Injury lawyer details for Elizabeth Smith

Elizabeth Smith is a Partner and Chartered Legal Executive Litigator in the Clinical Negligence team at Wolferstans. She acts exclusively for individuals and families affected by medical negligence, helping clients secure answers, access to rehabilitation and compensation following life changing injuries. Elizabeth has extensive experience handling complex and high value claims, supporting clients through every stage of the legal process with sensitivity and determination. 

Areas of expertise include: 

• Birth injury and cerebral palsy claims 

• Brain and neurological injury claims 

• Delayed and missed diagnosis claims 

• Cancer negligence claims 

• Surgical negligence 

• Fatal medical negligence claims 

• Claims involving children and vulnerable adults 

• Sepsis, meningitis and stroke claims 

Elizabeth has particular expertise in birth injury litigation and regularly supports families whose lives have been significantly impacted by avoidable mistakes during pregnancy, labour or delivery. She also has substantial experience in claims involving delayed diagnosis and treatment of serious medical conditions, where earlier intervention could have altered the outcome. 

Accreditations and memberships 

Elizabeth is an APIL Fellow and holds specialist APIL accreditations in Clinical Negligence and Birth Trauma. She is also a member of the AvMA Specialist Clinical Negligence Panel and the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme.