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Our team of medical negligence solicitors are some of the best in the industry. Added to that, they have families of their own, and have helped families like yours in every circumstance imaginable. This combination means that we are dedicated to getting you answers for your family.
Meet the team
Adrian Denson
Chief Legal Officer
Adrian joined us in December 2011 as Head of Serious Injury, leading the department through a period of significant growth, whilst working with customers following catastrophic and life changing events. In spring 2017, Adrian was appointed our Chief Legal Officer and oversees all of our legal teams, ensuring our customers are always at the heart of everything we do. Adrian has been named in the Legal 500 as one of the top 10 leading individuals for personal injury in the North West for the second year running.
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Director of Medical Negligence
Georgia is the Head of Medical Negligence and has an impressive wealth of knowledge. She has over 15 years of legal experience and is responsible for overseeing the whole medical negligence team. Within her role, Georgia ensures that all of our cases are dealt with the utmost efficiency and professionalism.
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Director of Medical Negligence Serious Injury
Peter is dedicated to supporting victims of catastrophic medical negligence injuries and endeavours to provide a clear and coherent approach to claims. He recognises the effects serious injuries can have and therefore ensures his customers’ need for support is met. Peter also has a vast amount of experience working with customers who have been injured abroad and is able to act under international law to provide the best outcomes.
Email meChristian Beadell
Head of Medical Negligence Fast Track
Christian is Head of Medical Negligence Fast Track at Fletchers and has specialised in clinical negligence claims since qualifying in 1997; having dealt with a wide variety of claims throughout his career. He is also featured in the Legal 500 as a recommended claimant solicitor in the North West.
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Head of Medical Negligence Serious Injury Manchester
As Head of Medical Negligence Serious Injury Manchester, Johanna’s role is multi-faceted and focuses on working with our specialist team of medical negligence nurses. She joined Fletchers in the summer of 2015 with over 25 years of experience in the legal sector, much of which within medical negligence. She also has extensive experience of inquest representation and sits part-time as a coroner.
Email meAlison Flaherty
Head of Medical Negligence
Alison is Head of Medical Negligence in our Southport office. She is a Senior Solicitor with over 15 years’ experience in personal injury and medical negligence. Alison assists with the overall running of the Department and leads 8 teams dealing with a variety of medical negligence claims from the first call through to Trial.
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Head of Medical Negligence, Manchester
Bob is head of medical negligence in Manchester. He joined Fletchers in March 2017 as a legal auditor and moved into his present role in the July. Bob has over 18 years’ experience as a solicitor specialising in personal injury and medical negligence and before this was a qualified nurse working in a number of North West A&E departments.
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Head of Legal Technical Support
Nicola has over 20 years of legal experience, the last 13 of which have been in Medical Negligence. Nicola constantly reviews all the cases to make sure everything is progressing properly.
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Senior Solicitor
Emma is a team leader and a senior solicitor at Fletchers; she leads a team of junior and senior lawyers. As the senior solicitor within her team, Emma is accountable for the progression of cases to the point of settlement or issue. She completes formal assessments of each case and strategically plans the progression of the case, ensuring all cases within her team run smoothly and our customers receive the justice they deserve.
Email meKathryn Sharkey
Senior Solicitor
Kathryn is one of our Senior Solicitors and has over 10 years’ experience in the field, with both defendant and claimant claims.
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Senior Solicitor
Patricia is a Senior Solicitor with over 20 years of legal experience, the last 14 years have been spent in the Personal Injury field. She uses her vast experience to her assist her team of lawyers to successfully deal with all aspects of their medical negligence claims whilst ensuring that their clients receive an excellent service.
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Senior Solicitor
With over 20 years of personal injury litigation, Sowmya has a wealth of knowledge, which she applies to her role as a senior solicitor.
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Senior Solicitor
Julie has been a claimant clinical negligence solicitor for over 14 years and has experience in dealing with all claims and injury types. She was employed in the NHS before entering law and has previously chaired a local research ethics committee.
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Senior Medical Lawyer
Michael has worked in the Medical Negligence field since 2008. Prior to joining our legal team, he worked for the NHS in Northern Ireland, dealing with high value and complex cases as well as public enquiries.
Email meDarren Tamplin-Compton
Senior Solicitor
Darren is a senior solicitor with over 16 years of relevant experience. He manages a team of lawyers, dedicated to successfully pursuing claims for substandard medical care.
Email meSaima Mazhar
Senior Solicitor
Saima has over 12 years of experience as a solicitor and leads a team of junior and senior lawyer. Saima and her team have experience dealing with a wide variety of medical negligence claim types and as the senior solicitor and team leader, Saima is responsible for the progression of cases to the point of settlement or issue.
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Senior Solicitor
Sion is a team leader and senior solicitor with many years’ experience in dealing with a wide range of medical specialisms and different types of injuries. He is an experienced medical negligence solicitor and manages a team of lawyers within our department.
Email meSusan Healey
Medical Negligence Team Leader
Susan is a Team Leader within the Medical Negligence Department; she qualified as a solicitor in 2005, prior to this she had been a nurse. Susan Has a great deal of experience in acting for clients in a wide range of medical negligence claims, including surgical errors, delay in diagnosing cancer, orthopaedic injuries, gynaecological and obstetric cases and birth injuries. Her clients have described her as knowledgeable, caring, supportive and easy to talk to.
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Solicitor
After graduating in Law in 2008, Becky completed her LPC and became a fully qualified Solicitor last year, specialising in Medical Negligence.
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Head of Sales and Support Operations
Gail is the Head of Sales at Patient Claim Line with over 30-years’ customer-based experience. As the Head of Sales, Gail ensures that all customer enquiries are dealt with quickly and efficiently and leads from the front in offering the very best customer service.
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