Our People
Abdul Samir
Paralegal
Birmingham
Abdul is a Paralegal in the Asbestos team, based in Birmingham. Since joining in October 2024, he has supported clients suffering from asbestos-related conditions such as mesothelioma and asbestosis.
Aida Limani
Chartered Legal Executive
London
Aida is a Chartered Legal Executive who has specialised in the Personal Injury Costs area since August 2019.
Alan Dolphin
Principal Lawyer
Birmingham
Alan is the principal lawyer in the Birmingham office for asbestos claims. With 34 years of experience in the legal industry, he is a key member of the national asbestos team at Thompsons Solicitors.
Alex Burton
Personal Injury Solicitor
Manchester
Alex is a solicitor based at our Manchester office.
Alex Conway
Assistant Personal Injury Lawyer
Bristol
Alex is an assistant personal injury and accidents at work lawyer based in Bristol.
Alexandra Scott
Medical Negligence Lawyer
London
Alexandra specialises in medical negligence claims for misdiagnosis, delayed diagnosis and people injured as a result of mesh implants.
Alison Gregory
Senior Industrial Disease Lawyer
Leeds
Alison specialises in industrial disease claims acting for clients throughout Yorkshire and Humberside.
Amanda Caffrey
Personal Injury Lawyer
Liverpool
Amanda is an accomplished lawyer at Thompsons' Stoke office, boasting over 30 years of experience dealing with personal injury claims.
Amanda Jones
Member, Head of Asbestos
Llanelli
Amanda has over 15 years' legal experience and has helped many people across Wales receive compensation and support after being diagnosed with an asbestos disease.
Amber Hopkins
Serious Injury Paralegal
Leeds
Amber is a committed paralegal working in our serious injuries team in the Leeds office.
Amie Jeffcott
Lawyer
Birmingham
Amie is a dedicated legal professional at Thompsons Solicitors' Birmingham office, bringing over two decades of experience to her role in the personal injury department.
Amy Keeling
Personal Injury Litigation Assistant
Dagenham
Amy is a Personal Injury Litigation Assistant for Thompsons Dagenham office.
Amy Phillips
Pre Litigation Assistant
Birmingham
Amy is a Personal Injury Litigation Assistant based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Birmingham office. She joined the firm in 2018, specialising in employment and public liability matters.
Andre Bras-Goldberg
Litigation Assistant
Birmingham
Andre has been with Thompsons since October 2024, handling a varied caseload of pre-litigated employer and public liability personal injury claims.
Andrew Kelly
Litigation Executive
Dagenham
Andrew is a litigation executive in Thompsons’ Dagenham office.
Andrew Smith
Associate, Personal Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Andrew is an experienced lawyer and head of the team in Leeds dealing with complex personal injury claims.
Andrew Venn
Member, National Practice Lead on Asbestos
Newcastle
Using his determination and legal skill, Andrew has successfully recovered large sums of compensation for his mesothelioma clients within their lifetime.
Angela Staples
Assistant Personal Injury Lawyer
Nottingham
Angela is an executive specialising in road traffic accidents, public liability claims and work related stress and assaults.
Anna Konzon
Senior Personal Injury Lawyer
London
With almost 25 years legal experience, Anna has helped hundreds of people secure compensation in a number of industrial disease claims.
Anna Nicholson
Industrial Disease Paralegal
Newcastle
Anna Nicholson is an Industrial Disease Paralegal at Thompsons' Newcastle office.
Anthony Welsh
Associate & Principal Personal Injury Lawyer
Cardiff
Anthony Welsh has been a part of Thompsons since September 2004, and works within the Personal Injury team in Cardiff. He is also a senior supervisor for Wales and South West.
Ashley Stephenson
Solicitor
London
Ashley works in the occupational disease unit in Thompsons’ London office.
Ashling King
Personal Injury Lawyer
Nottingham
Ashling is a personal injury lawyer specialising in claims relating to accidents at work and road traffic accidents.
Ashton Prinold
Litigation Assistant
Birmingham
Ashton is a Litigation Executive based in the Thompsons Birmingham office handling pre-litigated personal injury claims.
Becky Hill
Member, Regional Managing Partner (Nottingham)
Nottingham
Becky is the regional managing partner for the firm’s Nottingham office.
Bobbie Palmer
Medical Negligence Paralegal
Bristol
Bobbie is an experienced medical negligence paralegal based in the Bristol office.
Caragh Hogan
Assistant Personal Injury Lawyer
Cardiff
Caragh is an assistant personal injury lawyer with more than 24 years of experience.
Carly Bailey
Personal Injury Lawyer
Newcastle
Carly is a highly skilled and professional personal injury lawyer at Thompsons' Stoke office.
