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Joanna Chapman

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Bolt Burdon Kemp

Position

Jo specialises in clinical negligence and personal injury and has a particular interest in brain and spinal injury, catastrophic injury, children, fatal accident claims and military claims. One of the highlights for Jo this year was settling a brain injury claim for £8.9m including periodical payments over the claimant’s life. Jo contributes regularly to training programmes run by APIL.

Career

Jo’s first career was in publishing, as Assistant Editor, at the Royal United Services Institute. She qualified as a solicitor with Rance & Co in 1990. She joined Bolt Burdon Kemp in 1996 and was made partner in 2003.

Member

Association of Personal Injury Lawyers; former secretary then co-ordinator of APIL Brain Injury Special Interest Group; APIL litigator; Headway North West London; UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum; London Acquired Brain Injury Forum; Children’s Brain Injury Trust; accredited to the Law Society Clinical Negligence and Personal Injury panels.

Education

University of Kent at Canterbury (1979 BA Hons English and American Literature); College of Law, Lancaster Gate (1988).

Leisure

Horse riding, running, music and English folk fiddling.

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