BTO Solicitors LLP

Insurance (insurers and self insured); Catastrophic Injuries Claims

Jennifer Mackenzie is an Associate  within BTO’s Insurance Catastrophic Injury Team dealing with high value, catastrophic injury and fatal claims. She was admitted as a solicitor in 2010 having joined BTO as a trainee in 2009 and has worked for the firm ever since.

Jennifer works on catastrophic and high value road traffic, employers’ liability, product liability and public liability cases in both the sheriff court and Court of Session. Jennifer has experience in dealing with cases involving fatalities and injuries such as head/brain injury, severe spinal conditions, and amputations, psychiatric and psychological disorders. She regularly becomes involved almost as soon as an accident has been reported and works with clients to co-ordinate investigations, rehabilitation and an action plan for the earliest possible resolution. Jennifer regularly deals with claims from the pre-litigation stage to final conclusion and consistently adopts a practical and pragmatic approach obtaining economic results for her clients.

Jennifer also takes an active role in monitoring legal developments, regularly producing providing practical, user-friendly and up-to-date resources for clients and contacts on important legal developments.

Prior to joining BTO, Jennifer obtained an honours degree in Accountancy and Business Law, studying in both Scotland and Canada before commencing her studies in Law.

Jennifer joined the catastrophic team in 2011 after completing her traineeship with BTO. During her traineeship she spent 12 months working in BTO’s Insurance department and 12 months in their commercial property department.

Jennifer is also a Notary Public.

Law Society of Scotland.

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow/Carleton University, Ottawa – BA(Hons) Accountancy and Business Law (2006);

University of Glasgow- LLB (2008);

Glasgow Graduate School of Law- Dip LP (2009).

Outside of work, Jennifer enjoys travelling, eating out and keeping fit.