Warren Collins
UK Guide 2025
Band 2 : Personal Injury: Mainly Claimant
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About
Provided by Warren Collins
Practice Areas
Warren is a leading personal injury practitioner with more than 30 years’ experience of handling catastrophic personal injury and fatal accident claims arising from UK and overseas accidents. He is involved in personal injury and medical malpractice litigation throughout the world and has conducted claims across Europe, Asia, the Far East, Australia, USA and the Caribbean. Warren has received multiple awards in recognition of his work including from UKABIF for inspiration in brain injury, the Spinal Injuries Association’s Excellence in Legal Care Award, and Eclipse Proclaim's ‘Claimant Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year’ and Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year.
Career
Trainee and assistant solicitor Curry Ch Hausmann Popeck 1988-93; partner and head of personal injury Glenisters 1993-96; partner Russell Jones and Walker 1996-2002; partner and national head of PI Alexander Harris 2002-06; partner DAC 2006-12; partner Simpson Millar LLP 2012-14; partner Penningtons Manches 2014.
Professional Memberships
Member of, and Chief Assessor for, the Law Society’s Personal Injury Accreditation Panel; Fellow of APIL and past national co-ordinator of the Spinal Cord Injury Special Interest Group to Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL); member of APIL’s panels of spinal cord injury and brain injury experts. Member of the American Association for Justice (AAJ), formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Co-chair of AAJ’s International Practice Section, past co-chair AAJ’s Spinal Cord Injury Litigation Group. Member of New York City Bar Association. The only UK solicitor member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 (USA), and to be appointed to The Melvin Belli Society of pre-eminent personal injury lawyers of America and the National Crime Victim Bar Association of America.
Chambers Review
UK
Warren Collins is noted for his representation of claimants in complex amputation, brain and spinal cord injury cases. He is also recommended for wrongful death matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Warren takes a strategic approach while keeping a pragmatic view that is acceptable for the claimant and their family."
"Warren is much admired for his thoroughness, capability, wisdom and experience. He has compendious knowledge of personal injury and works tirelessly on cases."
"Warren is an incredible lawyer, but also a person with high emotional intelligence in dealing with very difficult circumstances. He is extremely knowledgeable and always available to discuss a query."
"Warren takes a strategic approach while keeping a pragmatic view that is acceptable for the claimant and their family."
"Warren is much admired for his thoroughness, capability, wisdom and experience. He has compendious knowledge of personal injury and works tirelessly on cases."
"Warren is an incredible lawyer, but also a person with high emotional intelligence in dealing with very difficult circumstances. He is extremely knowledgeable and always available to discuss a query."
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