Spinal injury expert joins Novum Law’s Salisbury office

Novum Law has strengthened its team in Salisbury with the appointment of Associate Legal Director and spinal injury expert Tom Hartigan.

Tom will use his expertise and experience to help catastrophically injured people with serious personal injury and medical negligence claims.

He qualified as a solicitor in 2007 from the College of Law in Guildford, and he is a well-known legal expert in Salisbury and throughout the South, having been based in the Salisbury and Southampton areas throughout his career. He has represented and supported clients across England and Wales.

Tom brings to Novum Law particular expertise in spinal injuries, severe brain injuries, and fatal accidents. He has extensive experience representing bereaved families at inquests into their loved ones’ deaths, regularly advising clients on the procedures involved when a case is referred to the coroner and is an expert in coronial law.

Tom is also very committed to charity work and is currently Chairman and Trustee of the local brain injury charity Headway Salisbury and South Wiltshire.

As an expert in spinal injuries, Tom has strong links with the Spinal Injury Association (SIA). He has put his in-depth knowledge to good use by assisting and advising a specialist UK support group for a rare spinal condition called cauda equina. He is also a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL), The Law Society and is a recommended lawyer in the leading independent Legal 500 2021 Guide.

Tom said:

“Novum Law is a dynamic business that specialises in helping people who’ve sustained serious and life-changing injuries, either due to accidents or medical negligence. I am looking forward to applying my expertise to help more clients with complex cases and high-value claims and to getting much-needed answers for them and their families.”

Director of Novum Law Daniel Green said:

“A very warm welcome to Tom, who joins us at a time when demand for our specialist legal services is rapidly growing. With his significant experience in spinal injuries, head and brain injuries, fatal accidents, inquests, and complex, high-value medical negligence compensation claims, I am confident he will be a tremendous asset to our already strong team.”

If you have sustained a spinal injury or any serious, life-changing injury in an accident that wasn’t your fault or due to medical negligence, please call our expert team on 0800 884 0777 or email info@novumlaw.com.