Our People
Our dedicated teams are firmly focused on fighting for the injured or mistreated party, and will never act for insurance companies or employers. Visit their profiles to learn more about their specialisms, accreditations and the trade union members they have supported.
Stephen Cavalier
London
Stephen has spent over a decade at the helm of Thompsons Solicitors, the UK’s leading trade union law firm and has more than 20 years’ legal experience. Click to learn more about him and his legal background.
Doug Christie
London
Doug oversees all arrangements between Thompsons and its union clients. Click to learn more about Doug and his extensive legal career.
Michelle Cronin
Cardiff
Michelle plays a vital role in the strategic management and direction of the firm.
Clare Mellor
London
As Thompsons Solicitors’ operations director and member of the executive board, Clare’s role is integral to the success of the firm and ensuring it remains a leader in its field. Click to learn more about Clare.
Janet Finney
Manchester, Liverpool and Belfast
Janet takes pride in ensuring Thompsons’ trade union clients receive the highest-quality service from the specialist legal teams based in the firm’s Manchester, Liverpool and Belfast offices.
Tony Hood
Newcastle
Tony has a wealth of experience helping people across North East England who have been affected by an asbestos disease get financial compensation and expert support.
Nicola Harrison
Leeds
Nicola ensures that the Thompsons’ Leeds office delivers a service that supports those who have been injured, discriminated against or are at risk of losing their livelihood or liberty.
Richard Johnson
Birmingham
Richard is an experienced solicitor specialising in claims arising from accidents at work and road traffic collisions.
Catherine Cladingbowl
Wales and South West
In her role as a personal injury solicitor Catherine has secured thousands of pounds worth of compensation in cases ranging from industrial disease to accidents at work.
Ann-Marie Christie
London
Ann-Marie has extensive personal injury experience and represents clients in London and the South East of England in cases of industrial disease and accidents at work.
Natalie Harvey
Sheffield
Natalie has a wealth of experience in managing and winning personal injury claims resulting from accidents at work for clients in Yorkshire.
Gerard Stilliard
London
With more than 15 years’ experience, Gerard leads Thompsons Solicitors’ team of skilled personal injury lawyers, who are based across the UK. Learn more about Gerard by visiting his profile.
Martyn Gwyther
Manchester
As the head of cross-border claims, Martyn is highly experienced in the management of claims that have arisen as a result of accidents or illness overseas.
Sarah Gardner
Manchester
Sarah is highly experienced in dealing with sensitive and serious foreign jurisdiction claims and personal injury cases involving a foreign element.
Nicholas Seymour
Bristol
Nicholas is a knowledgeable senior solicitor who uses his skill and legal experience to recover the maximum amount of compensation for his industrial disease clients.
Lindsey Allen
Birmingham
Lindsey is a skilled senior personal injury executive and part of the “multi-track” accident team, which concludes claims that are likely to receive between £25,000 and £500,000 in compensation.
Northern Ireland Team
Thompsons NI’s team of specialist lawyers and solicitors are based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and are ready to help you with the legal advice and representation you need.
Steve Fitzwalter
Midlands
Steve is an expert personal injury solicitor at Thompsons specialising in claims for asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.
Lisa Gormley
Liverpool
Lisa specialises solely in fighting for trade union members who are victims of asbestos-related disease. A highly experienced industrial disease lawyer of 20 years, Lisa took up the asbestos brief nine years ago, working out of Thompsons Solicitors’ Liverpool office.
Louise Larkin
Liverpool
Louise is a highly skilled lawyer with more than 25 years’ experience representing asbestos disease trade union clients across North West England, while overseeing the work of colleagues in the firm’s Manchester and Liverpool offices.
John Mullen
Birmingham
John is a skilled personal injury lawyer who oversees the work carried out by Thompsons Solicitors' Midlands-based personal injury team.
Richard Cartwright
Stoke-on-Trent
Richard is the manager of the National Litigation Unit and a senior industrial disease solicitor with many years' experience, particularly dealing with high-value claims for respiratory and lung diseases.
