Gordon Cartwright

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Gordon is joint head of JMW Solicitors’ Personal Injury department and a Special Ambassador for the Child Brain Injury Trust.

Gordon has over 20 years’ experience of handling very high value personal injury claims. He is well recognised as a leader in the field in respect of paediatric brain injury claims and regularly secures seven figure settlements for his clients including £5m for a child who suffered a brain injury in a road traffic accident and £6.9m gross of a 50/50 liability split for a child who suffered a brain injury when he was knocked over while on his bicycle.

A dedicated and passionate advocate for his clients, Gordon is fully engaged with ensuring that his client’s get the best possible treatment and rehabilitation as soon as possible so that they have every chance of making the best recovery possible. He also specialises in ensuring that injury victims of catastrophic accidents receive a quality standard of care for the remainder of their lives. He has links with several charitable organisations that focus on helping people who have suffered life changing injuries such as the Child Brain Injury Trust, Day One Trauma Support, Spinal Injuries Association and Headway Central Lancashire.

Gordon was born in 1979. He attended Audenshaw High School and Clarendon College before graduating from MMU with a law degree in 2000. He completed his LPC in 2001 before starting a training contract at JMW on 1 October 2001. Gordon qualified in 2003 and became a partner in 2009. He has been at JMW ever since.

Gordon is a proud Dad of two and loves spending his free time with his wife and children. He also enjoys watching Man Utd, keeping fit and running in the countryside. He regularly attends and takes part in fundraising events for the Child Brain Injury Trust, Day One Trauma Support, Spinal Injuries Association and Headway Central Lancashire.

Gordon regularly receives positive testimonials from his clients and 3 video testimonials from his clients can be seen here:

Erin's Story


Colin's Story


Duncan's Story