Caroline Hall
Assistant Personal Injury Lawyer
Newcastle
Caroline is experienced in supporting clients with road accident compensation claims, as well as claims for accidents and work and assaults.
Ceri-Ann Taylor
Regional Managing Partner (Bristol)
Bristol
Ceri-Ann is the regional managing partner for the firm’s Bristol office.
Charlie Bradley
Senior Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Leeds
Charlie Bradley is a senior lawyer based in the Leeds office, helping clients who have been exposed to asbestos and their families across the Yorkshire and Humberside areas.
Charlotte Barron
Industrial Disease Paralegal
Dagenham
Charlotte is an Industrial Disease Paralegal based in the Dagenham office.
Charlotte Stainton
Costs Team Manager, South
London
Charlotte is a costs lawyer who joined Thompsons in 2006, having first specialised in legal costs in 2003.
Chelsea Phillips
Clinical Negligence Paralegal
Cardiff
Chelsea is a paralegal in our Clinical Negligence team based at our Cardiff office.
Chris-Marie Niemela
Associate, Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
Cardiff
Chris-Marie Niemela has acted for those suffering from catastrophic personal injuries for over 14 years.
Christalla Christodoulidou
Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
London
Christalla is an experienced serious injury solicitor and has helped hundreds of people get their life back on track after suffering a serious injury.
Clair Wilson
Member, Principal Medical Negligence Lawyer
Newcastle
Clair uses her significant medical negligence litigation experience to ensure her clients receive the highest level of compensation in the shortest possible time.
Claire Charville
Personal Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Claire is a dedicated personal injury lawyer dealing with complex personal injury claims. She works within the Leeds office.
Clare Jones
Principal Medical Negligence Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, Clare Jones is a highly regarded senior lawyer who supervises colleagues in the clinical negligence department.
Clare Mellor
Member, Chief Executive
London
Over the past 20 years, Clare has progressed from a personal injury specialist at Thompsons Solicitors, to the firm’s chief executive. Learn more about her role and responsibilities here.
Clare Nash
Personal Injury Lawyer
Cardiff
Clare Nash has been a legal executive at Thompsons since 2001 and manages personal injury claims from across Wales and the South West.
Clare Sharples
Lawyer
Birmingham
Clare is a litigator in the Fast Track team working from the Birmingham office managing a case load of accident Claims arising from a variety of circumstances
Claudia McBride
Disease Paralegal
Dagenham
Claudia is a highly skilled disease paralegal at Thompsons.
Craig Davidson
Personal Injury Litigation Executive
Liverpool
Craig is a skilled litigation solicitor operating from the Liverpool office, making a valuable contribution to Thompsons' National Litigation Unit.
Daniel Cocks
Assistant Lawyer
London
Daniel is an assistant lawyer that works on a wide variety of cases.
Daniel Poet
National Practice Lead – Disease (hazardous substances, stress, repetitive strain and Covid-19)
Dagenham
Based in Thompsons Solicitors' Dagenham office, Daniel Poet is an experienced industrial disease lawyer and national coordinator for Covid claims.
David Coulthard
Regional Personal Injury Manager
Bristol
With over 35 years legal experience, David is predominantly an industrial disease lawyer, and is a Personal Injury Regional Manager for Wales and the South West. He oversees the multi-track accident claim, disease and clinical negligence teams.
David Gauler
Associate, Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
Birmingham
David is a Birmingham-based serious injury lawyer with specialisms in supporting people affected by life-changing injuries.
David Mole
Associate Industrial Disease Lawyer
Newcastle
David is a principal industrial disease lawyer based in Thompsons' Newcastle office.
David Roberts
Associate, Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Dave is a senior solicitor in the serious and catastrophic injury team and is based in the Manchester office, acting for clients across the North West.
David Standard
Member, Head of Marketing and Communications
London
David is an award-winning marketing and communications expert with over 27 years of working within law firms to ensure they deliver the best client service.
Dilara Hussain
Assistant Employment Lawyer
London
Dilara is an assistant employment lawyer and is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ London office.
Dominic Collingwood
Senior Solicitor
Manchester
Dominic is a Senior Solicitor with over 35 years’ experience in complex personal injury cases with a focus in particular on occupational disease claims.
Donna Hughes
Assistant Serious Injury Lawyer
Leeds
As part of Thompsons’ Serious Injury Team, Donna deals with claims involving employers liability, including accidents and assaults at work, public liability, such as slips, trips and falls, and road traffic accidents.
Eduardo Fontoura
Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Eduardo Fontoura is an experienced solicitor based in Thompsons’ London office.
Edward O'Neill
Costs Lawyer
London
Edward is a costs lawyer who joined Thompsons in 2024 and has over 20 years’ experience in costs litigation.
Eleanor Gurvidi
Multi Track Accidents Paralegal
London
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ London Office at Condor House, Ellie is an experienced paralegal specialising in personal injury claims.