Elizabeth Ford
Birmingham, Nottingham, Stoke-on-Trent
Elizabeth has 15 years' experience as a solicitor specialising in personal injury law, and since 2016 has been a unit manager for work streams across Thompsons' Midlands offices.
Warinder Juss
Birmingham
Warinder is a highly-skilled lawyer with more than 26 years' experience and has been involved in groundbreaking work-related stress claims for trade unions which have shaped standards in the field.
Alison Fahy
Birmingham
Alison is the supervisor of Thompsons Solicitors' multi-track accident team. Based in Birmingham, she has decades of experience supporting clients with industrial disease and road accident compensation claims.
Tony Scott
Newcastle
Tony supports union members across the North East and Cumbria with personal injury compensation claims, including claims for NHS staff, construction and rail workers.
Caroline Hall
Newcastle
Based in Thompsons Solicitors' Newcastle office, Caroline supports clients with personal injury, road accident and accident at work claims.
Ellen Hunter
Newcastle
Ellen is a key member of both the personal injury and accident at works team with over 18 years' experience.
Henrietta Phillips
London
Henrietta has extensive experience dealing with a variety of serious injury claims for both private and union clients, ranging from brain and spinal injuries to amputation and fatalities.
Imran Saleem
Leeds
Imran is a skilled and successful personal injury solicitor based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds office, covering trade union clients throughout the whole of Yorkshire and Humberside.
Jane Welburn
Leeds
Jane is a senior supervisor on Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds Personal Injury Team and handles claims from across the East Midlands.
Lois McCaughey
Leeds
Lois manages Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds Personal Injury Unit, which handles claims from the East of England, Yorkshire and the Humber.
Amanda Dixon
Leeds
Amanda Dixon is a partner and senior personal injury solicitor for Thompsons Solicitors, handling personal injury cases from our Leeds office.
Gareth Carter
Manchester
Gareth Carter is a key member of Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury team operating out of the firm’s Manchester office, but taking cases from all over England and Wales.
Jacqui Bridges
Bristol
Senior legal executive of serious injuries Jacqui works from Thompsons Solicitors’ Bristol office and is part of the Personal Injury Team for the South West of England.
Stephen Jewell
Manchester
Stephen Jewell is a member of Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury team based in Manchester with more than two decades of experience of successfully handling personal injury claims.
Michael Dale
England and Wales
Michael is a Thompsons’ Solicitors specialist lawyer dealing exclusively with overseas package holiday claims, for trade union clients living in England and Wales.
Jane Cooper
Sheffield
Jane manages one of Thompsons’ Solicitors highly successful personal injury litigation teams, running road traffic accident claims for trade union clients across the whole of England and Wales.
Joanne Smith
Leeds
Joanne is a highly experienced legal professional able to handle personal injury, industrial disease, accident and asbestos claims for trade union clients across Yorkshire and Humberside.
David Turner
England and Wales
David is a supervisor at Thompsons’ Solicitors, Sheffield-based, national fast track centre, handling personal injury claims across England and Wales exclusively for union members.
Lindsey Greaves
England and Wales
Lindsey is an exceptional senior solicitor who supervises four teams of lawyers handling fast track personal injury claims for trade union clients across England and Wales.
Nick Taylor
Manchester
Nick is part of Thompsons Solicitors’ Personal Injury Team and handles foreign and domestic claims.
Carol Hamlet
Manchester
Carol Hamlet is a highly experienced litigation assistant working in Thompsons Solicitors’ personal injury team in Manchester and covering the North West of England.
Neil Richards
Manchester
Personal injury solicitor Neil has two decades of experience across all areas of civil litigation and is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office. Part of Thompsons’ Personal Injury Team, Neil handles foreign jurisdiction cases from across the country and supervises junior colleagues.
Tim Parker
Manchester
Tim specialises in personal injury and industrial disease claims and works predominantly for Thompsons Solicitors’ trade union clients across Wales and the North West of England.
