Stephanie Prior
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Band 1 : Clinical Negligence: Mainly Claimant
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About
Provided by Stephanie Prior
Practice Areas
Stephanie is Head of Medical Negligence at Osbornes, with a particular focus on child and adult brain injury cases, fatal cases, obstetric and gynaecological cases, ophthalmology and complex spinal injury cases.
Stephanie is also a specialist child abuse lawyer. Stephanie is often interviewed by the BBC on TV and radio on issues relating to Child Abuse. Stephanie is currently acting on a number of high profile and high-value child abuse cases and has achieved a six-figure sum in a historical claim involving a voluntary organisation and a volunteer.
Career
Prior to qualifying as a solicitor in 1997 Stephanie was a registered general nurse. Stephanie has a Diploma in Forensic Medical Science and is the Legal Editor of and contributor to the publication ‘Medicine Science and the Law’. She is a member of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. Stephanie regularly lectures on medical negligence to doctors in clinical practice as well as to post graduate medicine students at Barts Hospital. Stephanie also successfully deals with claims against local authorities for information disclosure. Her clients have included parents seeking to adopt, securing damage awards of over £200,000.
Professional Memberships
AvMA
The Law Society's Clinical Negligence Panel
Spinal Injuries Association
Headway
The Brain Injury Group
Chambers Review
UK
Stephanie Prior is head of the clinical negligence department at Osbornes Law. She acts on a wide range of issues, including claims for brain injuries sustained at birth and delays in diagnosis. She frequently represents clients in fatal claims involving surgical error.
Strengths
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"Stephanie Prior is approachable and an excellent solicitor. She works very hard to ensure the best for her clients."
"Stephanie is a superstar. She gets fantastic results for her clients and is caring and responsive."
"Stephanie is fantastic and a super hard worker."
"Stephanie brings huge experience and intricate understanding to the most complicated clinical negligence cases. She works endlessly to secure the best result, showing great tenacity of purpose."
"Stephanie has the determination to see cases through and gets very good results indeed."
"Stephanie Prior is approachable and an excellent solicitor. She works very hard to ensure the best for her clients."
"Stephanie is a superstar. She gets fantastic results for her clients and is caring and responsive."
"Stephanie is fantastic and a super hard worker."
"Stephanie brings huge experience and intricate understanding to the most complicated clinical negligence cases. She works endlessly to secure the best result, showing great tenacity of purpose."
"Stephanie has the determination to see cases through and gets very good results indeed."