Slater and Gordon

Andrew Zajac

Andrew is a Principal Lawyer at Slater and Gordon in Cambridge. He specialises in serious injuries such as brain injury and orthopaedic injury. Andrew is known for delivering clear legal advice in a way that clients understand and goes above and beyond expectations to provide exceptional client care and demonstrates outstanding attention to detail. Case successes include six-figure awards of compensation for two clients who sustained serious orthopaedic injury (one of which sustained a complicated psychological injury involving pain syndrome) and a seven-figure settlement on a complex brain injury cases in which liability was contested. Clients describe him as “an excellent lawyer" and approachable and helpful.”

Angela Beric

Angela is a Principal Lawyer at Slater and Gordon in Cambridge. She specialises in serious injury claims with a particular emphasis on child brain injury claims. She is a strong advocate of rehabilitation and care packages funded by the defendants under the Rehabilitation Code. When that is not possible, she always tries to obtain the maximum interim payment to help meet the immediate and ongoing needs of her clients. She is an outstanding lawyer whose calm, sympathetic and reassuring manner makes clients with serious injuries know they are in good hands.

Paul Tapner

Paul is a Principal Lawyer at Slater and Gordon’s offices in Cambridge and Manchester, and specialises in in serious injury cases including spinal injuries, head injuries, amputation injuries and fatal injury claims. Paul is part of a high quality team of serious injury solicitors who fight complex, difficult cases that most other lawyers wouldn’t touch. Paul excels in creative thinking, always looking to push the boundaries of what can and can’t be claimed. Paul gives clear and incisive second opinions on cases handled by other lawyers.

Richard Gaffney

Richard is a Principal Lawyer in the personal injury team at Slater and Gordon’s offices in Cambridge. He specialises in claims involving catastrophic and serious injuries. Richard has significant experience in claims involving head injury, multiple orthopaedic, amputation and fatal accident claims. He spent 10 years in the armed forces before becoming a lawyer so has particular experience in dealing with military accident claims. Richard is also Slater & Gordon’s principal lawyer for Cycling UK, the UK’s national cycling charity.