Sarah Lelliot
England and Wales
Sarah supervises colleagues in one of Thompsons’ Solicitors fast-track personal injury teams handling claims for trade union members across England and Wales.
Matthew Corby
Manchester
Matthew Corby is a senior personal injury lawyer based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office and covering north west England.
Sam Nicholson
Manchester
Sam Nicholson is a senior lawyer in Thompsons Solicitors personal injury team based in Manchester and covering the North West of Eng-land.
Alex Tarrier
Manchester
Alex is a litigation assistant on Thompsons Solicitors’ Personal Injury Team and covers cases across the North West of England.
Lisa Gunner
South West and South Wales
Based across the Cardiff and Bristol offices, Lisa represents clients in serious injury and clinical negligence claims.
Karl De-Loyde
Birmingham
Karl De-Loyde is a Birmingham-based partner at Thompsons Solicitors with more than 20 years’ experience and the senior supervisor responsible for all catastrophic injury cases across the Midlands.
Laura Harper
Birmingham
Laura is renowned for her excellent negotiation skills and always ensures that her clients, the majority of whom have suffered a serious injury, receive the highest amount of compensation possible.
Helen Shakespeare
Leeds
Helen's legal expertise, commitment to providing first-class client care and ability to secure maximum compensation has seen her help many people who have experienced a life-changing injury.
Peter Magee
Nottingham
Through his expert knowledge of serious injury law, Peter has helped hundreds of people across the Midlands receive compensation and get the rehabilitative support they need after suffering a life-changing injury.
Matthew Tollitt
North West England, North Wales
As a highly experienced solicitor, Matthew deals with a range of extremely serious injury claims for Thompsons Solicitors, often worth many millions of pounds, such as multiple injuries, injuries to the brain and spine, and amputations.
Nicky Jackson
Newcastle
Nicky has a wealth of experience in dealing with difficult and complex serious injury claims for clients who have suffered an amputation, a brain injury or a spinal cord injury.
Anthony Welsh
Cardiff
Anthony has used his extensive legal knowledge to help hundreds of people in Wales who have suffered a serious injury to negotiate high sums of compensation.
Christalla Christodoulidou
London
Christalla is an experienced serious injury solicitor and has helped hundreds of people get their life back on track after suffering a serious injury.
Simon Wilson
Leeds
Simon recognises the importance of rehabilitation and therapy during the recovery process and always aims to secure the maximum compensation for his serious injury clients.
Kam Singh
South East England, London
As one of Thompsons Solicitors’ skilled senior serious injury lawyers, Kam forms part of the firm’s expert serious injury team, helping trade union members to secure compensation after they’ve suffered a serious injury.
Miriam Roka
London
Miriam plays a pivotal role within the medical negligence team, acting as a first port of call for clients who have suffered an injury or illness due to medical negligence.
Nicola Saunders
London and the south east of England
Nicola has an impressive track record in securing large sums of compensation for her serious injury and medical negligence clients based across London and the south east of England.
Victoria Kingscote
Birmingham
Victoria is an experienced serious injury solicitor with more than 13 years’ experience helping trade union clients secure compensation after suffering an injury or illness.
David Gauler
Birmingham
David represents union members who have been injured at work, in road traffic accidents or because of assaults.
Katie Williams
Liverpool
Based in Thompsons' Liverpool office, Katie supports union members with serious injury compensation claims.
Phil Liptrot
Manchester
Phil is the national practice lead for Thompsons Solicitors’ Multi-track Accident Team (MAT) as well as the team’s senior supervisor in the north-west region.
Michelle Reid-Mitchell
Newcastle
Michelle is based in our Newcastle office. She has over three decades of legal experience in a broad range of areas
Trevor Hall
Newcastle
Trevor joined Thompsons Solicitors in 2007 and is the firm's lead solicitor in dealing with military based cold injury claims
Janet Hall
Leeds
For over three decades, Janet has acted solely on behalf of claimants, specialising in cases involving amputations, brain injuries and chronic regional pain syndrome.
