Emma Truin

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Leading the firm’s Catastrophic Personal Injury Team, Emma has dealt with hundreds of serious brain, orthopaedic and spinal injury claims.

Emma is recognised for her experience in representing clients affected by brain injury and has been Chair of Headway Cambridgeshire, playing a central role in cementing the charity’s future as part of the service provision for head injury survivors in the region.

Supported by an in-house team, Emma is also appointed as a professional Trustee in respect of personal injury trusts. The firm has a specialist trust corporation (the Barr Ellison Trust Corporation Limited) providing long-term support for persons who may lack mental capacity. Emma is a Director of the Barr Ellison Trust Corporation.

In the Legal 500 rankings, Emma is a leading lawyer (for the 8th year in a row) and has been described as ‘exceptional‘ and ‘excellent‘, and leading a team with ‘a track record of achieving outstanding results on the highest value cases. They are set apart from other firms because of their links to the medical profession and the personal service they provide’.

Emma is also ranked as a top tier lawyer in Chambers Guide, being described as ‘adept across the spectrum of claims, from amputations to brain and orthopaedic injuries‘, which states:

“Emma will always go out of her way for her clients. She puts their needs first at all times and is very transparent in the way she works and approaches cases.”

“I cannot fault Emma. She is an extremely helpful and approachable person who quite simply gets the work done, making our life much easier.”

“Emma is extremely professional, hard-working, friendly, caring and conscientious.”

Emma is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She is a Member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), and is accredited as a specialist by both the Spinal Injury Association and Headway UK, the Brain Injury Association. Emma became a Partner at Barr Ellison in August 2017 and Managing Partner in August 2019.

Get in touch with Emma for a free initial legal consultation on [email protected].