Ian Johnson
Partner
Ian leads the Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence department in Leicestershire having worked there for over 26 years, as a Partner for over 23 of those years. He specialises in a wide range of high value serious injury claims. He’s based in our Leicester city centre office.
Expertise
- Catastrophic Brain Injury Cases for Children and Adults
- Spinal Injury claims for children and adults
- Other cases Involving High Value Injuries of the Utmost Severity
- Fatal Accident Claims – Including Inquests
- Cases Involving Complex Special Damages, Future Loss and Loss of Dependency Calculations
- Accidents in Foreign Jurisdictions e.g. whilst on holiday
- Amputation Claims
Approach
Ian has acted for the victims of accidents in thousands of claims since 1997.
Ian’s practice covers a wide range of serious injury claims but his particular specialist areas are high value catastrophic injury claims arising from brain and/or spinal injuries, amputation cases and multiple injury claims suffered by both adults and children. Where accidents result in death Ian deals with the inquest and claims on behalf of the family and dependants.
He has been involved in a number of high profile cases including acting for a victim suffering serious injury in the M1 accident involving Army vehicles returning from Iraq which fell from their transporter causing multiple accidents and many fatalities and a racially motivated running down case in revenge for terrorist attacks abroad.
Career Highlights
- Articled Clerk Ironsides Ray & Vials Friar Lane Leicester 1995
- Solicitor Ironsides Ray & Vials in Personal Injury Department until 1997
- Joined Bray & Bray 1997
- Recovered over £400,000 for a victim of an accident at work resulting in a below knee amputation who with private prosthetics and excellent rehabilitation secured in the claim was able to return to full time manual work
- Acted for a severely brain injured child involved in a car accident where Court approval was given to settlement at £2.4 million
- Serious RTA claim involving multiple injuries recovering over £500,000 damages
- CICA claim where a serious assault caused head injuries. Award made of £271,000
- Below knee amputation claim settled at £1.04 million
Ian Johnson's Experience
Experience
28 years
Qualifications
- Studied Law at Leicester University LLB with First Class Honours in 1992
- Law Society Finals at Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) 1993
Positions Held
Memberships & Accreditations
Former Trustee of Headway Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland branch
Testimonials
“I would like to thank Rothera and Bray Solicitors for all their hard work in representing me in my successful Personal Injury Claim. Their communication and advice was excellent and filled me with confidence throughout my case. On a more personal level I would like to give special thanks to Mr. Ian Johnson and Ms. Swati Kotecha with whom I had most contact with who both were very friendly and professional and made the whole experience as simple as possible. Thank you again.”Ron Foster
“From the very outset of engaging with Rothera Bray, I immediately felt confident I had made the right decision to instruct them to work on my claim and it was!! Ian Johnson and his excellent team provided all the necessary support in a most caring and efficient way. Full and detailed explanations with readily available communication was available throughout. All their much appreciated efforts were rewarded with a successful outcome. I am very grateful. I highly recommend Rothera Bray for their extensive knowledge and the manner in which they do their job. ”Dorothy Shipston
“I have been very impressed with the work carried out by Ian Johnson and cannot think of anything I was dissatisfied with. ”Public Liability case
“Ian Johnson was absolutely brilliant. Very professional and dedicated. They are a 1st class solicitors and I would recommend them. I would like to thank Ian Johnson for all his hard work over the years.”Martin
- Leicester
- i.johnson@rotherabray.co.uk
- 0116 204 5366
Ian Johnson's Experience
Year Qualified
1995
Experience
28 years
Qualifications
- Studied Law at Leicester University LLB with First Class Honours in 1992
- Law Society Finals at Leicester Polytechnic (now De Montfort University) 1993
Positions Held
Memberships & Accreditations
Former Trustee of Headway Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland branch
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