News and Events

October 26, 2020 – Bernice Bowley has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Bernice is a senior litigator and partner who leads Fillmore Riley’s litigation team. She maintains a comprehensive commercial insurance litigation practice, including general insurance defence, professional errors and omissions, product liability, construction, subrogation and coverage....

September 25, 2020 – Benchmark Litigation has again recognized Bernice Bowley, a partner and the chair of Fillmore Riley’s Litigation department, as one of the Top 50 Women in Litigation in Canada. For the fourth consecutive year, Bernice is the only lawyer from Manitoba who has been recognized in the publication. Read More

December 17, 2019 – Fillmore Riley was again voted a top firm in Manitoba by Canadian Lawyer magazine.  Canadian Lawyer asked lawyers, in-house counsel and clients from across Canada to vote on the top full-service regional firms in the Prairies. The survey respondents’ rankings were based on the regional service coverage, client base, notable mandates, service excellence and legal expertise of the firms....

September 20, 2019 – Best Lawyers recognized Charles A. Sherbo as the 2020 “Lawyer of the Year” for Insurance Law in Winnipeg. Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honoured as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this accolade particularly significant. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer-review assessments. Read...