Donna Hughes
Leeds
A member of Thompsons’ Serious Injury Team, Donna handles employers liability claims, including assaults and accidents at works, as well as those pertaining to public liability and road traffic accidents.
Chenai Dzikira
Leeds
Based at Thompsons’ Leeds office, Chenai works on claims involving accidents at work, occupier’s liability, assaults and road traffic accidents.
Liam Rose
Leeds
Working closely with the serious injury team, Liam Rose is a key member of the Head Injury Portal team at Thompsons Solicitors.
Jon Grundy
Manchester
Jon Grundy is a senior lawyer supervising colleagues and overseeing cases as part of Thompsons Solicitors’ serious injuries team based in Manchester and covering London, the North West and Cumbria.
Matthew Hall
Manchester
Matthew is a member of Thompsons Solicitors’ Serious Injury Team and covers cases throughout the North West region.
Nicola Simmons
Manchester
Nicola Simmons is a highly experienced senior lawyer in the serious injury team at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office and covering the north west of England.
Amanda Jones
Cardiff
Amanda has over 15 years' legal experience and has helped many people across Wales receive compensation and support after being diagnosed with an asbestos disease.
Helen Tomlin
Leeds
Helen is an experienced asbestos solicitor who acts swiftly to ensure her clients with an asbestos-related disease receive the maximum amount of compensation.
Dave Fisher
Birmingham
Dave has a impressive track record in winning cases for people who have developed an asbestos-related disease as a result of their employer's negligence.
Reuben Greenwood
Nottingham
Reuben has extensive experience in dealing with asbestos cases involving pleural thickening, mesothelioma, asbestosis and asbestos-related lung cancer.
Neil Baines
Nottingham
Neil is a specialist asbestos solicitor representing clients across Midlands and East Anglia who have been affected by asbestos diseases such as mesothelioma, pleural thickening, asbestosis and lung cancer.
Ian McFall
Newcastle
With a reputation as one of the country’s leading experts in the field, Ian McFall is the national head of asbestos litigation at Thompsons and a member of Thompsons’ supervisory board.
Helen Jones
Newcastle
Helen has helped many people who have sadly developed an asbestos disease to get compensation in the quickest possible time, all the while remaining compassionate and empathetic to their situation.
Gill Connelly
Newcastle
Gill is a specialist asbestos lawyer with over 10 years' experience helping those who have been affected by an asbestos disease receive support and compensation for their suffering.
Andrew Venn
Newcastle
Using his determination and legal skill, Andrew has successfully recovered large sums of compensation for his mesothelioma clients within their lifetime.
Heather Ruddick
Newcastle
Heather Ruddick is a specialist asbestos disease solicitor based in Thompsons’ Newcastle office. Click to learn more about Heather and her asbestos case experience.
Michelle Stewart
Newcastle
With almost 25 years' experience in personal injury litigation, Michelle supports clients across the North East in asbestos disease compensation claims.
Tim Hayward
Newcastle
Tim Hayward is part of Thompsons' Asbestos Disease Team, with two decades worth of experien
Rachel Morrison
Newcastle
Rachel brings a wealth of experience to help clients with their asbestos and radiation claims
Jackie Wood
London
Jackie specialises solely in asbestos claims, including mesothelioma, pleural thickening, lung cancer and asbestosis.
Charlotte Barnett
Leeds
Charlotte Barnett works for clients all over Yorkshire and Humberside as a key member of the asbestos team, while also working on road traffic and work-related accidents as well.
Paul Corrin
Leeds
Paul is a highly experienced senior personal injury lawyer, specialising in all asbestos related disease claims for trade union clients across Yorkshire and Humberside.
Helen Templeton
Liverpool
Helen Templeton is an experienced asbestos disease lawyer based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Liverpool office and covering the north west of England.
Rachel Leach
Liverpool
Asbestos disease specialist Rachel is based out of Thompsons Solicitors’ Liverpool branch and covers cases across the north west.
Paula Wrigley
Liverpool
Personal injury solicitor Paula is part of Thompsons Solicitors’ Asbestos Disease Team and handles cases across the North West.