Elizabeth Ford
Member, Personal Injury Manager
Nottingham
Elizabeth has 15 years' experience as a solicitor specialising in personal injury law, and since 2016 has been a unit manager for work streams across Thompsons' Midlands offices.
Ellie Marston
Serious Injury Lawyer
Bristol
Ellie is a serious injury lawyer handling catastrophic injury cases across Wales and the South West.
Emily Davies
Trainee Solicitor
Llanelli
Emily is a trainee solicitor at Thompsons Solicitors, based in our Llanelli office.
Emily Newman
Assistant Personal Injury Lawyer
Bristol
Emily Newman is an experienced assistant lawyer specialising in Personal Injury Claims.
Emma Carter
Industrial Disease Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester centre, Emma Carter is a highly regarded industrial disease lawyer taking clients from all over the North West.
Emma Draper
Principle Lawyer
North West
Emma is the Principal Lawyer of the Asbestos team in the North West at Thompsons.
Emma Garland
Multi-Track Paralegal
London
Emma is a Multi-Track Paralegal in Thompson’s London Office.
Emma Whysall
Personal Injury Solicitor
London
Emma is an experienced Personal Injury solicitor in Thompson’s London office. Her work includes accidents involving clients who have suffered serious injuries.
Erica Burrows
Senior Solicitor
Birmingham
Base in the Birmingham office, Erica is a Senior Solicitor working in the Clinical Negligence Team at Thompsons. She specialise in pursing claims for claimants who have suffered injuries as a result of medical negligence.
Estelle Cockayne
Medical Negligence Lawyer
Nottingham
Estelle is a solicitor at Thompsons' Nottingham office where she works within the medical negligence team.
Evan Kelly
Assistant Lawyer
London
Evan is one of the first points of contact for clients referred to the London clinical negligence team.
Fiona Belgian
Member, Regional Managing Partner (North East)
Newcastle
Fiona is the regional managing partner for the firm’s Newcastle office.
Francesca Maggorian
Law Costs Draftsperson
London
Fran started at Thompsons in 2012 and went on to join the London costs team in 2016.
Frederick Gallucci
Assistant Industrial Disease Lawyer
Leeds
Based in the Leeds centre, Frederick Gallucci is a member of the firm’s industrial disease unit.
Gareth Carter-Ward
Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, Gareth Carter-Ward specialises in personal injury cases where there is a foreign element involved.
Gemma Howe
Assistant Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Gemma is a lawyer in the national personal injury team at Thompsons, based in the firm’s London office.
Gemma Jones
Assistant Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Gemma is an assistant lawyer, working in the medical negligence team in Cardiff.
Georgia Walker
Personal Injury Paralegal
Oxford
Georgia is a Paralegal in our Personal Injury team based in Thompsons’ Oxford office
Gerard Stilliard
Member, Head of Union Client Relations
London
With more than 25 years’ litigation experience, Gerard heads Thompsons' trade union client relations.
Gill Connelly
Associate, Senior Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Newcastle
Gill is a specialist asbestos lawyer with over 10 years' experience helping those who have been affected by an asbestos disease receive support and compensation for their suffering.
Ginny Lloyd
Litigation Assistant
Birmingham
Ginny is an enthusiastic and hard working Executive with over 6 years experience of working in a law firm. She deals with Personal injury cases dealing with all aspects up to the issuing of proceedings.
Glen Edney
Member, Regional Managing Partner (Stoke)
Stoke
Glen is a regional managing partner for Thompsons' Stoke office.
Graham Cade
Personal Injury Solicitor
London
Graham is a very experienced personal injury solicitor in Thompsons London Office committed to supporting injured people through the litigation process.
Gruffydd Owen
Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Gruffydd is a Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury team solicitor based at the Manchester office.
Gurvinder Bhati
Principle Lawyer
Birmingham
Gurvinder is an experienced personal injury lawyer based in our Birmingham office.
Gwen Kirby-Dent
Principal Medical Negligence Lawyer
London
Gwen has significant experience dealing with both serious injury and clinical negligence claims, including those of the upmost severity including spinal cord injuries and birth injury claims.
Hannah Clissold
Assistant Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Hannah is a medical negligence paralegal at Thompsons Solicitors’ Cardiff office, working for clients across Wales and the South West.
Harriet Summers
Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Harriet is a medical negligence lawyer based in Thompsons' Cardiff office.
Harry Thompson
Lawyer and Solicitor Advocate
London
Harry is a member of the public inquiry team at Thompsons Solicitors, based at Congress House.
Hassan Ibrahm
Assistant Lawyer
Birmingham
Hassan is an Assistant Lawyer with over a decade of litigation experience, specialising in catastrophic injury cases for the past nine years at Thompsons Solicitors.
