Gary Herbert > Hugh James > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile

Hugh James
12 Commercial Street
Manchester
M15 4PZ
England

Work Department

Personal injury

Position

Partner

Career

Gary studied Law at Sheffield University, graduating in 1999 before completing his LPC in 2000. He started pursuing compensation claims for accident victims with brain injuries during his time as a trainee, and has specialised in this work ever since qualifying as a solicitor in 2002. Gary joined Potter Rees Dolan’s Personal Injury team in 2015 and was promoted to Partner in 2017.

Memberships

Secretary of Headway Salford and Trafford

Lawyer Rankings

North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

In 2022 Hugh James acquired Potter Rees Dolan, taking on a team ‘characterised by efficiency, dedication and compassion‘, and known for its work in complex brain and spinal injury cases. The team is led by Hugh Potter, an APIL accredited brain injury specialist with over three decades of experience in the personal injury field. Also key to the team are paediatric brain and spinal injuries specialist Gary Herbert and amputations expert Richard Edwards. Sami Palmer-Latif is also recommended.