Jane Martin
Manchester
Jane acts solely for Thompsons’ Solicitors trade union clients across the North West who have been afflicted by asbestos related conditions. A highly experienced industrial disease senior solicitor of more than 25 years, Jane works out of the firm’s Manchester office.
Madeleine Pinschof
Bristol
Madeleine specialises in a wide variety of medical negligence claims with particular expertise in those involving amputation, birth injuries and delayed cancer diagnoses.
Linda Millband
Birmingham
Linda Millband has more than 20 years’ experience winning significant sums of compensation for individuals and families who have been affected by medical negligence. Learn more about Linda.
Sophia Huynh
Nottingham
Sophia has experience in managing claims involving prescription errors, unnecessary minor surgeries and the delay in diagnosis of orthopaedic injuries.
Tony Mikhael
Birmingham
Tony is a senior medical negligence solicitor who supports union members across the Midlands and eastern England
Cathryn Davies
Cardiff
Cathryn has over 20 years' experience of helping individuals and families who have fallen victim to medical negligence receive financial and rehabilitative support.
Gemma Hindley
London
Gemma acts as a first point of contact for clients with the full spectrum of medical negligence claims.
Clair Wilson
Newcastle
Clair uses her significant medical negligence litigation experience to ensure her clients receive the highest level of compensation in the shortest possible time.
Gwen Kirby-Dent
London
Gwen has significant experience dealing with both serious injury and clinical negligence claims, including those of the upmost severity including spinal cord injuries and birth injury claims.
William Seymour
London
William takes a proactive approach to litigation while offering his clients the support and reassurance they need during the time that he is responsible for their case.
Samantha Hemsley
London
Samantha is responsible for creating and implementing the firm's serious injury and clinical negligence strategy, all the while ensuring best practice across all of Thompsons' serious injury and clinical negligence case work.
Jyothi Parekh
London
In her role as medical negligence solicitor, Jyothi regularly deals with cases of surgical error, misdiagnosis of cancer and errors in the administration of medicine.
Georgina Macfarlane
London
Georgina acts as the first port of call for people with the full spectrum of medical negligence claims.
Maya Patel
Manchester
Click to read more about medical negligence specialist, Maya Patel
Judith Lamb
Newcastle
Judith is a clinical negligence litigation assistant based in Thompsons’ Newcastle office.
Navinder Nijjar
Birmingham
Navinder is a clinical negligence litigation assistant based in Thompsons’ Birmingham office.
Rosalyn Steeple
Manchester
Rosalyn is an experienced medical negligence solicitor, based in Thompsons' Manchester office, who has helped clients across the North West with compensation claims.
Laura Laffey
Newcastle
Laura is a medical negligence solicitor based in Thompsons’ Newcastle office.
Martin Singh
Birmingham
With more than 30 years' legal experience, Martin plays a crucial role in leading Thompsons Solicitors' product liability team. He is based in the firm's Birmingham office and coversthe whole of the country.
Gemma Mitten
London and South East
Gemma has more than a decade of experience supporting clients in London and south east England with claims for surgical errors, orthopaedic injuries and poor healthcare.
Alexandra Scott
London
Based in Thompsons' Central London office, Alexandra supports clients in a variety of medical negligence compensation claims.
Jessica Watson
Bristol
With years' of experience in medical negligence claims, Jessica supports clients with claims involving gynaecology, pelvic floor issues and mesh surgery.
Emma McNichol
Newcastle
Emma runs serious injury cases from our Newcastle office
Fiona Belgian
Newcastle
Fiona is one of the firm's most experienced medical negligence solicitors.
Sukhdev Gill
Birmingham
Sukhdev is a professional and approachable solicitor with a wealth of experience in dealing with medical negligence claims.
Sonia Fu
Bristol
Sonia is a medical negligence specialist who deals with a wide variety of cases from our Bristol office.
Sanah Iqbal
Manchester
Sanah is a medical negligence solicitor covering cases across the north west of England and is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office.