Helen Cornforth
Medical Negligence Lawyer
Newcastle
Helen is an experienced clinical negligence solicitor who qualified in 2007 and is based in Thompsons' Newcastle office.
Helen Rundle
Principal Lawyer Clinical Negligence Team
Nottingham
Helen is a highly skilled and tenacious Principal Lawyer for the Nottingham Medical Negligence Team.
Helen Shakespeare
Member, Principal Serious Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Helen's legal expertise, commitment to providing first-class client care and ability to secure maximum compensation has seen her help many people who have experienced a life-changing injury.
Helen Templeton
Senior Personal Injury Lawyer and Professional Support Lawyer
Liverpool
Based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Liverpool centre, Personal Injury specialist Helen has been practising for more than two decades.
Henrietta Phillips
Member, Head of Legal Services
London
Henrietta is the head of legal services at Thompsons Solicitors.
Ian Bridgeman
Asbestos Paralegal
Cardiff
Ian has more than 15 years’ legal experience and currently works within our asbestos team in Cardiff.
Ian Cross
Principal Industrial Disease Lawyer
Bristol
Ian is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Bristol office and is a specialist within the personal injury and industrial disease teams.
Imran Saleem
Personal Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Imran is an experienced personal injury solicitor dealing with clients throughout Yorkshire and Humberside, working from our Leeds office.
Inis Esezobor-Oyekan
Lawyer
London
Inis is an experienced member of the multi-track team in our London office.
Jack Bloomer
Lawyer
Birmingham
Jack is a lawyer specialising in personal injury at Thompsons’ Birmingham office, applying a wealth of knowledge and experience to his role.
Jackie Wood
Senior Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
London
Jackie has been part of Thompsons' asbestos team for five years, working from the firm's London office.
Jacqui Bridges
Associate Serious Injury Lawyer
Bristol
Jacqui specialises in serious injuries covering cases across the South West of England.
James Carter
Senior Lawyer
Birmingham
James is a Senior Lawyer in the Occupational Disease Team at Thompsons Solicitors' Birmingham Office.
Janet Hall
Associate Solicitor
Leeds
Janet specialises in brain injury, amputation injury and chronic regional pain syndrome cases.
Jaxpi Chow
Industrial Disease Paralegal
Dagenham
Jaxpi is an industrial disease Paralegal at Thompsons' Dagenham office.
Jeeva Sethu
Member, Senior Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Jeeva prides himself on his excellent client care skills and ability to put his clients and their families at ease during the legal process.
Jessica Letchworth
Personal Injury Paralegal
London
Jessica is a paralegal handling industrial disease cases at Thompsons' London office.
Jo Seery
Professional Support Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester centre, Jo Seery is a highly regarded professional support lawyer.
Joanne Hankey
Industrial Disease Lawyer
Nottingham
Joanne specialises in personal injury and industrial disease claims acting for clients throughout the East Midlands region.
Joanne Smith
Senior Personal Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Joanne has more than 20 years’ experience of pursuing personal injury claims on behalf of clients across Yorkshire and Humberside.
Joanne Soccard
Associate, Principal Personal Injury Lawyer
Oxford
Joanne is an experienced solicitor specialising in claims arising from accidents at work and road traffic accidents.
John Mullen
Member, Regional Managing Partner
Birmingham
John is a Regional Managing Partner and plays an important role in the management of Thompsons' personal injury team covering the East and West Midlands.
John Oultram
Assistant Accident at Work Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, John specialises in assaults at work, taking cases from across the North West of England.
Joseph Dowey
Associate, Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Newcastle
Joseph is a dedicated member of the asbestos disease team at Thompsons Solicitors, handling cases across the North East from the firm's Newcastle office.
Joy Pryor
Senior Supervisor
Dagenham
Joy is a Senior Supervisor within the Ex-Portal Fast Track Team based in the Dagenham office.
Julian Caddick
Member, Head of Costs
London
Having specialised in legal costs since 1999, Julian is the firm's head of costs and regularly advises on costs issues in high-value and complex cases.
Julie Vallance
Senior Supervisor
Birmingham
Julie is the Senior Supervisor for the Birmingham Fast Track Team.
Kam Singh
Associate Serious Injury Lawyer
London
Kam is an expert senior serious injury lawyers, who helps clients from across London and the South East to secure compensation after suffering a serious injury.
Karen Fleming
Associate, Senior Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Karen is a senior personal injury solicitor at Thompsons Solicitors' London office, where she is an integral part of the multitrack accident team.
Karen Johnstone
Regional Personal Injury Manager
London
With decades of experience in the sector, Karen now manages a large department across four of Thompsons’ offices in London and the South East.
Karen Williamson
Assistant Law Costs Draftperson
London
Karen has been with the firm for over 35 years and more recently has become a welcome member of the costs team.
