About
Bob Buckinghamis a lawyer with extensive experience representing survivors of sexual abuse. In the 1900s and 2000s, when the Canadian branch of the Christian Brothers of Ireland went into liquidation, Bob represented many of the men who had sexual abuse claims against the Christian Brothers and he was successful in receiving substantial monetary settlements for his clients. Bob Buckingham was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 1991 and the Newfoundland and Labrador Bar in 1992. He maintains an active and expansive general practice of criminal law, family law, wills and estates, personal injury and civil litigation, and corporate/commercial work, practicing in all levels of court in Canada. In addition to his legal work with Christian Brothers of Ireland sexual abuse survivors, Bob Buckingham represents individuals with claims against the United Church of Canada and Dr. Stephen John Collins, a minister and doctor who worked for the United Church of Canada and the Canadian Bible Society as a missionary throughout Canada and overseas in the ’60s and ’70s, and welcomes inquiries from survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of Collins, the United Church of Canada or other organizations.