Sally Leonards > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
JMW Solicitors LLP Offices
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Sally Leonards
Work Department
Clinical negligence.
Position
Sally Leonards is a longstanding partner in the clinical negligence department at JMW. She handles high value clinical negligence compensation claims but has particular expertise in unusual, complex and catastrophic injury cases especially birth injury, brain and spinal injury claims. In her 25+ years career Sally has secured numerous multimillion-pound settlements for children and adults in need of specialist care and accommodation due to cerebral palsy and other brain injuries. Sally’s most recent settlement amounts to £25 million. Sally’s most recent settlements for children with brain injuries have included 2 cases with compensation of £25 million each and another settlement of £15 million.
Cauda equina syndrome claims are another specialist area for Sally and she is currently representing numerous victims of this type of medical negligence across the country.
Career
Trained Boote Edgar Esterkin, Manchester; qualified 1995; JMW since December 1996. Partner 2001 to date. Has provided training for lawyers on behalf of Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) and the Spinal injury Association.
Languages
Basic French and a smattering of Spanish
Memberships
Law Society, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers; Action against Medical Accidents.
Education
Bolton County Grammar School; Liverpool University (1986 BA Hons); Manchester Metropolitan University (1992 CPE; 1993 LSF).
Leisure
Yoga, cinema, dance, modern art, cooking.
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
(Leading partners)The team at JMW Solicitors LLP maintains its stellar reputation for handling cases concerning brain and spinal injuries, in addition to fatal claims. Practice head Eddie Jones
is renowned for his vast experience in brain injury issues and matters arising following the delay in diagnosis and treatment of cauda equina, while Angharad Hughes is adept at handling cerebral palsy cases relating to failings in maternity care. Sally Leonards is an expert in cerebral palsy cases and cauda equina claims, areas in which newly promoted partner Jodie Miller has deep knowledge. Mark Havenhand often brings cases against individual GPs and surgeons, in addition to private healthcare providers, and Steven Brown’s caseload primarily consists of claims concerning brain damage resulting from maternity failures.
Lawyer Rankings
- Clinical negligence: claimant North West > Insurance
- Leading partners North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
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