Laura Hopkins

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Associate Legal Executive - Personal Injury

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About me

"I am a chartered legal executive having qualified in 2009. I am a major trauma case handler and I form part of a team supporting clients who have suffered life changing injuries following an accident that was not their fault. ”

I have experience in supporting on brain injury, significant polytrauma, spinal injury and amputation cases.

I have a passion for helping clients achieve the best possible recovery. I am dedicated to my clients; an active listener and I have great empathy. I am committed to helping facilitate access to early treatment and achieving outstanding results in relation to the ultimate settlement.

As a team we have strong relationships with the Spinal Injuries Association and Headway and I get actively involved where I can in raising the profile of these charities.

Expertise

Personal injury

Serious injury

Bicycle accident

Catastrophic injury

Fatal injury

Motorcycle accident

Road traffic accident

Untraced driver

Work accident

Workplace and industrial disease

Amputation injury

Brain injury

Complex multiple injury

Spinal injury

Experience

£200,000.00 for a bereaved family who had lost a loved one in a Road Traffic Accident.
£100,000.00 for an elderly client who had suffered significant injuries including a wrist fracture, pelvic fracture, extensive leg wound with tissue loss, back pain and psychological symptoms after a car left the road, mounted the kerb causing significant injuries and taking away her independence.
£90,00.00 for a client who was in a serious road traffic accident suffering a fractured jaw, loss of teeth, lacerations and a mild head injury. My client also suffered profound psychological injuries after the death of one of the parties due to the accident.
£85,000.00 for a client who was a passenger in a road traffic accident who suffered a pelvic fracture, arm injuries, and significant scarring
£4.8m – Assisting on a case for a doctor who suffered a traumatically induced stroke following a head on collision with another vehicle resulting in hemiplegia. In addition, a full rehabilitation package was implemented at a cost of £354,000 funded by the compensator.
£435,000 Assisting on a case where after contributory negligence deduction for a construction worker who fell from scaffolding.
£21,000.00 for a client involved in a motorbike accident who suffered a right shoulder injury, fractured toe and lacerations.
£57,948.74 for a client involved in a road traffic accident. She injured her nose, head, neck and back. It was noted she had ongoing neck swelling that she had a thyroid enlargement. There had been no history of a thyroid enlargement pre-accident. She had a to have thyroidectomy which resulted in scarring I obtained a report from an endocrinologist to be able to connect this to the accident.