Emily Kalwak

Practice Areas

Emily is a partner and joint head of our Cheadle office. She has supported people after serious and catastrophic injuries to successfully claim compensation since 2005.

Due to her experience in dealing with life-changing injury claims, Emily knows how important it is to get to know her clients to understand how she can support them and their family. She regularly meets clients face to face to update them and to better understand what their goals are and how she can help to achieve them.

Emily always fights for the best outcome, making sure all areas of a claim have been explored fully but sensitively to get the best results. She will try every possible course of action in a case to make sure injured people receive the highest amount of compensation to support them now and into the future.

Work Highlights

£20+ million settlement in under 3 years in a case where fault was disputed throughout. Over £1.4 million secured in early interim payments to fund private inpatient rehabilitation, suitable accommodation, private community rehabilitation and care.

8-figure settlement in under 2 years from incident for C6 spinal cord injury in a case where fault was denied throughout. Successful in securing over £3.6k of early interim payments to fund private rehabilitation, suitable accommodation, care and transport

£2.4 million settlement for 67-year-old in a contested brain injury case.

Industry Sector Expertise

Specialist in life-changing injuries since 2005.

Expert in severe brain injuries, including those where the injured person can no longer make decisions on their own.

Specialist in spinal cord injury work, securing support and settlements to enable those affected by SCI to live fulfilled lives.

Successful in getting early payments from the defendant insurers when there a complex ongoing issues over who is at fault for an incident.

Career

April 2021 to Present Partner and Joint Head of Cheadle Office, CFG

June 2018 to April 2021 Senior Associate, Catastrophic Injury Department, CFG

2016 to 2018 Senior Associate Solicitor, Serious Injury Department, Slater and Gordon Lawyers (Formerly Fentons Solicitors LLP)

2013 to 2016 Associate Solicitor, Serious Injury Department, Slater and Gordon Lawyers (Formerly Fentons Solicitors LLP)

2012 to 2013 Associate Solicitor, Fentons Solicitors LLP

2005 to 2012 Solicitor, Fentons Solicitors LLP

2003 to 2005 Trainee Solicitor, Payne & Gamage Solicitors

Professional Memberships

APIL Accredited Senior Litigator

Education