Our People
Stephen Cavalier
London
Stephen says it's "a privilege and an honour" to be the chief executive of Thompsons Solicitors.
Doug Christie
London
Doug oversees all arrangements between Thompsons and its union clients.
Michelle Cronin
Cardiff
Michelle plays a vital role in the strategic management and direction of the firm.
Clare Mellor
London
Clare leads and manages the firm’s delivery plan to secure its future in terms of growth, strength and the quality of the service it provides to its clients.
Janet Finney
Manchester
Janet Finney is a branch manager for the firm’s North West offices. Click to learn more about her legal experience and responsibilities at Thompsons’.
Richard Johnson
Birmingham
Richard is an experienced solicitor specialising in claims arising from accidents at work and road traffic collisions.
Catherine Cladingbowl
Cardiff and Bristol
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.
David Robinson
Newcastle
David has won countless cases for his clients, many of whom have been involved in a road traffic accident, injured while serving in the military or have suffered a serious injury.
Natalie Harvey
Leeds
Natalie has a wealth of experience in managing and winning personal injury claims resulting from accidents at work for clients in Yorkshire.
Katie Williams
Liverpool
Katie is personal injury solicitor specialising in cases of accidents at work, those involving children at school, animal attacks and industrial disease claims.
Gerard Stilliard
London
Gerard has over 15 years' legal experience and is responsible for working on campaign initiatives and developing policy on personal injury litigation strategy.
Martyn Gwyther
Manchester
A highly experienced accidents abroad solicitor, Martyn manages 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.
Lisa Gunner
Bristol
Lisa represents clients from across South West England in cases involving serious injuries such as brain and spinal injuries.
Paul Rosser
Cardiff
Paul has many years' experience helping clients who have suffered a serious injury including spinal and brain injuries, amputations and burns.
Karl De-Loyde
Birmingham
Karl's considerable legal experience and tenacious approach to all of his client's cases has seen him secure thousands of pounds worth of compensation in serious injury claims ranging from fatalities to amputations.
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
Sheffield
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
Liverpool
Matthew is an experienced senior serious injury solicitor who has helped many clients who have suffered life-changing injuries, such as amputations, spinal injuries and head injuries.
Allison Fitchett
Nottingham
Allison's significant experience in dealing with serious injury cases has seen her help hundreds of people get financial compensation and specialist rehabilitative support after suffering a life-changing injury.
Paul Brown
Newcastle
Paul has extensive experience in dealing with claims involving serious, life-changing injuries resulting from road traffic collisions, accidents at work and accidents in public places.
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.
Imogen Wetton
Manchester
Imogen's commitment to providing excellent client care, securing interim payments and specialist rehabilitation for her serious injury clients has seen her help many people across North West England.
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.
Kam Singh
London
Kam is an experienced solicitor helping people across South East England receive large sums of compensation and rehabilitative support following 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.
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 successful track record in winning cases for people who have developed an asbestos-related disease as a result of their employer's negligence.
Michael Disken
Leeds
Michael is a senior accident at work solicitor with over 20 years' experience helping people get their life back on track after suffering an injury in their workplace.
Steve Fitzwalter
Birmingham
Steve is an experienced asbestos disease solicitor and has assisted many people from a wide variety of employment backgrounds get financial compensation for their illness.
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.
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.
Ian McFall
Newcastle
Ian McFall is the head of Thompsons' asbestos litigation team with over 20 years' experience helping individuals and families who have been affected by an asbestos-related disease.
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.
Eamonn McDonough
Cardiff
Eamonn is based in Thompsons' Cardiff office and has helped hundreds of people to get compensation and support following an asbestos disease diagnosis.
Andrew Venn
Newcastle
Using his determination and legal skill, Andrew has successfully recovered large sums of compensation for his mesothelioma clients within their lifetime.
Lorna Webster
London
Lorna is a specialist asbestos solicitor experienced in cases involving asbestosis, pleural thickening, asbestos-related lung cancer and mesothelioma.
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.
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 is a highly experienced senior serious injury and clinical negligence solicitor and the national lead lawyer for clinical negligence at Thompsons Solicitors.
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
As a senior medical negligence solicitor, Tony strives to assist those who have fallen victim to the negligence of another.
Amy Griffiths
Cardiff
Amy always aims to secure maximum compensation and regularly liaises with experts and support groups to ensure her clients receive the help they need during what is often a difficult time.
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.
Claire Evans
Cardiff
Claire, a clinical negligence solicitor and qualified nurse and midwife, provides her clients with first-class advice and guidance throughout the duration of their claim.