Clare Jones
Manchester
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, Clare Jones is a highly regarded senior lawyer who supervises other lawyers in the clinical negligence department and takes some of the most complex and high value cases herself.
Sarah Hartley
Manchester
Sarah Hartley is a key member of Thompsons Solicitors’ medical negligence team based in the firm’s Manchester office and representing clients from north western England.
Beverly Theato
Manchester
Beverley is senior executive and a key member of Thompsons Solicitors’ Medical Negligence Team.
Karen Booth
Manchester
Karen Booth is a highly respected senior clinical negligence lawyer based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office and covering the North West.
Anne Turley
Nottingham
Anne has over 20 years' experience helping those with industrial diseases, such as occupational asthma and vibration white finger, get compensation for their suffering.
Jeeva Sethu
London
Jeeva prides himself on his excellent client care skills and ability to put his clients and their families at ease during the legal process.
Marion Voss
Leeds
Marion Voss is a highly regarded asbestos disease solicitor based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds office, where she is in charge of a team of specialist lawyers dealing with complex industrial disease litigation. .
David Mole
Newcastle
David is a highly skilled lawyer with a wealth of experience in helping both private and union clients who have developed HAVS (hand arm vibration syndrome) get support and compensation.
Anna Konzon
London
With almost 25 years legal experience, Anna has helped hundreds of people secure compensation in a number of industrial disease claims.
Ian Cross
Bristol
Qualifying as a solicitor in 1990, Ian Cross has built a reputation as an experienced industrial disease solicitor in the south west.
Angela Collins
Newcastle
Angela uses her years' of experience to support clients across Newcastle, the North East, and Cumbria, with industrial disease compensation claims.
Kirsty Lambourne
Cardiff
Kirsty has responsibility for industrial disease cases handled in Cardiff and the South West.
Nicola Waugh
Newcastle
Nicola Waugh is an industrial disease and accident specialist working on cases across the North East of England
Kelly Varty
Newcastle
Kelly is a senior member of the industrial disease team in Newcastle and covers cases across the North East.
Vinnay Bhandari
Newcastle
Vinnay Bhandari works from Thompsons’ Newcastle office and handles industrial disease cases across the North East and Cumbria.
Frederick Gallucci
Leeds
Based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Leeds centre, Frederick Gallucci is a member of the firm’s industrial disease unit.
Keely Goldup
Leeds
Legal executive Keely is a member of Thompsons Solicitors’ Industrial Disease Team and works from the firm’s Leeds branch covering cases across Yorkshire and Humberside.
Wendy Schofield
Manchester
Wendy is a valued member of the Thompsons’ Solicitors personal injury team working for trade union clients, based in the firm’s Manchester office, covering the North West.
Emma Carter
Manchester
Emma Carter is an experienced member of Thompsons Solicitors’ industrial disease team based in Manchester and covering the north west of England.
Tristram Sterry
Leeds
Tristram is known for using his tough negotiation skills to recover the maximum amount of compensation for his clients who have suffered an injury in an accident at work.
Gillian Sayers
Sheffield
Gillian has dealt with a wide variety of different types of accident at work claims in her career, including those involving a slip, trip or fall and manual handling accidents.
Sharon Fleming
Oxford
Sharon is an experienced solicitor with a reputation for fighting for maximum compensation for her injured clients and their families.
Phil Kyte
Leeds
Phil is a highly experienced solicitor renowned for his excellent client care skills and ability to keep his clients informed at every step of their workplace accident claim.
Michelle Farrell
Manchester
Michelle is a highly experienced senior supervisor of the Thompsons’ Solicitors industrial disease team based in the firm’s Manchester office, covering the North West.
John Gray
Newcastle
John Gray is a highly respected senior member of the personal injury and accidents at work teams
John Gibson
Leeds
John is based in the Leeds office and represents clients who have suffered a wide array of injuries, including those involving accidents at work and road traffic accidents.
