Team Profile
Head of Spinal Law Team
Ed Fletcher LL.B (Hons) Director
Email address:
ef@fletcherssolicitors.co.uk
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About me
Ed Fletcher, Director and head of the Spinalaw team at Fletchers Solicitors has a unique insight into the needs of spinally injured people, having completely severed his spinal cord at T9/10 in 1999.
Following his accident Ed took a decision to dedicate his working life to fighting solely for the spinally injured.
Ed is on the recommended solicitors lists of both the Spinal Injuries Association and Headway, the national brain injury charity. Ed is a senior litigator member of APIL and past treasurer of the Merseyside SIA group.
Ed is chairman of the North- West Spinal Injuries Centre Patient Group and via a programme run by the charity 'Back-Up' mentors young people who have recently sustained spinal cord injury.
Ed is President of the Southport and Ormskirk Law Society.
Ed in his spare time rides an adapted trike, last year was a member of the Great Britain Para-Triathlon Squad and doesn’t keep his blog (http://www.paraplegicliving.com/) as up to date as he should do.
He has built up a team of expert lawyers around him who are not only experienced in handling such claims but who share in his commitment and dedication to fighting for the spinally injured.
We pride ourselves on our personalised approach, offering advice and support from the date of injury for life. 
Craig Oliver LL.B (Hons) Solicitor and Team Leader
Email address:
craigoliver@fletcherssolicitors.co.uk
Craig specialises in no win, no fee personal injury compensation cases of maximum severity, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, fatalities and amputations resulting from road traffic accidents, accidents at work or public and occupiers liability accidents. Craig also leads the Serious Injury team at Fletchers Solicitors and works exclusively for claimants who have suffered serious injury. Craig was previously a partner at Pannone LLP before joining Fletchers Solicitors in 2009.
Craig’s expertise in this area of the law and experience ensures that the service received is both tailored to the individual needs of seriously injured clients and their families and is of the highest standard. We work with you from the very early stages to seek funding and involve therapists to ensure rehabilitation needs are met as well as progressing these complex personal injury claims to the earliest possible settlement.
Craig acts for a number of clients, both adults and children, in cases valued at in excess of one million pounds. Craig was part of the legal team involved with the high profile North Wales cycle tragedy in 2007.
Outside of the office Craig is involved with a lot of church volunteer work and enjoys cycling with his family and various sports, although now more of a spectator than a participant.
Sarah Green LL.B (Hons) Solicitor
Email address:
sgr@fletcherssolicitors.co.uk
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Qualifications
LLB(Hons) and Diploma in Legal Practice
Hobbies/interests
Interior Design/Decor, Wining and Dining and going for long walks on the beach with my dog (to work off the Wining and Dining)!
Area of expertise
All catastrophic and serious injury with a particular interst in brain, spinal injury and serious orthopaedic injury cases.
Why did I study law?
I have always wanted to do a job that helps people, is challenging and where I can ultimately make a difference. Law was the obvious option.
Like most about job?
My clients. My job gives me the opportunity to meet some truly amazing people who demonstrate real strength in the face of adversity. I also love the fact that no one case is the same and how each day I am faced with a new challenge.
Louise Riley LL.B (Hons) Solicitor
louiseriley@fletcherssolicitors.co.uk
Julia Eyton FILEX
Email address:
jee@fletcherssolicitors.co.uk
Qualifications
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
Interest/hobbies
My passion is motorcycles I am affectionately known as the “bike nut”. I presently own a Honda Fireblade, if I am not at work or not following my other passion (motorcycle racing) then I will be with my Fireblade.
I am a member of Racesafe Marshals – this enables me to Marshal at the British Superbikes Championship (BSB) when time permits as I also work for Rob Mac Racing/Virgin Yamaha during the race season, which I thoroughly enjoy although it can be long hours but well worth it.
About me
Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives
About me
I am a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. I enjoy working within the law environment and to ensure that I can use the rules laid down by the Courts to obtain the best result possible for my clients.
I act only for Claimants. My client’s have all sustained catastrophic life changing injuries. My role and the role of the experts I instruct is to assist my clients rebuild their lives after their accident and to enable me to do that for my clients I have hand picked experts to work as a team to obtain the maximum compensation for my clients to enable them to obtain the life long support that they require.
I have forged relationships with experts of all disciplines to ensure that my clients have the best medico legal experts on their case.
I have obtained compensation for my clients over the last two years of over 13.5 million pounds.
Notable Case
Tolley v Carr v Johnson V O’Callaghan 2010
I represented the Claimant Mr Tolley in this landmark case, the trial was heard before Mr Justice Hickinbottom at Chester Crown Court.
Mr Tolley sustained life changing injuries in a Road Traffic Accident on the November 2006. Mr Tolley went to assist a fellow motorist who had crashed on the M53, through Mr Tolley’s actions he managed to assist his fellow motorist from her predicament and to ensure the safety of other road users returned to the car to move it to a safe position, it was during this process the stranded car was hit in quick succession by two other cars.
The Defence Team for the Co Defendants believed there should have been a finding of contributory negligence against Mr Tolley for his actions of between 1/3rd -25%.
The Trial lasted for two days, Mr Tolley was represented by Mr Bill Braithwaite QC and Mr Jeremy Greenfield. Mr Hickinbottom found in Mr Tolley’s favour 100%.
