Injury lawyer details for Richard Edwards

About Richard Edwards

Richard, is the Principal Solicitor and Founder of Richard Edwards & Co Solicitors and Advocates, based in Liverpool. A Solicitor-Advocate and APIL Fellow, Richard graduated from the University of Liverpool (the city of his birth) in 2002 with first class honours in law and from there studied at the college of law in Chester. He qualified as a solicitor in 2005 and practiced for many years with a well known firm in Liverpool where he was head of a busy personal injury litigation department before joining Potter Rees Dolan in Manchester, remaining there following its acquistion by Hugh James in 2022. Richard is experienced in dealing with unusual, complicated and high value personal injury litigation including bringing claims for those who have suffered brain, spinal and amputation injuries. Richard has dealt with claims in the Court of Appeal, High Court and in the US. A passionate supporter of the rights of accident victims Richard frequently writes articles that have been published in a range of professional journals. He also delivers seminars to other lawyers and expert witnesses. Richard won Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year in 2023 and is recommended in Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500 Directory. He also sits on the Board of Governors at the Expert Witness Insitute.