England - South West • Insurance
Wolferstans
Elizabeth Smith leads the team at Wolferstans, which specialises in complex medical negligence cases, often involving patients with severe injuries to the spine and brain, including those sustained at birth. With ‘great courage in taking on challenging cases’, Simon Parford sports in-depth experience in cases relating to cerebral palsy as well as catastrophic injuries. Holly Bowditch was promoted to partner in 2022 and is a go-to contact for brain injury claims in adults and children.
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Testimonials
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‘Always a pleasure to receive instructions from Wolferstans as they are inevitably well-prepared, and have fulfilled all of the important stages before coming to you with nothing missed.’
‘Elizabeth Smith - a delight to work with. Friendly, intelligent and always a step ahead when it comes to preparation.'
‘This is a small but excellent team led by Elizabeth Smith.'
'Simon Parford is a longstanding partner with great experience and great courage in taking on challenging cases and succeeding when others would not.’
‘Simon Parford is hugely experienced, very caring and a really good solicitor’
‘Elizabeth Smith has been wonderful through out the entire experience.'
‘Wolferstans are one of the stand out firms in the Southwest for clinical negligence work. Their strength lies in combining an approachable and down-to-earth attitude with a high standard of service across the breadth of the department.’
‘Elizabeth Smith is very bright, capable and pragmatic.'
Work highlights
- Represented two people in a secondary victim claim relating to the death of their 7 year old daughter.
- Represented a client in a surgical negligence claim.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Elizabeth Smith