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New talent recruited for growing serious injury firm

Serious injury legal ex- premises at Oakwater Point sonal injury since 2002, rep-
perts CFG Law have con- in Cheadle. Encompassing resenting seriously injured
tinued to go from over 11,500 square feet, the clients since 2009. With a
strength to strength in self-contained building pro- particular interest in trau-
2015, despite a difficult vides the firm with a mod- matic brain injury, including
market, and look forward ern environment and new investigative options
to further growth with the improved conference and for diagnosing brain injury
addition of 8 new mem- training facilities, which in cases of “subtle” traumatic
bers of staff since January have already been utilised brain injury, as well as
2015. by Brake – the Road Safety chronic pain cases, Mark is
Charity, to host a seminar keen to build further links
The firm, which also encom- for those who provide sup- with medical professionals
passes highly successful port to suddenly bereaved who offer expert assess-
Freeclaim Solicitors, are a people. ment and treatment for his
specialist serious and per- clients.
sonal injury law firm, who Serious Injury Solicitor Sab-
have recently rebranded rina McCarron has joined us The legal team has been fur-
and relaunched as CFG Law from Irwin Mitchell. She has ther strengthened by the
(part of the client first extensive experience in addition of three paralegals
group). Building on handling complex serious Sarah Williams, a Law grad-
Freeclaim’s 25 years’ experi- injuries claims having repre- uate from Aberystwyth Uni-
ence, CFG was created to sented clients in many high versity, who completed the
provide a pioneering, dedi- profile cases including vic- Legal Practice Course at the New talent at CFG
cated approach to rehabili- tims of the Salford gas ex- University of Law, Chester;
tation and recovery for their plosion and the Sheyma Alwail, who has a
clients, which symbolises a Crytosporidium outbreak in Degree in International Law who joins the Marketing CFG Law’s Managing Direc- the right people, with the
client centric approach. Wales. Sabrina will also be from the University of Hull and Business Development tor Alastair Fernie said, “CFG right talents for our firm. We
involved in the firm’s busi- and who completed her Team, Elaine Jones who will Law is building on the suc- have made some great new
The new staff members ness development and is Legal Practice Course at BPP be supporting the serious cess of Freeclaim Solicitors additions to our team here
range from associate solici- keen to build links with Law School, Manchester; injury team as a secretary and I am thrilled by the way and I am confident that the
tors specialising in serious medical professionals who and Victoria McClean, a Law and Nicky O’Loughlin who our new brand is taking firm will continue to grow
injury law, to additional po- support our ethos of put- graduate for The University joins the Finance depart- shape. The people behind even stronger because of
sitions created to grow the ting our clients first. of Salford. She has also com- ment. CFG Law are central to its this.”
marketing and finance de- pleted her Legal Practice success – each individual
partments at the firm. To Also joining the team at Course at the University of The firm has ambitious member of staff embraces
support its expansion strat- CFG Law is Associate Seri- Law, Manchester. plans for growth and is ex- the ethos of putting the
egy, the firm has also made ous Injury Solicitor Mark cited to welcome the new needs and wellbeing of our
a significant investment into Ellis. Mark joins us from SGI To assist with the plans for staff members who add clients at the heart of every-
the purchase and ongoing Legal in Liverpool. He has growth, the firm has also considerably to the current thing we do. Therefore it is
refurbishment of new worked in the field of per- welcomed Sarah Hampson, expertise in the business. important that we recruit

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