Darren Tomlinson
Leeds
Darren Tomlinson is a key member of Thompsons Solicitors’ accident at works team based in Leeds and covering Yorkshire and Humberside. His particular specialism involves clients who have been assaulted during the course of their work.
John Oultram
Manchester
John Oultram is a highly experience solicitor based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office.
Rachel Biddle
Manchester
Rachel Biddle is a respected lawyer in the accidents at work team based in Thompsons Solicitor’s Manchester office and covering the North West.
Sean Conway
Leeds
Sean is passionate about standing up for workers who have been accused of committing a criminal offence and always ensures his clients get the best outcome from their case.
Craig Hunn
North East, Cumbria, North Yorkshire
Craig is committed to ensuring his clients, many of whom are trade union members, are guided through the legal process and provided with the best result possible.
Gemma Zakrzewski
North West
Based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester centre and covering the North West, Gemma Zakrzewski specialises in defending clients who have been accused of committing criminal offences.
Christian Harbinson
Newcastle, Cumbria, Yorkshire and Humberside
Christian is an experienced criminal law solicitor who always ensures his clients receive the best representation, guidance and advice throughout the legal process.
Brian Wilson
London
Brian takes pride in managing a team of lawyers who undertake employment law cases on behalf of a number of unions and their members.
Caroline Underhill
London and South East England
Caroline is a highly experienced legal professional overseeing the equal pay teams based in Thompsons' branches nationwide.
Emma Game
London
Emma is a senior employment lawyer providing legal advice and representation to private and union clients on all aspects of employment law.
Joel Smith
Leeds
Joel is an experienced lawyer with an impressive track record in settling multiple high-value claims for trade union clients.
Paul Shevlin
Newcastle
Paul is experienced in all areas of employment law including unfair dismissal, discrimination in the workplace and breach of contract.
Jo Seery
Manchester
Jo Seery is a highly experienced senior employment rights solicitor who is in charge of professional support for more than 100 colleagues in her specialism throughout Thompsons Solicitors’ 12 offices in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Matthew Pull
Manchester
Matthew leads a highly successful team of employment rights lawyers in Thompsons’ Solicitors Manchester office, covering Cumbria, East and West Midlands, the North West and Wales.
Charlotte Moore
London
In addition to managing and supervising a team of lawyers in Thompsons' London office, Charlotte also deals with a number of employment rights claims for union clients.
James Lenihan
Bristol
James is experienced in many aspects of employment law, including unfair dismissal, discrimination at work and contractual claims.
Kate Lea
Nottingham and Birmingham
Kate has significant experience dealing with claims regarding disciplinary and grievances, TUPE, discrimination and contractual disputes.
George Kilpatrick
Belfast
George is experienced in a variety of employment rights cases and regularly delivers talks and training on employment law to clients.
Rakesh Patel
London (Congress House)
Rakesh is the head of employment rights strategy at Thompsons Solicitors and leads a team of skilled employment law specialists at the firm. Click to learn more about Rakesh.
Roger Ellis
London
Roger leads a team of employment lawyers acting exclusively for claimants and their unions across the south and east of England.
Julie Brodie
Bristol
Julie provides advice and reputation on a number of employment rights matters including unfair dismissals, redundancy and wages claims and discrimination claims.
Jamie Humphries
Manchester
Jamie has extensive experience in managing complex cases involving disability, race and trade union discrimination as well as cases relating to the Transfer of Undertakings Regulations.
Kate Fox
London
Kate has been involved in a number of significant employment rights cases over the course of her legal career.
Victoria Phillips
London
Victoria leads a team of employment rights lawyers at Thompsons Solicitors, working with them to ensure trade union members are provided with expert legal guidance and advice in all types of employment litigation.
Balbir Bird
Birmingham
With more than 23 years' legal experience, Balbir is proud to represent trade union members in a range of employment rights claims.
Carl Harrington
London
With 12 years' experience, Carl has helped many trade union members secure compensation in a number of employment rights claims, including unfair dismissals and all types of discrimination.
Natalie Hunt
Plymouth
Natalie is an employment law specialist and member of the Plymouth-based National Settlement Agreement Unit (SAU).
