Murphy Battista continues to garner notice in Vancouver largely on the profile of Angela Bespflug, who has etched herself a position in the class actions community locally as well as on a more national level. Formerly with Klein Lawyers, Bespflug focuses on the plaintiff side of class actions, securing herself quite a loyal following in doing so. “Angela does a lot of federal court stuff – they brought her in because she has that expertise,” ventures a peer. Another notes, “The phenomenon of former personal injury firms pivoting the plaintiff class-action work is fairly recent, but
Angela is born-and-bred plaintiff coming from being with David Klein, so she’s not exactly new on the class-action scene. She is young but has been around and earned her stripes and continues to. It’s a long time between pay days on those class actions, but Angela is tough and tenacious. She’s got her white hat on and she plays the long game.”
Clients have been vocal in their appreciation, turning out in full throat to champion the team’s cause. “They're the best. They are great to work with, and they work so damn hard,” exclaims one peer. “They're very thorough and so tough! I wouldn't want to be opposing counsel going up against them. They're fierce!” Another insists,
“I love this team. They're very communicative and keep me in the loop at all times. I had so many questions, and they always took the time to answer them fully. [There has been a] Seamless flow between them in terms of communication with me, and since Covid–and we are on opposite sides of the country– it has been nice to maintain the flow of information in both directions.” Bespflug filed a proposed class action against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vancouver for perpetuating and covering up decades of alleged systemic abuse by priests, bishops, cardinals, and other members of its clergy, forcing survivors into silence in order to protect their own. Bespflug also acts for plaintiffs bring an action on behalf of three proposed classes who were harmed by Canada and the Province due to alleged discrimination in the underfunding of Indigenous child welfare and a failure to provide essential services because of jurisdictional disputes.
