Hodge Jones & Allen strengthens its personal injury team with the hire of two new solicitors

Top London law firm Hodge Jones & Allen has strengthened its industry leading personal injury team with the acquisition of solicitors Emma Hall and Steven Violet.

Steven becomes a part of HJA after nearly seven years at Silverbeck Rymer Solicitors. He brings with him wide ranging expertise in advocacy, upcoming limitation, niche claims and the new portal process and fixed recoverable costs regime. Prior to Silverbeck Rymer, Steven trained and qualified at Pinto Potts, where he held the role of team leader in the financial mis-selling department.

Emma joins the firm from Universa Law Solicitors, where she gained extensive litigation experience in occupational disease, occupiers’ liability, employers’ liability and public liability matters. Emma originally qualified with Blaser Mills, where she specialised in personal injury.

Steven and Emma will primarily focus on employers’ liability and occupiers’ liability claims following an ongoing increase of HJA’s work in these key practice areas.

Anne Sanders, Partner and Head of Personal Injury, commented:

“This addition of new talent comes at a time of significant growth for the firm. Emma and Steven are both impressive litigators and their appointments are further evidence that our personal injury practice is going from strength to strength. We very much look forward working with them.”

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Notes to editors:

Hodge Jones & Allen has represented ordinary people caught up in the most extraordinary events for over three decades. To this day the firm remains committed to providing first-class legal help to individuals and organisations alike, based on a strong set of ethical values that permeate throughout the firm. Patrick Allen was the first managing partner and still leads the firm with passion and enthusiasm 38 years on.

Hodge Jones and Allen employs over 220 staff, based in Euston NW1. The firm’s team of specialists deal with Personal Injury, Medical Negligence, Industrial Disease, Civil Liberties, Criminal Defence, Court of Protection, Dispute Resolution, Employment, Family Law, Military Claims, Serious Fraud, Social Housing, Wills & Probate and Property Disputes.

• Recognised as a Tier 1 firm across a number of disciplines by Chambers UK
• Named as a leading firm by The Legal 500
• Shortlisted for firm/not for profit agency by Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2014
• Shortlisted for law firm of the year by Halsbury Legal Awards 2014

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