Heptonstalls LLP appoints three new Partners
The firm has recently announced three new appointments. Clare Pritchard,
Sasha Tilson and Nick Ward Lowery all formerly Solicitors at the firm, have been appointed Partners in recognition of the work they have done.
Clare Pritchard joined the firm in 2003 and specialises in personal injury, with particular interest in industrial disease, settling a number of high value cases in recent years.
Sasha Tilson has been here since 2004 and is also highly regarded in the field of personal injury, working with clients who have suffered trauma through accident or neglect.
Both Sasha and Clare are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Nick Ward Lowery has led the firms’ Scunthorpe office since 2005. He is a member of The Law Society’s Clinical Negligence Panel and has recovered over £1.5 Million during the past two years, for clients who have suffered as a result of medical negligence.
John Burman, Managing Partner at the firm commented,
“Heptonstalls invests a great deal into recruiting and developing quality staff and I am proud to announce the appointment of these three new Partners. This has been as a result of their hard work and dedication to the firm. It is especially pleasing that we are able to do this in the current economic climate and I wish all three continued success with the firm”.
Heptonstalls LLP employs over 100 staff across its 4 offices in Goole, Pontefract, Howden and Scunthorpe.
Heptonstalls LLP Solicitors has been selected to join the new Brain Injury Group – a national network of expert brain injury lawyers working alongside a wide range of specialist support services. Together they provide brain injured individuals and their families with complete support – not just compensation – throughout their claim and beyond.
The Brain Injury Group comprises over 50 of the UK’s most experienced lawyers across the country who specialise in brain injury cases. The Brain Injury Group has been established to ensure that brain injury cases are given the precise, specialist legal attention that they deserve. Increasingly, brain injuries are dealt with as ‘just another’ personal injury claim and the specific and varied needs of brain injured clients and their families are not always met.
John Burman, Managing Partner at Heptonstalls LLP commented,
“We are extremely proud to become members of the Brain Injury Group. It is important to provide specialist advice and long term support to clients who have suffered brain injuries and to be a member of a national resource such as the Brain Injury Group will ensure that we give the best possible service in this area”.
Compensation alone is not enough…
The Brain Injury Group understands that injured individuals and their families face many months of anxiety and uncertainty. Compensation alone isn’t enough. After the initial shock has subsided, the reality of a brain injury hits home hard. Day-to-day issues need to be dealt with while also caring for the injured individual. The Brain Injury Group helps affected families come to terms with their change in circumstances and can help to ease their financial and emotional burdens.
Who can use the Brain Injury Group?
People who have sustained a brain injury as the result of an accident or someone else’s negligence are eligible to receive help from the Brain Injury Group. This could be newly injured people or families seeking access to a local specialist law firm; people who have a lawyer but feel they may not be receiving the specialist expert care and attention they need or those whose cases have already been settled but who feel they may have been undercompensated.
To contact the Brain Injury Group either call 0800 612 9660 or visit http://www.braininjurygroup.co.uk/brain-injured-persons-&-family.htm
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Heptonstalls Legal Aid article
Julia Lock, Commercial Solicitor
Julia graduated with a Degree in Politics with English from Loughborough University, followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Birmingham University and the Legal Practice Course at The College of Law in York.
Julia has acted for a wide range of clients on a variety of high value strategic land assembly and residential development projects whilst working for a specialist development and planning practice in Leicester. This includes the drafting and negotiation of conditional contracts, option agreements, overage arrangements, leases and planning agreements together with the setting up of business parks and residential estates.
Julia has also acted on a range of general company commercial and corporate matters including the acquisition and disposal of restaurant businesses and licensed premises.
On joining the firm Julia commented,
“Having previously worked for a development and planning practice, I hope to build on the firm’s already excellent reputation by being able to offer a specialist but personal service to local landowners, developers and businesses”.
Partner and Head of Commercial Shaun Pinchbeck said,
“Julia is an experienced solicitor and we are delighted to have recruited someone of such high calibre. This is an exciting time for Heptonstalls as, despite the economic downturn, our commercial department continues to thrive with many businesses taking advantage of skilled, cost effective, local, legal advice”.
Heptonstalls celebrate retaining mark of quality
Heptonstalls LLP Solicitors are celebrating after successfully retaining the highest quality mark achievable by a Law Firm.
The Lexcel Practice Management Standard is only awarded to Solicitors who meet high management and customer care standards, taking in depth look at the firms procedures and how it looks after its clients.
One of only 6 firms in East Yorkshire to have achieved Lexcel status, Heptonstalls, with offices in Goole and Howden underwent a rigorous independent review including interviews with solicitors and support staff.
The re-accreditation process was led by newly appointed Human Resources Manager Rachel Smith, who brings with her 12 years experience of working for national law firm, Irwin Mitchell.
Rachel, will lead the Human Resources function at the firm, placing an emphasis on training to ensure that staff continue to give excellent service to clients.
Managing Partner John Burman commented,
“Lexcel accreditation has a reputation for being difficult to achieve because its standards are above and beyond those normally required by the Law society. We are very proud to have retained this mark of quality, which shows our commitment to client care and helps us to stand out from the crowd”.
For more information about Regarding the Lexcel Practice Management Standard visit www.lawsociety.org.uk.
Sasha Tilson and Nick Ward Lowery all formerly Solicitors at the firm, have been appointed Partners in recognition of the work they have done.
