Hugh Potter
Hugh Potter - Partner
hughpotter@potterrees.co.uk
For over twenty years, Hugh has acted on behalf of clients with a head injury or spinal cord injury. In that time, he has achieved record compensation settlements and his reputation is recognised nationally.
Career
Hugh developed an interest in head and spinal cord injury when he worked as a nurse during university holidays at a neurological hospital. Hugh qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and he has since specialised in pursuing head and spinal cord injury cases. Hugh has worked as a volunteer for Headway for over 18 years. In 1998 Hugh established the firm to offer the services of a number of experienced lawyers in this specialised field to those who have sustained devastating injuries.
Hugh Potter has received the top ranking from the Chambers UK 2012 guide for his work. The Chambers Guide is a comprehensive directory of solicitors and barristers in the UK. The rankings are based upon the extensive interviews carried out by the Chambers researchers including interviews with clients, leading claimant and defendant personal injury firms and leading personal injury barristers.
Chambers 2012 says:
"Hugh Potter is a highly rated partner with a long history of acting on behalf of claimants in catastrophic spinal and brain injury cases. As a "Determined combatant" he is an experienced hand with both personal injury and clinical negligence claims, particularly high-value brain and spinal injury cases."
Memberships:
- Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, (APIL).
- Fellow of the College of Personal Injury Law, (CPIL).
- The Spinal Injuries Association's Solicitors panel.
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority Personal Injury Accreditation Scheme.
- The Solicitors Regulation Authority Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme.
- Vice Chair of the Forum Of Complex Injury Solicitors, (FOCIS) incorporating the Richard Grand Society.
