Dan Herman > Stewarts Law LLP > Leeds, England > Lawyer Profile
Stewarts Law LLP Offices
9 BOND COURT
LEEDS
LS1 2JZ
England
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Dan Herman
Work Department
Position
Partner and Head of the Personal Injury department.
Since 1999, Dan has only acted for clients with very serious injuries. Most of his clients have sustained a spinal cord injury or a brain injury.
He has particular expertise in cross-border cases: acting on behalf of British clients injured overseas or foreign nationals injured in the UK.
Dan has been involved in more than 60 cases in which the claimant received compensation in excess of £1m.
Career
Dan joined Stewarts in 2000. He has been a partner and head of the Leeds office since 2003.
Languages
Croatian.
Memberships
- Fellow of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
- APIL accredited specialist spinal cord injury solicitor
- Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) panel solicitor
- Headway panel solicitor
Personal
Dan is a football fan: as well as being a Manchester United season ticket holder, he also coaches a junior football team. When given the chance, he relaxes in Cornwall and Croatia.
Lawyer Rankings
Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
(Leading partners)Stewarts Law LLP is distinguished in the market for providing specialised representation in catastrophic injury cases spanning claims involving serious spinal and brain injuries, amputations, and other complex cases, with international capabilities. Daniel Herman heads up the Leeds team with a strong track record in high-value spinal and brain injury claims; he is also active in professional negligence claims against other personal injury firms which have either under-settled claims or incorrectly advised clients. Ben Townsend has particular expertise in severe brain injury cases, including those from vehicle crashes overseas, while Warren Maxwell specialises in employers’ and occupiers’ liability matters and represents injured military personnel. Jane Pyrah has joined the team, bringing a wealth of experience in catastrophic injury cases, particularly those involving spinal cord and brain injuries, and amputations. The team leverages its team of experienced associates, of which Charlotte Foster is of note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Personal injury: claimant Yorkshire and the Humber > Insurance
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Leeds and West Yorkshire; North Yorkshire
- Private client > Family: Leeds, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant