Kirk Bernard

Kirk Bernard has been practicing law since he passed the bar exam in 1981. For more than twenty years, his practice has focused on civil litigation. He has represented countless clients in wrongful death and serious personal injury claims. Through his skills and time-tested knowledge of the law, Mr. Bernard has earned a reputation for working tirelessly on behalf of his clients. Over the last twenty-plus years, he has won millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients.

Throughout his professional career, Mr. Bernard has represented clients in many noteworthy personal injury cases, including:

• Meisner v. State of Washington, et al., a $5.5 million dollar settlement in a motorcycle accident wherein inadequate signage in a highway construction zone caused his client to sustain life-changing injuries.
• Nelli and Wages v. Wah Kue Café, an alcohol liability case that resulted in a $1.5 million dollar settlement for his client.
• Odell v. Wooden Boat Foundation, a product liability case involving liquid nails that settled through mediation for $1,004,000.

Mr. Bernard has also represented clients in many other cases that resulted in favorable settlements or verdicts, including mass tort litigation for the cholesterol medication, Baycol, and the Sultzer Hip Prosthesis.

Mr. Bernard was inspired to choose a legal career by his father who instilled a profound sense of justice and responsibility in his son. His father believed that the primary objective of his law practice was making a positive difference and to represent any client who had been wronged regardless of status or standing. Throughout his career, Kirk Bernard has embraced these personal and professional standards and puts them into practice every day at his law offices in Seattle, WA and Los Angeles, CA.

Kirk Bernard was born in Chicago and earned his B.A. from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1979. He then continued his studies at UCSB, earning his law degree in 1980. He holds licenses to practice law in California and Washington and divides his time representing the clients of his west coast law offices.