Melissa Gardner > JMW Solicitors LLP > Manchester, England > Lawyer Profile
JMW Solicitors LLP Offices
1 BYROM PLACE
SPINNINGFIELDS
MANCHESTER
M3 3HG
England
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Melissa Gardner
Work Department
Clinical Negligence
Position
Partner
Melissa acts for children and adults in high value cases involving serious harm. She has significant experience in dealing cases involving birth injuries, neonatal jaundice (kernicterus) and hypoglycaemia. She also acts for adults in cases involving strokes and cauda equina syndrome. 2020 highlights include the hypoglycaemia case of OP, which settled for £13M, and the spinal injury case of KI, which settled for £2.1M.
Career
Alexander Harris (2002-2003) John Pickering & Partners (2003-2005), Howells (2005 -2006), JMW since 2006
Memberships
APIL, Law Society Clinical Negligence Panel Member since 2010
Lawyer Rankings
North West > Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
JMW Solicitors LLP, recommended for providing ‘a high standard of care and consideration‘ to its clients, is one of the larger firms working on the claimant side and consistently handles high-value brain and spinal injury cases, in addition to offering specific expertise in cerebral palsy and cauda equina syndrome matters. The practice is led by cauda equina expert Eddie Jones. Also key are Sally Leonards and Angharad Hughes, both of whom are highly recommended by clients. Jodie Miller made partner in May 2023, is another name to note in this large and accomplished team, as are Melissa Gardner and Steven Brown.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Clinical negligence: claimant
- Private client > Contentious trusts and probate
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Crime: general crime and fraud
- Private client > Family
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Media and entertainment
- Employment > Immigration
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: claimant
- Insurance > Personal injury: claimant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: Manchester
- Real estate > Commercial property: Manchester
- Employment > Employment
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Sport
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and commercial: Manchester
- Finance > Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Real estate > Construction