Nicola Mepstead

Specialising in Personal Injury, Nicola predominantly deals with brain injury; but also spinal cord injury and amputation cases of various degrees from catastrophic to the more subtle, but nevertheless devastating injuries caused by accidents at work, road traffic collisions and assaults.

Education & career

Nicola studied Social History at Sheffield University, before training to become a solicitor through the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives. She gained FCILEx status in 2002 and qualified as a solicitor in 2004.

Nicola specialised in both Personal Injury and Family Law at another North West firm, before joining Potter Rees Dolan in 2006 and being promoted to Partner in 2019.

Nicola says:

I am well aware of the effects of brain injury not just on the person directly affected but also on their families, both through the cases I have dealt with and the five years I volunteered as Secretary of Headway Halton & St Helens.

Outside of work...

Nicola loves nothing more than curling up on the sofa watching a DVD with a bottle of red wine or, having attended cookery lessons for both, making Thai or Malaysian dishes for friends and family.

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Nicola's Testimonials

Everyone was always very helpful and pleasant. Please give a special and a very grateful thank you to Nicola Mepstead and Peter Renshaw.

Mrs R, Manchester
Professional, kept totally informed and up to date - no stone left unturned! Compensation case settled faster than anticipated. Thank you Nicola.

Mr K, Greater Manchester
Nicola was very helpful and understanding wit us. She was very professional and she is an excellent work force to your company. She deserves an award! A lovely lady who showed us that she cared about us. Excellent service

Mr Thompson, Manchester

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Our Case Studies

Man suffers head injury and is partially paralysed after attack

Misdiagnosis of blood clot on woman's spinal cord results in paralysis

Delay in CT scan left man with severe brain injury

Routine surgery left active woman no longer able to run

Six figure sum for man left with damaged urethra after catheter surgery

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Latest Testimonials

Thank you. Excellent help and I got an outcome I didn't expect, so a big thank you to Peter Renshaw.

Lisa Hathaway
TRUSTWORTHY FIRM I found Potter Rees Dolan through google search, and while I didn’t have much hope, it all turned out to believe there are still good people who help others. Peter Renshaw assisted me with my appeal. If he wasn’t there I probably never came this far and just lived my difficult life. However with all his professionalism and caring manner he encouraged me to appeal the decision, patiently explained the procedure and advised me all through the way. The appeal was allowed by the judge and this could not happened if Peter Renshaw did not support me with my case. I highly recommend PRD and specifically Peter Renshaw and his team.

Sahar via Yell
Firstly, I would like to extend my gratitude and thanks to you and your team for the support you have given me over the past years to achieve this unexpected outcome. It has been such an emotionally draining process that, were it not for that support, I may have abandoned it... Once again, many thanks to all at Potter Rees Dolan. I couldn't have been in safer hands.

GM, Manchester
I am completely blown away after the success your input has done for me. Now, instead of life not being worth living, I can take time to make a life with a difference. I will forever be grateful to you! I am very grateful to your firm and especially Mr. Renshaw for his simple instructions, patience and understanding. Having him as an advocate was everything and more than I could have ask for. Many thanks for what you do.

Wendy Williams, Shropshire
One aspect which I value highly is that a promise to call will always be honoured. This may seem a small point but it is absolutely critical to peace of mind for the client. Communications, written and verbal, are always timeous, appropriate and well explained. As I develop below, each one of the team is invariably compassionate, understanding and empathic.This is of great importance to clinical negligence clients, who may well be facing life changing events, and not for the better. The Practice has a substantial and impressive array of medico legal contacts whose expertise they can call upon. We have been impressed with their thorough work and pleased with their achievements so far in dealing with our claim.

Jean Whittaker, Walkden