Best Lawyers Near You in Kingston, Ontario

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

Chris Clifford is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Personal Injury Litigation. Chris, who practices law in Kingston, Ontario, has been recognized since 2015. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Chris is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Ted Bergeron is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Insurance Law, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation. Ted, who practices law in Kingston, Ontario, has been recognized since 2020. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Ted is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Wendy Griesdorf was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995 and practised estate litigation at Brian A. Schnurr & Associates in Toronto until 2001 when she was appointed adjunct professor and director of career services at Osgoode Hall Law School. Wendy moved to Kingston Ontario in 2004 where she established her own firm in estate litigation and mediation. Wendy is a retired deputy judge of the small claims court and retired sessional faculty of Queen's. Most of Wendy's current practice consist...

Michael joined the Soloway Wright Real Estate & Development Group at the Kingston office in 2021, after being with a full-service firm in Toronto for several years. His practice focuses on the acquisition, financing and sale of commercial real estate, with an emphasis on condominium development. Michael obtained his Bachelors of Mechanical Engineering, specializing in manufacturing and design, prior to obtaining his law degree. In his legal practice, Michael’s practical and level-he...