About Karen Mann
Karen is a Senior Associate Solicitor in the Personal Injury Team at Hodge Jones and Allen. She specialises in employers liability, public liability and road traffic accident cases. Karen qualified as a Solicitor in March 2011 and joined Hodge Jones and Allen in October 2013. In May 2015 she was promoted to Associate and then in May 2019 to Senior Associate.
Karen has 10 years of experience dealing with personal injury claims. Karen deals with a number of liability disputed cases and takes a collaborative approach working with opponent insurers and solicitors to ensure that rehabilitation is at the forefront of each case. Karen engages with the rehabilitation Code and has a good rapport with case managers. Karen has assisted a number of clients with successful settlements.
"Thank you for all your help! You made the whole process very easy for me."
Notable Cases
- Represented a Claimant who had an accident at work in a warehouse. The client was wrapping pallets and as he walked around a loaded pallet, he tripped over a pallet that had been left lying around. As a result of the accident, he sustained a right hip fracture. He was examined by an orthopaedic surgeon who considered that he would be restricted with the right hip for 2-2.5 years. After negotiations the claim settled for £18,000.
- Represented a Claimant who had an accident as a customer in a supermarket, who tripped over a cardboard box that was left on the floor. As a result of the accident the client sustained a shoulder injury and the fall aggravated an underlying degenerative change. Settlement negotiations went back and forth and the claim settled for £7,000.00.
- Represented a Claimant who suffered injuries as a result of a ceiling collapsing in a theatre in London, whilst he was a visitor of the premises. He suffered a minor head injury and lacerations which required stitches. The Defendant Representative agreed to deal with the case on a without prejudice basis. The case settled for £8,000.00.
- Represented a cyclist who was emerging from a side road onto a main road. The Defendant motorcyclist was proceeding straight along a main road. Liability was denied by the Defendant. The police evidence suggested that the Defendant was travelling at speed. The Claimant required surgery on his left leg as a resulted of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula. The case settled for £20,000.00.
Client Comments
- “Injury claim dealt with in a very professional manner. All correspondence dealt with efficiently. Excellent customer service kept informed on how the case was proceeding. Advice give clear and precise through out. Highly recommend service.”
- “HJA dealt with my successful claim to compensation following an accident resulting in a fractured leg. Despite working throughout covid Karen kept me informed all the time by email and post. She organised appointments and gave constructive feedback to make a counter claim that was accepted.”
- “I was happy and satisfied with the services I receive. Good communication with the client explanation and advice all the way to the end. I can honestly recommend Hodge Jones & Allen.
Ps. Karen was brilliant and professional.”
- “I was given clear costs. The case was handled by Karen Mann and her team. The advice was always spot on, and I achieved outcomes that were satisfactory for me. I only had telephone contact a couple of times as most of my communication was by email.”
- “On a personal note, I would just like to thank you once again for your forbearance having to read all my rambling emails! You have been very thorough and professionally competent throughout. “
- “I am absolutely 100% pleased and satisfied with the service that Karen Mann has provided me throughout my case with Hodges Jones and Allen. She was very attentive and kind. Even during the Covid pandemic, she was able to help me. I know it couldn’t have been easy with me being in a different country, but she came through! Thank you so much!” Mrs O
- “I thank you so much for taking the case, you have helped me a lot, I cannot thank you enough. I will always remember how helpful you were and still is. I wish you all the best for the future, it was a blessing for me that you took the case.”
- “This is the easiest review I have ever made. This firm kept me informed every step of the way with my claim. Nothing was too much trouble, and the firm I work for is now making changes so an incident like this is less likely to happen in the future. I would like to give Hodge Jones and Allen a very big thank you.”
- excellent service.kept me informed and updated about all aspects of my case
Memberships & Appointments
- The Law Society
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) – Senior Litigator
"Thank you for all your help! You made the whole process very easy."
Articles & Publications
- The Expert Witness: How is Severe Facial Scarring Assessed in a Personal Injury Claim?
"Thank you Karen - I’m happy with the outcome and the way that everything was conducted."
Career & Personal Interests
Career
- Hodge Jones and Allen Solicitors, October 2013 – present
- Tollers Solicitors, Solicitor, March 2011 – October 2013
- Tollers Solicitors, Trainee, September 2009 – March 2011
Education
- Nottingham Law School – Legal Practice Course, 2004 – 2005
- Nottingham Trent University – LLB Law (Hons) 2.1, 2001 – 2004
Personal Interests
Outside of work, Karen enjoys travelling.