James Davies > Irwin Mitchell > Bristol, England > Lawyer Profile

Irwin Mitchell
ONE CASTLEPARK
TOWER HILL
BRISTOL
BS2 0JA
England

Work Department

Serious Injury

Position

I specialise in representing children and adults who have suffered brain and/or spinal cord injuries, amputations or multiple trauma.

I have extensive experience in obtaining substantial interim payments to fund treatment, rehabilitation and other professional support for my clients, as well as securing adapted accommodation and specialist equipment where this is needed.

I lead a team of specialist serious injury lawyers at the Bristol office.

Career

Trained Douglas-Jones Mercer, Swansea 1996-2001; qualified 1998; solicitor Veale Wasbrough, Bristol 2001-04; solicitor Bond Pearce, Bristol 2004-05; partner Thompsons Solicitors 2005-13; partner Irwin Mitchell, Bristol 2013 to date.

Memberships

Law Society Personal Injury Panel; APIL senior litigator; solicitors lists for Headway, Spinal Injuries Association, Child Brain Injury Trust.

Education

Tonbridge School; Cardiff University (1994 LLB Hons; 1995 Diploma in Legal Practice).

Leisure

Squash, running, cricket, rugby.

Lawyer Rankings

South West > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant

(Leading individuals)

James DaviesIrwin Mitchell

With a ‘highly professional, realistic, friendly and accessible service’, Irwin Mitchell‘s personal injury department counts serious injury, industrial disease, and cross-border claims among its core pillars of work. James Davies leads the serious injury team and has in-depth experience acting on behalf of adults and children in spinal cord and brain injury matters. The industrial disease group is headed up by Virginia Chalmers, who is qualified in Canada in addition to England and Wales, and is well versed in asbestos-related claims. Catastrophic injury matters form part of Deborah Rose‘s advisory portfolio.