Corrina Mottram
London
Corrina has more than 20 years’ experience dealing with a range of serious injury claims and medical negligence claims for trade union members who have suffered brain injuries, amputations, spinal cord injuries and more.
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
Maya prides herself on providing the upmost support to clinical negligence clients, including those who have been affected by surgical errors, birth injuries and misdiagnoses. Click to learn more about her work at Thompsons.
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 a senior solicitor and member of the clinical negligence team.
Laura Laffey
Newcastle
Laura is a medical negligence solicitor based in Thompsons’ Newcastle office.
Shivani Tah
Birmingham
Shivani is a medical negligence compensation solicitor based in Thompsons’ Birmingham office.
Alison Fahy
Birmingham
With over 20 years' experience dealing with all types of industrial diseases, Alison has a reputation for successfully securing the maximum amount of compensation that her clients are entitled to.
Richard Cartwright
Stoke-on-Trent
Richard is a senior industrial disease solicitor with many years' experience dealing with all types of industrial disease cases, particularly high-value claims for respiratory and lung diseases.
Donna Simcock
Stoke-on-Trent
In her role at Thompsons, Donna takes pride in recovering the maximum amount of compensation for her clients who have developed an industrial disease.
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 is an experienced and compassionate solicitor who has helped many families affected by industrial disease get compensation for their suffering in the shortest time possible.
Oliver Collett
Leeds
Oliver is known for his sympathetic and understanding manner when dealing with sensitive cases such as those involving mesothelioma, the fatal asbestos-related cancer.
Jon Carlisle
Manchester
Jon is responsible for managing and developing Thompsons' nationwide industrial disease team. He works closely with trade unions and industry groups to ensure clients receive the very best support.
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.
Yvonne Peel
Birmingham
Yvonne deals with a variety of accident at work claims from slips, trips and falls to manual handling injuries.
Tristram Sterry
Sheffield
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.
Sukhdev Gill
Nottingham
Sukhdev is a professional and approachable solicitor with a wealth of experience in dealing with accident at work claims.
Tony Scott
Newcastle
Tony has many years experience dealing personal injury claims for workers from a number of professions including NHS staff, construction workers and rail workers.
Charlotte Mackulin
London
Charlotte is an experienced workplace accident solicitor specialising in claims involving slips, trips and falls, manual handling injuries and claims resulting from an employer's failure to provide proper equipment.
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's strong negotiating skills and ability to provide excellent client care has seen her help many people across the North West get compensation after suffering an injury at work.
Sean Conway
Yorkshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire
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
Gemma ensures clients who face criminal charges or allegations of professional misconduct receive the very best legal advice and representation.
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.
Andrea Cook
Wales and South West England
Andrea has a successful track record in defending workers who have been accused of professional misconduct or face criminal charges.
Leighanne Davis
Birmingham
Leighanne plays a key role within the Thompsons Solicitors criminal law team, supporting trade union clients when they need it most. Click to learn more about her and her role.
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.
Paul Upson
Belfast
Paul specialises in all areas of employment law and regularly represents members of some of the UK's biggest trade unions.
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 Tamer
London
Emma is a senior employment lawyer providing legal advice and representation to private and union clients on all aspects of employment law.
Rob Smith
Birmingham
Rob is responsible for leading a team of skilled employment rights lawyers and ensuring all union clients receive the highest quality advice and representation throughout their claim.
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 is responsible for providing professional development training for Thompsons' employment rights lawyers based across the UK.
Bruce Robin
Bristol
Bruce has significant experience dealing with a range of employment law claims on behalf of trade unions and their members.
Matthew Pull
Manchester
Matthew leads a team comprising lawyers, legal executives and litigation assistants in claims on behalf of union members against local authority and NHS employers.
Charlotte Moore
London
In addition to managing and supervising a team lawyers in Thompsons' Dagenham 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
Kate has significant experience dealing with claims arising from disability, sex, race and equal pay discrimination.
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
At Thompsons, Roger leads a team of employment lawyers acting exclusively for claimants and their unions across the south 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.
Sarah Henderson
London
Sarah helps trade union clients in a range of employment claims including unfair dismissal, discrimination, whistleblowing and breach of contract.
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 – from unfair dismissal claims to cases of equal pay.
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 Thompsons Solicitors’ go-to expert 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
North West England, North Wales
Clare is an experienced solicitor representing a mix of trade union members and private clients in cases of criminal and professional misconduct law.