Location:
London
Holly grew up in Brighton and studied law with french at University College Wales, Aberystwyth, qualifying in 2002. Holly moved to Richmond, Virginia, USA, in 2004 where she lived for a year, gaining knowledge of the American legal system relating to medical malpractice and personal injury, before moving back to London.
In April 2007, she joined Irwin Mitchell where she represents people with all sorts of difficulties including spinal cord injuries, orthopaedic injuries and children who have suffered injuries at birth.
Holly has settled several cases, including one involving delay in diagnosing a benign brain tumour that was pressing on an optic nerve and causing blindness, which resulted in compensation of over £350,000.
Holly says the best part about her job is the satisfaction she gets from being able to achieve good settlements for her clients which allows them to start rebuilding their lives.
Some interesting facts you might like to know about Holly:
- She raised over £3,750 for charity by running the London Marathon in 2007
- She once spent 2 weeks on an archaeological holiday in Italy, digging up the remains of a 12th century church
- She has met Captain Kirk! (aka William Shatner)