Work Department

Major loss team.

Position

Donna is a partner and lead lawyer in BLM’s Catastrophic Injury and Large Loss team advising and representing individuals, SME's and corporate clients through insurer instructions. She is also the primary nominated catastrophic injury lawyer in Manchester for a specific insurer.

She specialises in defending complex claims arising from EL, PL and motor accidents and has experience across a broad range of sectors. Her caseload includes serious and life changing orthopaedic and amputation injuries, chronic pain, brain injuries, spinal injuries, claims for psychiatric injury and fatal accidents. In view of the type of work she undertakes, she also regularly handles cases where the HSE and other regulatory bodies are involved.

Donna is also experienced in handling fraudulent claims and has secured findings of fundamental dishonesty at trial.

Donna leads BLM’s Policy Indemnity Unit and so regularly advises on policy cover and indemnity.

Education

The Douay Martyrs Roman Catholic school, Ickenham, Middlesex;College of Law, London.