Headquarters:
Kingston, ON
Year founded:
1999
Number of employees:
5 partners, 40 staff
Phone:
613 706 4065
Email:
injurylaw@bergeronclifford.com
Website:
bergeronclifford.com
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/bergeron-clifford-injury-law
“Our track record of successful outcomes speaks to our commitment to fighting tirelessly for clients’ rights and promoting their well-being”
MATHIEU PICARD,
FIDELIS LAW DROIT
BERGERON CLIFFORD LLP
Edward Bergeron
Founding Partner
Chris Clifford
Founding Partner
Gavin Cosgrove
Partner
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Ted Bergeron is a Queen’s University graduate with degrees in Physical Education, Arts, Education and Law. His legal career started in insurance defence litigation. He worked at a law firm in Toronto, servicing only insurance companies and switched to representing only injured clients and their families in 1995.
Bergeron has successfully represented injured clients and their families in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, Ontario Court of Appeal, Financial Services Commission of Ontario, and before the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. He has successfully managed jury trials in several Ontario counties and cities from Parry Sound to Toronto to Ottawa. He joined the American Trial Lawyers Association and the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 1994 and continues to be a member of both.
He received a Distinguished Service Award from the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association in 2004 and continues to be actively involved with the association. Bergeron is a member of several county and district law associations including the Durham Law Association, Northumberland Law Association, Frontenac Law Association, Lennox & Addington Law Association, Leeds Grenville Law Association, and County of Carleton Law Association.
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Edward Bergeron
Chris Clifford is a Queen’s University graduate and former professional goaltender with the Chicago Blackhawks and Pittsburgh Penguins organizations. His legal career began with the Toronto firm of Cassels Brock and Blackwell. He then began working for one of Eastern Ontario’s top insurance defence firms, Templeman Menninga.
In the fall of 1999, Clifford joined forces with Ted Bergeron and since that time, they have limited their practice to the representation of injured plaintiffs and their families. He has successfully represented injured clients and their families throughout Ontario and has successfully appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, and before the Financial Services Commission of Ontario, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, the Workers’ Compensation Board, the Social Benefits Tribunal, and in front of the Canada Pension Appeals tribunal.
Clifford has been a proud supporter of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the American Trial Lawyers Association, the Litigation Counsel of America, the Advocates Society, the Ontario Brain Injury Association, and the Canadian Paraplegic Association of Ontario. He has sat on the board of the Law Foundation of Ontario.
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Chris Clifford
Gavin Cosgrove is a graduate of Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in Kingston. Upon graduation, he attended Manhattan College (New York, NY) on an athletic scholarship where he competed in track and field. He completed his legal studies at the University of New Brunswick.
Cosgrove joined Bergeron Clifford in the summer of 2009 and is now a partner at the firm. He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He represents innocent victims of negligence in auto cases, medical malpractice, and negligence cases.
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Joseph Dart is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. In 2001, he graduated from Yale University in New Haven, CT, where he played for four years as a defenseman on the varsity hockey team. In 2005, he graduated from Queen’s University Law School, where he received several course prizes.
Dart was called to the bar in 2006 and began his legal career as a crown prosecutor in the Crown Attorney’s Office, first in Scarborough and later in Belleville, where he worked on various high-profile criminal cases. During his time with the Crown’s Office, he litigated many cases in both the provincial and superior courts of Ontario.
Dart and his family moved to Kingston and in 2011, he joined a local firm, where he gained tremendous experience while practicing civil litigation in a variety of areas, including personal injury. He successfully represented clients at various courts and tribunals. He joined Bergeron Clifford in 2015, and represents plaintiffs in negligence, medical malpractice, and auto cases.
He is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the Ontario Bar Association, the County of Carleton Law Association, The Advocates’ Society, and the County of Lanark Law Association. He also coaches the moot court trial advocacy team at Queen’s Law at both the Arnup and Sopinka Cup annual competitions.
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Warren WhiteKnight
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Warren WhiteKnight is a graduate of Queen’s Law, where he achieved top 10% standing all three years. He is based in the firm’s Kingston office but travels throughout Eastern Ontario each week as per clients’ needs. WhiteKnight regularly represents his clients in court and tribunal proceedings and has an excellent track record of achieving results both in court and out-of-court settlements.
WhiteKnight grew up in Vermont but settled in Canada after marrying his lovely wife, Dr. Holly WhiteKnight, who has a naturopathic practice. He and his family live on an 81-acre farm and raise chickens, keep bees, tap maples, and do other small-scale farming activities.
WhiteKnight is an avid cyclist, rock climber, snowboarder, and soccer player, and is heavily involved in volunteer work. He understands that when you get injured, the impact runs more than skin deep – the entire family is affected, and people lose their ability to work and play in the way they did before.
