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Maria has been working in Personal Injury for 13 years. She qualified as a Legal Executive in February 2019.
Switalskis Solicitors Ltd
In the DB Cargo Building
Lakeside Business Park
Carolina Way
Doncaster
DN4 5PN
Maria specialises in cases involving brain and spinal injuries (adults and children) arising from a range of accident and incident circumstances. She also specialises in fatal accident claims and claims involving unusual circumstances or injuries.
Maria is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
She is a also a committee member for the Doncaster and District Law Society, having formerly held an officer role (PR Officer).
Maria is also a volunteer committee member for Headway Doncaster and shares some secretarial responsibilities for the committee.
Maria is hard working, supportive and passionate about her work and helping others. Clients can expect to receive advice and guidance from Maria in a way they understand, and she is always approachable to ask questions or talk things through.
Maria has vast experience within the personal injury sector, having dealt with claims of all values and a range of complexities – whether those complexities arise from accident circumstances or relate to the injuries and value of a claim.
She has worked managing a case load of her own, and also as part of a team, dealing with complex and high value claims where she assists senior solicitors with complex cases. These more complex cases involve life changing outcomes where clients have suffered brain injuries and polytraumas, as well as severe injuries.
Maria has experience in dealing with cases that involve the input of a multi-disciplinary team, which can be made up of many and varying professionals providing treatment and support.
Maria has worked on a number of cases involving fatal accidents and has experience in supporting families through criminal proceedings and inquests, while investigating the appropriate compensation claim that should subsequently be pursued. .
“Incredible team. Mark, Ewan and Maria have worked tirelessly and have been nothing but supportive and knowledgeable.”
Kirsty WorstenholmBrain and Spinal Injury Client
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