Karl De-Loyde
Member, Serious Injury Lawyer
Birmingham
A serious injury lawyer and partner at Thompsons Solicitors, Karl De-Loyde supervises colleagues in the firm’s highly professional serious injury team in Birmingham covering the whole of the Midlands.
Katie Williams
Associate, Serious Injury Lawyer
Liverpool
Katie is serious injury solicitor specialising in cases of accidents at work, those involving children at school, animal attacks and industrial disease claims.
Katrina Rowan
Senior Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Nottingham
Katrina Rowan is a senior solicitor at Thompsons and is based at the Nottingham office managing asbestos-related disease claims from across the East Midlands.
Keely Goldup
Personal Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Personal injury lawyer Keely handles cases throughout the Yorkshire and Humberside region from Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds branch.
Keith Whitehead
Supervising Lawyer
Birmingham
Keith is the Supervising Lawyer in the Ex-Portal Union Fast Track team in the Birmingham office, looking after a team of executives dealing with low value employment law and public liability claims.
Kirsty Lambourne
Associate, Senior Asbestos Lawyer
Cardiff
Kirsty has responsibility for Asbestos cases handled in Cardiff and the South West.
Kirsty Woods
Asbestos Disease Lawyer
Nottingham
Kirsty acts for clients affected by asbestos disease and their families throughout the East Midlands region.
Lara Ford
Serious Injuries & Clinical Negligence Paralegal
Bristol
Lara is a paralegal who lends her skills to assist with serious injury and clinical negligence matters for senior fee earners.
Laura Harper
Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
Nottingham
Laura is renowned for her excellent negotiation skills and always ensures that her clients receive the highest amount of compensation possible.
Laura Jordan
Member, Head of Finance
London
Laura heads up Thompsons' Finance team. A senior management team member, Laura runs all aspects of the firm’s finances.
Laura Morrison
Associate, Principal Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
London
Laura leads the specialist asbestos team at Thompsons Solicitors' London Office, focusing on asbestos-related diseases for clients in London and the South East.
Lauren Hall
Trainee Solicitor
Cardiff
Lauren Hall is a trainee solicitor based in our Cardiff office.
Lea Musisi
Paralegal
London
Lea is an experienced Paralegal who assists qualified lawyers and senior lawyers with high value and complex clinical negligence and serious injury cases.
Linda Millband
Member, Head of Medical Group Actions
Birmingham
With over 20 years’ legal experience, Linda has secured millions of pounds in compensation for victims in a range of medical negligence claims.
Lindsey Edwards
Industrial Disease Paralegal
Nottingham
Lindsey is an experienced paralegal specialising in claims arising from industrial diseases.
Lindsey Greaves
Senior Personal Injury Lawyer
Sheffield
An experienced and professional senior solicitor, Lindsey supervises the road traffic accident and personal injury teams of lawyers, working out of Thompsons’ Solicitors Sheffield office.
Lisa Gunner
Member, Serious Injury Lawyer
Cardiff
Lisa represents clients from across South West England and South Wales in cases involving serious injuries such as brain and spinal injuries as well as medical negligence claims.
Lisa Osborne
Associate, Senior Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Chartered legal executive Lisa is part of Thompsons Solicitors’ medical negligence and personal injury teams.
Liz Tetzner
Team Manager to FT (Ex-Portal) Team
Birmingham
Liz is a dedicated lawyer with extensive experience of dealing with serious injury cases to include both domestic and international personal injury.
Lois McCaughey
Regional Personal Injury Manager
Leeds
Since qualifying as a solicitor in 1995, Lois has exclusively represented claimants who have suffered a range of personal injuries.
Lorna Burns
Senior Solicitor
Nottingham
Lorna represents clients who have suffered serious orthopaedic and minor brain injuries following road traffic accidents, workplace accidents or assaults.
Lyndsay Gibbons
Medical Negligence Lawyer
Newcastle
Lyndsay is an experience medical negligence lawyer based in Thompsons' Newcastle office.
Marcell Arnold
Costs Draftsperson
Manchester
Marcell Arnold is a highly experienced Costs Draftsperson with over 25 years of expertise.
Margo Wigley
Costs Executive
Manchester
Margo is a cost executive based in the Manchester office. She manages a varied case load of clinical negligence, serious injury, asbestos, multi track and disease cases.
Marion Voss
Principal Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Leeds
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds centre, Marion Voss is a highly respected solicitor specialising in asbestos-related diseases.
Mark Allen
National Practice Lead – Disease (hearing loss and vibration injury)
Leeds
Mark is a senior industrial disease lawyer with 29 years' experience working exclusively for injured people.
Marta Molda
Assistant Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Marta Molda works in the clinical negligence team at Thompsons Solicitors’ Cardiff office.
