Kirk Bernard

Kirk Bernard has been a civil litigator in Washington and California for over 30 years, focusing on personal injury cases for accident victims. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of California at Santa Barbara and graduated from law school in 1981, when he became a licensed personal injury attorney in California. He expanded his practice to Washington state in 1997. Over his career, Kirk has recovered millions of dollars for injured clients, including a record $27 million jury award in a San Francisco Municipal Railway truck crash and a record $18.5 million settlement for a motorcycle rider injured by a dump truck making an illegal U-turn. He holds memberships in the American Bar Association, Washington State Bar Association, Washington State Association for Justice, Consumer Attorneys Association, and the Brain Injury Association of Washington. Kirk has received recognition as an Eagle Member of the Washington Association of Trial Lawyers and holds an Avvo 9.4 Superb Rating. Beyond his legal practice, he has organized children's bicycle helmet giveaways and participates in the Northwest Harvest Food Drive.