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Bergeron Clifford LLP is a personal injury law boutique firm serving Ontario since 1999. The firm is composed of seasoned trial lawyers with a proven track record. They prepare every case for trial so that their clients have the best options – in court and out of court.
Bergeron Clifford is headquartered in Kingston, with offices in Ottawa, Perth, Carleton Place, and Pembroke. The lawyers specialize in accident benefit claims, catastrophic injury claims (brain and spinal cord injuries), disability denials, and medical malpractice claims.
“It’s more than just ensuring full financial compensation; we tirelessly strive to secure the treatment [our clients] require to recover from their injuries”
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David Lackman
Senior Counsel
Jonathan Burton
Senior Associate
Erin Ellis
Senior Associate
Liane Brown
Partner
David Lackman graduated with honours from Montreal’s McGill University in 1978. Thereafter, he received his Juris Doctorate degree, cum laude, from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles.
In 1982, he was admitted by the Supreme Court of California to practice as an attorney and counsellor-at-law in the state’s courts. He was admitted by the Law Society of Ontario as a barrister, solicitor and notary public in 1985.
Lackman’s litigation practice now extends over 35 years, encompassing serious and complex personal injury and disability claims, and wrongful death claims. He has achieved outstanding results against some of the country’s largest corporations, including railway operators.
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David Lackman
Jonathan Burton is a senior associate at Gluckstein Lawyers, a prominent personal injury law firm based in Toronto. With over 18 years of experience, he has established himself as a knowledgeable, compassionate, and dedicated personal injury lawyer.
Burton joined the firm in 2005 and has since been instrumental in providing expert legal representation to clients seeking justice for their injuries. His broad expertise and commitment to his clients make him an invaluable member of the Gluckstein Lawyers team.
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Jonathan Burton
Erin Ellis has over a decade of experience and a proven track record of success advocating for survivors of both recent and historical sexual and physical abuse. She represents plaintiffs from across Canada, demanding acknowledgment and compensation for the harms perpetrated or facilitated by individuals and institutions, including abuse by teachers, coaches, relatives, foster parents, doctors, and clergy.
Ellis has a deep understanding of civil abuse litigation. Her extensive experience allows her to work effectively with her clients to determine the best approach for each individual case. She is passionate about representing survivors and uses compassion, dedication, and strong advocacy skills to assist her clients.
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Erin Ellis
Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Liane Brown
Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Ben Irantalab
One of its crucial strategies has been consistently driving the litigation process promptly and efficiently. In doing so, clients have come to expect a clear pathway to successfully resolving their cases, substantially reducing the strains and stresses of litigation.
“Our extensive experience in the field allows us to provide these services with skill and ability, no matter how complex the medical, legal, and insurance issues are,” notes Bogoroch.
From celebrating special occasions, hosting guest speakers, conducting town halls, and mentoring young lawyers and co-op students, its culture exemplifies an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
Superior client service has propelled the firm’s growth and recognition within the legal community and with the public. Client testimonials attest powerfully to the mutual respect and trust the firm has built and aims to build with each new client.
Client empowerment is paramount at the firm, along with distinguishing factors such as trial experience, knowledge of the law, and compassion. The firm’s longstanding reputation as trial lawyers is matched only by its commitment to fostering a trusted lawyer-client relationship based on respect, open communication, and understanding.
“Our onboarding process provides constant and continued communication with our clients, ensuring that they are involved and informed throughout the litigation process,” Bogoroch adds. “It is a core principle that clients are entitled to straightforward, direct, effective, and practical legal advice.”
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“We will also continue to invest in talent. We are committed to drawing from the broadest pools of talent, and to creating an environment that attracts and retains stellar employees. We recognise the importance of building teams that are diverse, collaborative, and innovative and are dedicated to cultivating a supportive and inclusive workplace culture in which all our employees can thrive.”
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Will has helped thousands of clients throughout his 40-year legal career. Under his leadership, the firm’s legal team fights daily to advance clients’ cases but will settle if there is a reasonable proposal. If not, they will take the case to trial to secure the justice clients deserve.
Will Trial Lawyers’ trial success rate is consistently ranked among the top in the industry, reflecting its results-oriented approach. Its persuasive courtroom skills have also established the firm as a leader in the field.
“When you choose our firm, you choose proven trial champions,” he says.
A majority of clients are word-of-mouth referrals and co-counsel arrangements with other lawyers, something the firm does not take for granted. The legal team attributes this to the work it puts into ensuring that every client is treated fairly.