Martyn Gwyther
Member, Head of Travel Claims
Manchester
Martyn is the national head of Thompsons' cross-border claims department, managing claims that have arisen as a result of illness or accidents overseas.
Matthew Corby
Principal Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, Matthew Corby supervises other personal injury lawyers and runs the most complex cases himself.
Matthew Jones
Associate & Principal Clinical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Clinical negligence specialist Matthew is an Associate & Principal Clinical Negligence Lawyer working out of Thompsons Solicitors’ Cardiff branch.
Max Simpson
Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Max forms an integral part of the medical negligence team in Cardiff, handling cases from across Wales and the South West of England.
Melanie Bland
Executive
Birmingham
Melanie is am a Chartered Legal Executive working in the personal injury multi track team in Birmingham and handles cases from inception through to Trial.
Melony Austin
Personal Injury Litigation Assistant
Liverpool
Melony is a personal injury lawyer, specialising in employer's liability and public liability claims.
Michael Dale
Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Michael Dale is a specialist lawyer who handles cases involving claims against tour operators providing overseas package holidays.
Michael Danby
Senior Medical Negligence Lawyer
London
Michael is a senior Solicitor within the national clinical negligence team based at Thompsons’ London office. His expertise spans the entire spectrum of clinical negligence claims.
Michelle Blakemore
Principal Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Michelle is a principal solicitor in Thompsons' national personal injury team, based in the London office.
Michelle Cronin
Member, Commercial Director
Cardiff
Michelle plays a vital role in the commercial management and direction of the firm.
Michelle Farrell
Principal Industrial Disease Lawyer
Manchester
A highly successful accident at work lawyer, Michelle handles claims for Thompsons' clients across the North West.
Miriam Roka
Serious Injury Paralegal
London
Miriam is a serious injury paralegal based in the firm's London office.
Naomi Butler
Medical Negligence Lawyer
Manchester
Naomi is a medical negligence lawyer based in the Manchester office.
Natalie Harvey
Member, Regional Managing Partner (Sheffield)
Sheffield
Natalie Harvey is a partner and national fast track centre manager based in Thompsons' Sheffield office.
Neil Baines
Principal Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Nottingham
Neil is a specialist asbestos solicitor representing clients across Midlands and East Anglia.
Nick Seymour
Member, Principal Lawyer
Bristol
Nick Seymour is a senior solicitor with over 25 years’ experience, representing victims of accidents and disease. Nick has managed teams at Thompsons in Plymouth, Bristol and Cardiff.
Nick Taylor
Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Personal injury solicitor Nick is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester branch and covers cases nationwide and abroad.
Nicola Harrison
Member, Regional Managing Partner (Yorkshire and Humberside)
Leeds
Nicola is the regional managing partner of our Leeds office and has been working with Thompsons since 1999.
Nicola Saunders
Member, Principal Serious Injury Lawyer
London
Nicola Saunders is a member of the serious injury team, based in Thompsons’ London office.
Nicola Underwood
Costs Executive
Manchester
Nicola is an experienced Costs Executive based in the Manchester Office.
Nikki Hammonds
Senior Lawyer
Stoke, Crewe and the West Midlands
Nikki is a lawyer specialising in asbestos disease claims, where she has built a reputation for her skilful handling of complex and high-value litigation.
Nolan Mortimer
Member, Regional Managing Partner (London, Eastern and South East)
London
Nolan is the regional managing partner of our London, Eastern and South East offices and is responsible for the personal injury operations.
Northern Ireland Team
Your trusted legal service in Northern Ireland
Thompsons NI’s team of specialist lawyers and solicitors are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and are ready to help you with the legal advice and representation you need.
Oliwia Struck
Paralegal
Birmingham
Oliwia a Clinical Negligence Paralegal within the Birmingham office.
Oluwakonyinsola Awosika
Litigation Assistant
Dagenham
Oluwakonyinsola is a diligent and passionate Litigation Assistant working at Thompsons’ Dagenham office.
Paul Corrin
Senior Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Leeds
Paul is a senior solicitor specialising solely in asbestos-related disease cases across Yorkshire and Humberside
Paul Shevlin
Member, Regional Managing Partner (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland
Paul is the regional managing partner for Northern Ireland.
Paula Wrigley
Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Liverpool
Asbestos disease specialist Paula has 20 years experience as a personal injury solicitor.
Penny Fitzpatrick
Principal Lawyer Clinical Negligence Team
London
Penny Fitzpatrick is a specialist clinical negligence solicitor with expertise in spinal, brain, and birth injury cases.
Peter Kettleborough
Member, Head of IT
Leeds
A highly-skilled IT professional, Peter is responsible for developing and maintaining Thompsons Solicitors’ IT systems and business process.
Peter Magee
Principal Personal Injury Lawyer
Nottingham
Peter helps people across the Midlands receive compensation and get the rehabilitative support they need after suffering a life-changing injury.
