Stephanie Prior
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Practice Areas
Stephanie is Head of Medical Negligence at Osbornes, with a particular focus on child and adult brain injury cases, fatal cases, obstetric and gynaecological cases, ophthalmology and complex spinal injury cases.
Stephanie is a recent recipient of the Clinical Negligence Lawyer of the Year at the Personal Injury awards.
Career
Prior to qualifying as a solicitor in 1997 Stephanie was a registered general nurse. Stephanie has a Diploma in Forensic Medical Science and is the Legal Editor of and contributor to the publication ‘Medicine Science and the Law’. She is a member of the British Academy of Forensic Sciences. Stephanie regularly lectures on medical negligence to doctors in clinical practice as well as to post graduate medicine students at Barts Hospital. Stephanie also successfully deals with claims against local authorities for information disclosure. Her clients have included parents seeking to adopt, securing damage awards of over £200,000.
Stephanie is also a specialist child abuse lawyer and has acted on a number of high profile and high-value child abuse cases. She achieved a six-figure sum in a historical claim involving a voluntary organisation and a volunteer.
Professional Memberships
AvMA
The Law Society's Clinical Negligence Panel
Spinal Injuries Association
Headway
The Brain Injury Group
Chambers Review
UK
Stephanie Prior is head of the clinical negligence department at Osbornes Law. She acts on a wide range of issues, including claims for brain injuries sustained at birth and delays in diagnosis. She frequently represents clients in fatal claims involving surgical error.
Stephanie Prior heads the child abuse claims department. She has represented victims in a number of high-profile cases.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Her level of detail in dealing with cases is forensic."
"Stephanie Prior is very passionate about her clients."
"Stephanie Prior is totally committed to her work and her clients."
"She is fantastic - pragmatic and has her clients' backs."
"She is very inventive in the way she approaches difficult problems."
"Her level of detail in dealing with cases is forensic."
"Stephanie Prior is very passionate about her clients."
"Stephanie Prior is totally committed to her work and her clients."
"She is fantastic - pragmatic and has her clients' backs."
"She is very inventive in the way she approaches difficult problems."
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