A senior solicitor, working out of Thompsons Solicitors' Leeds office, Joanne has more than 20 years’ experience of pursuing personal injury claims on behalf of clients across Yorkshire and Humberside.

Qualifying as a solicitor in 1997, Joanne joined the firm the next year and, initially, took on criminal law cases. Soon, however, Joanne moved into the personal injury area and has dealt with hundreds of cases over that time.  Skilled at pursuing even the most complex and challenging cases, Joanne has a track record of gaining the best possible outcome for her clients.

Friendly and effective, Joanne will handle all industrial disease and accident claims,  from work-related upper limb disorders, vibration white finger, repetitive strain injury, noise-induced hearing loss, carpal tunnel syndrome, crush and orthopaedic injuries, dermatitis, stress cases and amputations. Joanne is also experienced in the psychiatric consequences of traumatic accidents, including road traffic and marine claims.

A determined champion of her clients, Joanne’s longest-running case of a nasty maritime accident involved complicated legal arguments as to which country’s laws applied and which contracts of which shipping lines were appropriate. The case was opened in 1996. Joanne took it over soon after she joined the firm and unrelentingly pursued it, successfully concluding it in 2005.

Joanne values the fact that, at Thompsons, she has access to the best medical advice and opinion to secure the maximum amount of compensation for her clients.

 

Joanne's case experience

  • Secured £70,000 for an NHS worker who injured her shoulder in an accident at work, resulting in her early retirement.  
  • Won substantial damages for a prison officer who was involved in an accident at work sustained physical and psychiatric injuries as a result. 

 

Testimonials

I was very pleased with the service I received from Joanne Smith from Thompsons Solicitors. I was kept informed at all times and I cannot thank her enough.

Joanne's former client