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Hugh James Offices

12 Commercial Street
Manchester
M15 4PZ
England
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Hugh Potter

Work Department
Personal injury
Position
Joint Head of the Manchester Office
Career
Hugh studied law at Nottingham University – graduating in 1985 – and qualified as a solicitor in 1988. When asked what inspired his career in law, Hugh says he developed an interest in serious injuries while working as a nurse during university holidays at a neurological hospital.
Hugh went on to establish Hugh Potter & Company on 1st May 1998, providing legal services to those who have sustained devastating injuries. As the firm expanded, Hugh Potter & Co became Potter Rees Serious Injury Solicitors in 2004 and finally Potter Rees Dolan in April of 2014.
Having acted as a managing partner of the firm for the last 25 years, Hugh is now Joint Head of the Manchester Office and Head of the Personal lnjury team at Potter Rees Dolan (a Hugh James Business).
Memberships
Accredited Brain Injury Specialist & Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); Secretary of Forum of Complex Injury Lawyers (FOCIS). Hugh is also recognised as a Top Ranked Lawyer by Chambers, and is listed as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500.
Leisure
Active fundraiser for Headway and keen cyclist.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
(Leading partners)The ‘consistently outstanding‘ practice at Hugh James handles a varied workload of cases involving major orthopaedic and criminal injuries. Practice head Hugh Potter has longstanding expertise in cases where claimants have sustained severe brain and spinal cord injuries. ‘Excellent‘ litigator Gary Herbert routinely acts for pedestrians, cyclists, and passengers in road traffic accidents, particularly where there are allegations of helmets and seatbelts not being worn. ‘Absolute star‘ Richard Edwards stands out due to his focus on amputation and traumatic brain injury cases as a result of workplace accidents, in addition to handling occupier’s liability claims.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners North West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Personal injury: claimant North West > Insurance