Emilie Blackman
Plymouth
Emilie is a team manager at the National Settlement Agreement Unit in Plymouth.
Anna Zdanowska
Plymouth
Anna is an employment law specialist based at Thompsons Solicitors' Plymouth office.
Claire Horne
Nottingham
Claire has experience in supporting clients with a number of employment claims, including multi-action discrimination and TUPE claims.
Neil Guss
Newcastle
Neil supervises both the North East's Employment Rights Team and Equal Pay Team for Thompsons Solicitors
Ranjit O’Mahony
Newcastle
Employment law solicitor Ranjit is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Newcastle office and handles cases across Yorkshire, Humberside and the North East
Simon Taylor
Newcastle
Simon works with trade union members on employment law and tribunal claims.
Rowena Griffith
Newcastle
Rowena has recovered millions of pounds for our clients as part of the employment rights team
Tom Devlin
Newcastle
Tom covers employment rights cases across the North East and Yorkshire
Kiran Habib
Leeds
Kiran advises trade union clients on all types of employment matters claims from Thompsons' Leeds office.
Ben Diaz
Liverpool
Employment rights solicitor Ben is part of Thompsons Solicitors’ Employment Matters Team and covers cases across the north west of England.
Ben Stredder
North West and North Wales
Employment law specialist Ben is based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office and handles cases across the north west of England and north Wales.
Keith Brand
Liverpool
Keith is a solicitor in Thompsons’ Solicitors Liverpool-based employment matters team, working for trade union members across the north west.
Craig Peel
Liverpool
Craig Peel is a highly skilled employment lawyer working exclusively for trade union members in the North West of England and based at Thompsons Solicitors’ Liverpool office.
Neil Todd
Manchester
Neil is a specialist solicitor with particular expertise in advising trade unions on industrial action and collective rights issues.
Rachel Halliday
Manchester
Rachel is responsible for managing and supervising a team of lawyers undertaking a full range of employment law cases and advice work on behalf of a trade unions.
Iain Birrell
Leeds
Iain has exceptional experience securing justice for trade union members and has successfully lead Thompsons Solicitors’ Trade Union Law Group for many years.
Richard Arthur
Bristol
Richard is head of the Thompsons' Trade Union Law Group which provides specialist advice and representation on all areas of trade union law.
Bernie Wentworth
Liverpool and Manchester
With more than 20 years’ experience winning employment rights claims, Bernie is one of Thompsons Solicitors’ go-to experts for trade union law and employment matters. Learn more about the people he has helped by visiting his profile.
Keith Sheppard
London and South East England
Keith has extensive experience in representing clients across London and South East England in criminal cases, professional disciplinary proceedings and inquest work.
Jonathan Bacon
Midlands, South England and Wales
Jonathan has a considerable amount of experience representing workers in professional misconduct cases.
Harjinder Saundh
North East, Yorkshire
Harjinder specialises in representing union members within the health sector in cases of professional misconduct.
Paula Porter
England and Wales
Paula is committed to ensuring the solicitors within the professional misconduct and criminal law team provide first-class legal representation and obtain justice for each of their clients.
Emma Hulme
Birmingham
Emma represents clients from a number of working backgrounds in cases involving criminal accusations and professional misconduct matters.
Clare Woodland
Manchester
Clare is a professional misconduct and criminal law solicitor and covers cases across the UK.
James Wilkinson
Manchester
James Wilkinson is a litigation assistant in the professional misconduct team based in Thompsons Solicitors’ Manchester office, covering Wales and the north west of England.
Peter Kettleborough
Leeds
A highly-skilled IT professional, Peter is responsible for developing and maintaining Thompsons Solicitors’ IT systems and business process, to ensure the smooth running of business operations across the firm. Learn more about Peter by visiting his profile.
Amy Hutchings
Manchester
Amy is a litigation assistant, working with the serious injury team in Thompsons Solicitors' Manchester office, dealing with road traffic accidents and accidents in public places or at work.