Hill Sokalski Vincent Walsh Trippier

The firm was founded in 1988, with Dave Hill and Sherri Walsh, becoming a two person litigation firm under the name Hill & Walsh. On March 1, 1989, with the addition of Doug Abra, the firm had a total of six lawyers and became known as Hill & Abra. Effective January 1, 1999, after Rob Dewar joined the firm, it became known as Hill Abra Dewar and continued as such until the appointment of Doug Abra as a Judge to the Court of Queen’s Bench in July, 2007. The firm then became Hill Dewar Vincent and continued as such until the appointment of Rob Dewar as a Judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench in October, 2009. Bob Sokalski joined the firm on October 1, 2009, after 30 years of civil litigation, arbitration and other advocacy experience with one of Winnipeg’s larger firms. The firm now consists of 10 lawyers plus its counsel The Honourable Peter S. Morse, Q.C., and is known as Hill Sokalski Vincent Walsh Trippier LLP.

In the March 2010 issue of Canadian Lawyer, the firm was recognized as one of the 10 Top Litigation Boutiques in Canada.