Key Work:
Born in Liverpool, Mark was initially offered a place to study classics at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, but after work experience in a solicitors' office switched to a law degree - following this with Law Society final examinations at Chester Law College.
From the start, as a trainee solicitor at Pannone and Partners in Manchester twenty years ago, Mark has been involved in serious personal injury and clinical negligence cases.
Mark has headed up several teams around the country dealing with these specialist services.
Work in the field of Catastrophic Injury, with a particular interest in Brain Injury, has been a constant in Mark's professional life.
In the mid 1990s Mark developed an interest in psychiatric negligence cases, and began to undertake mental health tribunal work as well as his first Professional Abuse claim - an area of work in which Mark has built an excellent, reassuring and widely respected reputation.
Since 2007 Mark has been a partner with and head of the Professional Abuse and Catastrophic Injury teams at Keeble Hawson.
Background:
Mark has for many years been a representative on the Headway Personal Injury Solicitors List and was for a time Chair of Headway York.
For many years he has also been a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Association of Child Abuse Lawyers.
Mark's work is characterised by a high level of specialist expertise and commitment to his clients, complemented by a caring and concerned personality.
And finally...
Mark is married to Amanda with two young children.
Favourite novel: Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks - Favourite film: The Shawshank Redemption.
Tennis is also a passion, which Mark plays when he can - only stopped, occasionally, by having to chip ice from his racket during the winter months!
