Peter is a senior litigation lawyer. His practice includes maritime cases relating to the carriage of goods, marine insurance, collision, salvage, ship source pollution, charterparty disputes, immigration, regulatory issues and commercial matters. Peter also handles cases involving professional disciplinary matters arising in a medical context. . Peter represents clients before all levels of court, including the Supreme Court of British Columbia, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, both at the trial and appellant levels, and the Supreme Court of Canada. Peter also handles matters before various administrative tribunals.

Founding Partner, Bernard & Partners, 2002 to Present

Partner Campney & Murphy, 1996 to 2002

Associate, Campney & Murphy, 1988 to 1996

Past Chairman, International Sailors Society of Canada, 1998 to 2009

Director, International Sailors Society of Canada, 1992 to present

Member, CMI Vancouver 2004 organizing committee

Member, Law Society of British Columbia, 1998 to present

Director, Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association, 2000 to present

President, Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association, 2004 to present

Member, Canadian Bar Association ("CBA"), 1988 to present

Member, CBA (B.C. Branch) Maritime Law Subsection, 1988 to present

Executive Member of the C.B.A. Maritime Law Section (B.C. Branch), 1998 to 2003

Chairman of the C.B.A. Maritime Law Section (B.C. Branch), 2001 to 2003

Executive Member of the CBA Maritime Law Section (National) 2004-present (Currently Vice-Chairman)

Member, CBA Organizing Committee for 1992 Mid-Winter Convention

Member, CBA Organizing Committee for joint IBA/CBA 1996, Convention, 1996 - CBA Annual Meeting and the 11th Commonwealth Conference

Member, Canadian Maritime Law Association, 1990 to present

Arbitrating Member, Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association, 1996 to present

Member, Maritime Law Subsection/AMUBC Children's Hospital Fundraising Committee, 1992 to 1995

Canadian Maritime Law Association, frequent speaker at West Coast Open Meetings

Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, "Sea Waybills, the Good and the Bad", March 16, 1999

Co-author, "'Sue and Labour' Expenses: Common Law or Contract?", International Insurance Law Review, April 1995

Frequent contributor to "Harbour & Shipping"

Insight Conference: Emergency Response Planning in Marine Industries - "Dealing with Inspectors, Investigations and Environmental Enforcement", December 1994 and January 2002

BCIT (Pacific Marine Training Institute) "The Litigation Process" and "Dealing with Cargo Claims", various dates

General Certified Accountants, "Environmental Law" and "The Litigation Process", various dates

Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association "Mock Arbitration and Mediation", various years

Vancouver Maritime Arbitrators Association "Arbitration Clauses: What Law Governs and Who Decides?", March 1988

Professional Legal Training Course Guest Instructor, various years

BIMCO "The Maritime World is Changing", Vancouver, B.C., June 1997

Called to British Columbia Bar, 1988

University of Victoria, LL.B., 1987

University of British Columbia, B.A. 1984