Hodge Jones & Allen

Press Release

21st October 2011

 

Julie Say has joined Hodge Jones & Allen as partner and head of HJA's clinical negligence team. She brings to the team over 20 years of experience and expertise in complex, catastrophic and tragic negligence claims as well as a strong reputation amongst her peers.

 

Julie’s impressive credentials include clinical negligence panel membership of both AvMA (Action against Medical Accidents) and The Law Society. She is also a Senior Litigator member of Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and is recommended by both Chambers UK and Legal 500. “Clients are keen to draw attention to her tenacity and exceptional attention to detail,” comments Chambers UK 2011.

 

Julie comes from Parlett Kent solicitors, where she was made a partner in 1995. She has extensive experience in conducting high value claims including cerebral palsy/birth injury claims, wrongful birth, neurological/spinal injury, paediatrics, sepsis/infection, laparoscopic injuries, urology and cancer.   

 

She is delighted to join the excellent enthusiastic team and is committed to providing the continuing excellent service provide by HJA.

 

Patrick Allen, Senior Partner at Hodge Jones & Allen LLP comments on Julie’s appointment: “This is a very exciting moment for our clinical negligence team which has been going from strength to strength and has a great future under Julie’s leadership.”

 

Hodge Jones & Allen clinical negligence team has nine people, including two partners, one associate, three solicitors, one trainee and two paralegals. The team is ranked as a leading firm in both Chambers and Legal 500 directories.

 

Legal 500 UK 2011 – HJA is “well known in the clinical negligence field’, and ‘has a solid core of experienced people’.”

 

Chambers UK 2011 - This "conscientious and capable" team, comprising two partners and seven other fee earners, is well regarded for its clinical negligence work, which spans the full range of claims. The team has also been involved in an increasing number of inquests over the past twelve months.”