Helen Dolan
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
Band 2
About
Provided by Helen Dolan
Practice Areas
Managing Partner and head of the esteemed clinical negligence team at Potter Rees Dolan, Helen specialises in high value complex secondary brain injury, spinal cord injury - including cauda equina, birth injury, cerebral palsy and wrongful birth cases. Helen also has extensive experience of orthopaedic and surgical cases.
During an appeal by the Defendant in a past case, a Regional Costs Judge described Helen as “one of the most experienced clinical negligence practitioners in the North West of England, if not the whole country."
Career
Guildford County Secondary School; University College of Wales (BA (Hons) French and Italian); Manchester University (CPE and LPC). Qualified in 1996; Potter Rees 1999; Partner 2004; Director 2012.
Professional Memberships
Law Society Clinical Negligence Accredited; AvMA Clinical Negligence Panel; Association of Personal Injury Lawyers.
Personal
Resides in Cheshire with her husband and two children.
Chambers Review
UK
Helen Dolan is senior managing partner and head of the clinical negligence team at the firm. She has extensive expertise in assisting clients with catastrophic spinal injuries. Dolan is also well versed in cases surrounding surgical negligence resulting in brain damage, as well as birth injury claims. She additionally handles delayed diagnosis cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Helen is an exceptional lawyer."
"Helen is an exceptional lawyer."
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