Lesley Herbertson
Lesley Herbertson
lesleyherbertson@potterrees.co.uk
Lesley works as a senior solicitor within the Clinical Negligence
team alongside the Clinical Negligence partner, Helen Dolan
Career
Lesley is a Clinical Negligence lawyer of 18 years experience, previously a senior figure within Irwin Mitchell and Partner at Alexander Harris, she specialises in cerebral palsy and acquired brain injury work.
Lesley has also handled a range of other cases over the years including fatal claims, stillbirths and neonatal deaths as well as orthopaedic injuries and damage arising from surgery. Lesley is noted for her proactive and sensitive approach to cases.
She is a member of the SRA Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and the AvMA Clinical Negligence Panel and is also involved with the Manchester and District Medico-Legal Society.
Lesley has achieved an excellent ranking for her expertise in Chambers UK 2012. The Chambers Guide is a comprehensive directory of solicitors and barristers in the UK. The rankings are based upon the responses to extensive interviews carried out by the Chambers researchers including interviews with clients, leading claimant and defendant clinical negligence firms and leading clinical negligence barristers.
Chambers 2012 says:
"......... with peers describing Lesley as "a safe pair of hands" and a "really tenacious lawyer, who gets immediately to the issue at hand and who really fights her client's corner." Her caseload is a mixture of moderate and catastrophic claims, with a particular focus on cerebral palsy cases. "
