone: (604) 681-1700
- Email: king@bernardllp.ca
Wana Wafa
Associate
Wana articled with Bernard LLP and joined the firm as an Associate in September 2023. She practices primarily as a… more »
- Phone: (604) 661-0608
- Email: wafa@bernardllp.ca
Lorna A. Pawluk, K.C.
(Retired December 31, 2022)
Lorna has been Associate Counsel with the firm for many years, and advised employers almost exclusively in the occupational health… more »
- Phone: 604-681-1700
- Email: pawluk@bernardllp.ca
Peter G. Bernard, K.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 »
- Phone:
- Email: bernard@bernardllp.ca
Joan L. Rush
(Retired)
Joan Rush is a retired lawyer who worked with Bernard LLP for many years assisting our client insurance underwriters, P&I… more »
- Phone:
- Email: joanrush@telus.net
Elyn Underhill
(Retired)
Elyn has been practising law since 1985 after completing her Masters of Laws at the University of London (LSE) in… more »