Peter Stringer
Principal Serious Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Peter is a highly experienced catastrophic injury solicitor with a proven track-record of winning high-profile cases in the House of Lords and UK courts.
Phil Liptrot
Member, Head of Personal Injury
Manchester
Phil is Head of Personal Injury at Thompsons.
Philip James
Multi-Track Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Phil is a lawyer with the Multi-Track personal injury team based in the London office.
Pooja Gadhia
Clinical Negligence Lawyer
Nottingham
Experienced clinical negligence specialist securing justice for medical negligence victims.
Rachel Biddle
Accident at Work Lawyer
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, Rachel is a highly experienced lawyer specialising in accidents at work.
Rachel Hart
Personal Injury Solicitor
London
Rachel is a highly experienced personal injury solicitor with 25 years of expertise, dedicated to supporting union members and fighting for justice.
Rachel Morrison
Specialist Asbestos Paralegal
Newcastle
Rachel has over two decades worth of experience in asbestos and radiation disease claims.
Reuben Greenwood
Member, Regional Managing Partner (Birmingham)
Birmingham
Reuben is an experienced specialist asbestos solicitor and regional managing partner based in Thompsons' Birmingham office.
Richard Johnson
Associate, Team Manager for Personal Injury Claims
Stoke
Richard is an experienced solicitor specialising in claims arising from accidents at work and road traffic collisions.
Rob Jones
Senior Medical Negligence Lawyer
Cardiff
Rob Jones is a medical negligence expert based in the Cardiff team.
Robert Bateman
Law Costs Draftsperson
London
Rob joined the costs team in 2017 having previously spent five years undertaking paying party costs work.
Robert Lawton
Associate & Principal Personal Injury Lawyer
Bristol
Robert Lawton has over 20 years’ experience dealing with personal Injury claims, including road traffic accidents, assaults, accidents at work and public liability claims.
Robert Todd
Trainee Asbestos Lawyer
Leeds
Robert Todd is a trainee solicitor based in the asbestos team in Leeds.
Saba Naz
Personal Injury Solicitor
London
Saba is a personal injury solicitor in Thompsons’ London office.
Sabeena Pirooz
Associate, Senior Medical Negligence Lawyer
Bristol
Sabeena is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Bristol office and is part of the clinical negligence team
Sabina Hammond-Clarke
Litigation Executive
Birmingham
Sabina is a Personal Injury Litigation Executive based in the Birmingham office, working within Thompsons Solicitors’ fast track team. Her role focuses on representing individuals who have suffered injuries due to negligence.
Samantha Hemsley
Member, Head of Serious Injury and Learning & Development
London
Samantha Hemsley is the national head of the serious injury at Thompsons Solicitors.
Samantha Logan
Personal Injury Solicitor
Liverpool
Qualifying as Solicitor in 2003, Samantha has extensive knowledge in high value personal injury claims.
Sarah Gardner
Associate, Team Manager for Personal Injury Claims
Dagenham
Sarah is a highly experienced personal injury lawyer, managing a team of lawyers at the firm's National Litigation Unit in Stoke.
Sarah Jennings
Paralegal
Midlands
Sarah is a lawyer specialising in personal injury at Thompsons Solicitors' Birmingham office. She specialises in Assault at Work claims, with a particular focus on cases involving vulnerable adults and children.
Sarah Kennerley-Fawcett
Senior Lawyer
East Midlands
Sarah Kennerley-Fawcett is a senior solicitor at Thompsons and is based at the Nottingham office, managing asbestos-related disease claims from across the East Midlands.
Sarah Lake
Multi-Track Lawyer
London
Sarah is a highly experienced and skilled Multi -Track Lawyer in Thompsons' London office.
Sarah Smith
Personal Injury Lawyer
London
Sarah is a personal injury solicitor in Thompsons' national personal injury team, based in the firm’s London office.
Sharon Fleming
Associate, Regional Personal Injury Manager
Birmingham
Sharon is pivotal in managing and developing the personal injury team at Thompsons Solicitors in Birmingham.
Shelley Brittain
Personal Injury Litigation Assistant
Stoke
Shelley Brittain is a litigation assistant in the National Litigation Unit at Thompsons' Stoke office.
Simon Dueck
Personal Injury Lawyer
Oxford
Simon is an experienced personal injury lawyer based in Thompsons’ Oxford office.
Simon Wilson
Member, Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Simon Wilson is a leading lawyer for serious injury claims, and is based in Thompsons’ Leeds office.
Stacey Cox
Industrial Disease Lawyer
Nottingham
Stacey is an industrial disease specialist handling cases from throughout the East Midlands.
Stephen Jewell
Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Stephen Jewell is a member of Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury team based in Manchester bringing more than two decades of experience of successfully handling personal injury claims.