“It is important to understand the client’s goals and to develop a strategy to get them there within the confines of the legal system,” he adds. “It is up to us to ensure that we have identified the full extent of their future needs and to advocate on their behalf to ensure that they receive compensation that will ensure they can meet those needs.”
· serious injury claims
· medical malpractice claims
· long-term disability denials
· slip-and-fall accidents
· Day-to-day Shout-outs – to award outstanding work, employees can exchange earned points for gift vouchers of up to $150
· Quarterly Stars Award – employees demonstrating core values have the chance to win $500
· Annual Hero’s Celebration – manager-nominated and peer-voted awards where outstanding employees earn a $5,000 bonus
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Ben Irantalab enjoys the complexities of personal injury litigation. His practice is exclusively devoted to representing clients with brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and severe orthopedic injuries. For him, the cases that require special creativity and thinking outside the box are the most gratifying.
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Liane Brown is committed to representing individuals who have suffered serious personal injuries and to families who have suffered the loss of a loved one. Her practice concentrates on personal injury law, including accident benefits, motor vehicle collisions, medical malpractice, occupiers’ liability, product liability and wrongful death cases.
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Since the firm’s founding in 2014, the partners have built a robust network of relationships within the legal profession and beyond. Its lawyers are also instrumental in building trust within the legal community and nurturing strong relationships with healthcare providers in their clients’ best interests.
The firm’s all-encompassing approach differentiates it as among the best nationwide. Canadian Lawyer recognized it as a Top Personal Injury Boutique of 2024.
“Ultimately, we want our clients to feel satisfied with the outcome of their legal case and the support provided along the way,” Picard says. “It’s more than just ensuring full financial compensation; we tirelessly strive to secure the treatment they require to recover from their injuries.”
That philosophy extends to their involvement in the legal community, where the firm’s lawyers participate in professional associations, present their research at industry conferences, contribute to analysis and legal system improvements, and advocate for change in the laws and regulations that promote road safety and protect the rights of accident victims.
The firm also stands as an industry leader for successfully transitioning its practice to thrive in a remote workforce environment and electronically executing legal documents and procedures.
“This proactive and forward-thinking mindset allows us to quickly identify creative solutions to legal challenges, potentially resolving issues more efficiently and cost-effectively for our clients,” adds Picard.
“It’s more than just ensuring full financial compensation; we tirelessly strive to secure the treatment [our clients] require to recover from their injuries”
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Since the firm’s founding in 2014, the partners have built a robust network of relationships within the legal profession and beyond. Its lawyers are also instrumental in building trust within the legal community and nurturing strong relationships with healthcare providers in their clients’ best interests.
The firm’s all-encompassing approach differentiates it as among the best nationwide. Canadian Lawyer recognized it as a Top Personal Injury Boutique of 2024.
“Ultimately, we want our clients to feel satisfied with the outcome of their legal case and the support provided along the way,” Picard says. “It’s more than just ensuring full financial compensation; we tirelessly strive to secure the treatment they require to recover from their injuries.”
That philosophy extends to their involvement in the legal community, where the firm’s lawyers participate in professional associations, present their research at industry conferences, contribute to analysis and legal system improvements, and advocate for change in the laws and regulations that promote road safety and protect the rights of accident victims.
The firm also stands as an industry leader for successfully transitioning its practice to thrive in a remote workforce environment and electronically executing legal documents and procedures.
“This proactive and forward-thinking mindset allows us to quickly identify creative solutions to legal challenges, potentially resolving issues more efficiently and cost-effectively for our clients,” adds Picard.
Since the firm’s founding in 2014, the partners have built a robust network of relationships within the legal profession and beyond. Its lawyers are also instrumental in building trust within the legal community and nurturing strong relationships with healthcare providers in their clients’ best interests.
The firm’s all-encompassing approach differentiates it as among the best nationwide. Canadian Lawyer recognized it as a Top Personal Injury Boutique of 2024.
“Ultimately, we want our clients to feel satisfied with the outcome of their legal case and the support provided along the way,” Picard says. “It’s more than just ensuring full financial compensation; we tirelessly strive to secure the treatment they require to recover from their injuries.”
That philosophy extends to their involvement in the legal community, where the firm’s lawyers participate in professional associations, present their research at industry conferences, contribute to analysis and legal system improvements, and advocate for change in the laws and regulations that promote road safety and protect the rights of accident victims.
The firm also stands as an industry leader for successfully transitioning its practice to thrive in a remote workforce environment and electronically executing legal documents and procedures.
“This proactive and forward-thinking mindset allows us to quickly identify creative solutions to legal challenges, potentially resolving issues more efficiently and cost-effectively for our clients,” adds Picard.