Our Practice Focus

We concentrate on personal injury claims, extensively from motor vehicle accidents but also from other causes, such as slip and falls, sports accidents and professional and product liability.

Our Lawyers

Our lawyers are very capable and experienced in this area.

Heading our legal team is Patrick B. Higgerty, who has developed and oversees our highly organized and largely automated case management system. Mr. Higgerty is a respected and effective negotiator, with a high success rate over the years in favourably resolving innumerable claims. He has also successfully taken matters to court when required. Mr. Higgerty graduated cum laude from the University of Ottawa with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) in 1983, and also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science with an Economics minor. He has been practicing law since 1984 and is a member of the Bar in both BC and Alberta. Mr. Higgerty has extensive practice experience in many areas of law but has for many years focused on personal-injury law.

Tom W. Buglas has worked as a trial lawyer for over 10 years. He has been a Member of the Alberta Bar since 1991. Mr. Buglas learned trial work in a three year position as an Alberta Crown Prosecutor. Since then he has worked as a general litigator in private practice. He has represented Albertans in all types of matters, big and small, in all levels of Alberta Courts. Mr. Buglas has solid experience in Criminal Law, Civil Litigation, and Class Action claims.