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Profile / Experience
Profile / Experience
Sophie joined Lanyon Bowdler in April 2023 and is based in the Clinical Negligence Team in Shrewsbury.
Sophie studied Criminology and Sociology at The University of Liverpool, before completing the Graduate Law Conversion (GDL) at The University of Birmingham. Following completion of the Legal Practice Course, Sophie qualified as a solicitor in September 2015.
Sophie deals with a variety of cases including:
- Delays in diagnosis and missed/wrongful diagnosis
- Surgical errors
- Fatal claims including stillbirths and neonatal deaths
- Spinal Injuries
- Obstetric claims
- Brain injuries
- Psychiatric cases
- Cancer cases (including delay in diagnosis)
Sophie was previously chairperson of Wolverhampton and Black Country Junior Lawyers Division.
Outside of work Sophie is a keen runner.
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I only came into contact with Sophie at the latter stages of my claim however I found her to be professional and most importantly contactable at any time to provide reassurance or updates of my cases progression.
Nicola
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