Matthew Olner > Nelsons Solicitors Limited > Leicester, England > Lawyer Profile

Nelsons Solicitors Limited
PROVINCIAL HOUSE
37 NEW WALK
LEICESTER
LE1 6TU
England

Work Department

Clinical Negligence

Position

Partner. Areas of practice include all clinical negligence claims with specialist expertise in medical inquests.

Matthew was registered General Nurse in 1992, and has nursing experience in most areas of acute hospital care.

Career

Trained Nelsons Solicitors, qualified 2007, partner 2013. Prior to this, Matthew qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1992.

Memberships

– Member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme;
– Member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel

Education

Higham Lane Secondary School; Leicester University (1995-98).

Leisure

Squash, tennis.

Lawyer Rankings

East Midlands > Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant

The ‘first class‘ clinical negligence and personal injury department at Nelsons Solicitors Limited is headed by Lisa Preece, who has a wealth of experience in child and adult brain injury claims, and cases involving severe orthopaedic injuries, including traumatic amputation. Likewise, senior partner Bruce Williams ‘is second to none as a lawyer for complex brain injury and clinical cases’. Matthew Olner also has a thriving clinical negligence practice in Leicester. Joining in March 2022 from Russell-Cooke LLP, Lucy Wilton handles the full spectrum of claims arising in the hospital, general practice and mental healthcare settings, as well as represents families involved in inquest proceedings. Senior associates Dianne Collins and Carolle White also provide significant support and expertise. The practice saw further expansion in early 2024 with the recruitment of Emma Zukowska and Julie Hardy from Barratts Solicitors.