Best Lawyers Near You in Kingston, Ontario

Wendy Griesdorf was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995 and has practised exclusively in estate litigation and mediation for over 30 years. She has been certified as a specialist in estates and trusts by the Law Society of Ontario for over 20 years.. Wendy is a retired deputy judge of the small claims court and retired sessional faculty of Queen's. Most of Wendy's current practice consists of acting as a mediator for estate disputes and acting as an advocate for charities who become sidelined i...

Warren WhiteKnight is a partner at Bergeron Clifford LLP. He is based in the firm’s Kingston office but travels throughout Eastern Ontario each week as clients’ needs require. Warren grew up in Vermont but settled in Canada after marrying his lovely wife Dr. Holly WhiteKnight, who has a naturopathic practice. Warren 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 ...

Ted Bergeron is a leading attorney, recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada for his work in Insurance Law, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation. Based in Kingston and surrounding Eastern Ontario areas, Ted has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2020, reflecting the high regard in which he is held by his peers in the legal profession. A founding partner of Bergeron Clifford Injury Lawyers , Ted has dedicated his entire practice to representing injured individuals and their fam...

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. Gavin completed his legal studies at the University of New Brunswick. Gavin joined Bergeron Clifford Injury Lawyers in the summer of 2009 and is now a partner. Gavin is a proud member of the Ontario Trial Lawyers Association, the Frontenac Law Association, the County of Carleton Law Asso...

Sophia Duguay is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Kingston office. Sophia provides the full range of labour relations and employment law advice to employers in the public and private sectors, regularly conducting negotiations and representing employers at interest arbitrations. Sophia brings a practical and solution-focused approach to her advice and representation. She regularly provides proactive and strategic advice to assist employers in managing their human resource...

Colin Youngman is a labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Kingston office. He advises and represents both unionized and non-unionized employers throughout Eastern Ontario. He is regularly engaged in wrongful dismissal litigation, occupational health and safety matters, labour arbitration cases, Ontario Labour Relations Board proceedings and human rights proceedings. Colin also advises clients with respect to information and privacy matters including data breach response. Colin ...

Chris Clifford is a top attorney recognized by The Best Lawyers in Canada in the practice area of Personal Injury Litigation. Chris, who practices law in Kingston and Eastern Ontario has been recognized by Best Lawyers since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chris is held by other lawyers in the same legal practice area. Chris is a founding partner at Bergeron Clifford Injury Lawyers . He has dedicated his practice to repr...

Christopher Edwards is a senior partner in our Employment, Labour & Public Law , Commercial Litigation , Insurance and Workplace Investigations Groups. A seasoned litigator, he has over 20 years of experience conducting trials and hearings before administrative tribunals and arbitrators. Christopher has appeared at all levels of Courts in Ontario including the Ontario Court of Appeal and federally at the Federal Court of Appeal. Christopher is currently one of three partners on the Manage...

Vince Panetta is an experienced labour and employment lawyer in Hicks Morley’s Kingston office. He advises a range of employers in the public and private sectors on all matters of employment law, labour relations, privacy and human rights. Vince appears before a variety of adjudicators and tribunals including grievance arbitrators, the Ontario Labour Relations Board and the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. In addition, Vince often advises and acts for clients engaged in collective barg...