Stuart Cotterill
Costs Draftsperson
Manchester
Stuart is an experienced costs executive, he was appointed team supervisor for the Manchester Costs Team in 2024.
Stuart Latham
Associate, Industrial Disease Lawyer
Newcastle
Stuart is an industrial disease solicitor based in Thompsons Solicitors' Newcastle office.
Sukhvir Kaur
Principal Lawyer
Birmingham
Sukhvir brings a wealth of experience specialising in industrial diseases including asbestos-related diseases as well as work-related injuries. Her expertise extends to lung diseases and skin disease claims.
Suzanne Humphries
Member, Personal Injury Manager
Manchester
Suzanne Humphries is a highly respected senior lawyer with managerial responsibility for colleagues taking asbestos, medical negligence and foreign jurisdiction cases.
Temitayo Fagbamila
Multi-Track Accidents Paralegal
London
Temitayo works with the multi-track accident team in the Thompsons’ London office.
Thomas Hamilton
Serious Injury Lawyer
Leeds
Thomas is a serious injury lawyer working in Leeds and acting for clients in the Yorkshire and Humberside area.
Thomas Stride
Accidents at Work Lawyer
Cardiff
Thomas has more than 12 years legal experience representing clients in all aspects of personal injury work.
Tim Hayward
Senior Specialist Asbestos Lawyer
Newcastle
Tim is part of Thompsons' asbestos disease team and brings nearly two decades of experience.
Tim Parker
Personal Injury Lawyer
Manchester
Personal injury and industrial disease specialist Tim is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office and handles cases throughout Wales and the North West of England.
Tina Cook
Serious Injuries Paralegal
Bristol
Tina Cook is the first point of contact for serious injuries claimants at Thompsons Solicitors’ Bristol office.
Toby Bassett
Associate, Costs Team Supervisor
London
Having started his legal career with the Crown Prosecution Service, Toby joined Thompsons Solicitors in 2006 as a law costs administrator.
Tony Hood
Member, Operations Director
Newcastle
Tony is the Operations Director at Thompsons Solicitors and a member of the Executive Board.
Tony Mikhael
Principal Medical Negligence Lawyer
Birmingham
As a senior medical negligence solicitor, Tony strives to assist those who have fallen victim to the negligence of another.
Trevor Hall
Member, Serious Injury Lawyer
Newcastle
Trevor joined Thompsons Solicitors in 2007 and works on serious injury cases across the UK
Tyrone Gray
Costs Draftsman
London
Tyrone initially joined Thompsons solicitors in 2019 as a costs draftsman.
Vanessa Ukpetenan
Fast-Track Pre-Litigation Assistant
Dagenham
Vanessa is a fast-track pre-litigation assistant in the personal injury department at Thompsons Solicitors’ Dagenham office.
Veena Bains
Senior Lawyer
Birmingham
Veena is a Senior Solicitor at Thompsons Solicitors in their Birmingham Office with over 20 years of personal injury case handling experience.
Victoria Clark
Senior Medical Negligence Lawyer
Newcastle
Victoria is a senior medical negligence lawyer based in Thompsons' Newcastle office, specialising in in birth injury, spinal injury, amputations and brain injury cases.
Victoria Gofton
Member, Head of Clinical Negligence
London
Victoria is the national head of clinical negligence at Thompsons Solicitors, based in our Condor House office in London.
Victoria Harrison
Costs Executive
Manchester
Victoria is a Senior Costs Executive with over 30 years of experience in legal costs, specialising in high-value personal injury and clinical negligence matters.
Victoria Kingscote
Associate, Senior Serious Injury Lawyer
Birmingham
Victoria is a senior serious injury lawyer based in Thompsons Birmingham office.
Victoria Kirton
Clinical Negligence Paralega
Birmingham
Victoria joined Thompsons Solicitors in February 2025 as a Clinical Negligence Paralegal within the Birmingham office.
Vincent Reynolds
Member, Regional Personal Injury Manager
London
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ London office, Vincent Reynolds is an experienced personal injury lawyer and supervises the disease and assault teams across London, Eastern, and South Eastern regions.
Whitney Ezeoke
Litigation Assistant
Dagenham
Whitney is a highly motivated litigation assistant in Thompsons’ Dagenham office.
William Pym
Paralegal
Bristol
Will is an experienced Paralegal specialising in personal injury claims and industrial disease claims.
William Seymour
Medical Negligence Lawyer
London
William is a medical negligence lawyer who takes a proactive approach to litigation while offering his clients the support and reassurance they need for their case.
Zahid Fayyaz
Costs Lawyer
London
Zahid is a costs lawyer who joined Thompsons in 2006, having first specialised in legal costs in 2003. He is a qualified member of the Association of Costs Lawyers.