Samantha Robson

Sam is from Salcombe in Devon. She originally trained as a teacher in Exmouth before reading law at Exeter University. On qualifying as a solicitor in 1997 Sam worked in Totnes and Kingsbridge, before moving to Slee Blackwell Solicitors in 2000, where she has specialised in personal injury and clinical/medical negligence cases. Samantha is an acknowledged expert in the field of abuse claims, undertaking a range of cases on behalf of victims. As the prestigious Legal 500 notes:

"Slee Blackwell’s Samantha Robson specialises in sexual abuse, date rape and cosmetic surgery claims"

Sam is assisted with her clinical and medical negligence caseload by Charlotte Wallace who has recently completed an M.Phil in Law at Exeter University on causation issues in clinical negligence.

Caroline Hudson

Caroline lives in Exeter, having grown up in Ottery St Mary. She has been handling personal injury claims since joining Slee Blackwell Solicitors in 2005. Caroline’s specialist area is road traffic accidents, where her experience in the motor industry comes in particularly useful. If you have a query regarding any aspect of road accident claims as a passenger, driver or pedestrian, then please email Caroline now.

John Hasson

John joined the Personal Injury Department of Slee Blackwell Solicitors in 2007 having qualified as a solicitor in 2001. He is an expert in claims arising from accidents at work and has an in-depth knowledge of the various Regulations and statutes governing workplace claims.  John has a particular interest in agricultural accidents and industrial disease claims. Over the years John has earned a reputation for taking over and winning difficult cases where other solicitors have advised there was little prospect of success.

Mike Clarke

Mike has practised as a personal injury solicitor for more than 20 years, acting for both claimant and insurers. Based at our Bideford office Mike specialises in motorbike/motorcycle accidents, representing people throughout England and Wales as well as local clients from Devon. He is a police trained motorcyclist and rides a classic BMW R100RS.

Full details of the specialist motorbike claims service offered by Mike and his team can be found at www.motorbikesolicitors.co.uk. Mike has a particular interest in head and brain injuries, and has acted as secretary of the North Devon branch of Headway, the only national charity geared to helping head injury victims.

Lee Dawkins

Lee has been with Slee Blackwell Solicitors since he relocated from London to Devon in 1988. He started out at the firm's Braunton office before moving to Barnstaple and then Exeter.

As a member of The Law Society's panel of specialist personal injury solicitors and a member of the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association, Lee is well placed to deal with negligence claims against lawyers and solicitors arising out of their conduct of an accident claim.

Fortunately instances of professional negligence are relatively rare, but personal injury law is one of the high risk areas, and Lee has an excellent track record of success against solicitors’ firms across the country.

Our eminence in the field of professional negligence is recognised by the highly prestigious legal directory, the Legal 500. Slee Blackwell Solicitors is one of only three firms in the whole of Devon to be rated in this specialist area and the only such firm with offices in North Devon (Barnstaple, Bideford, Braunton & South Molton).

Lee has conducted some high-profile, high-value cases. Our Legal 500 entry specifically mentions our success in a negligence claim against a solicitor acting for the agent of a current Premier League and England Footballer.

Roger Cheves

Roger, a former partner in a City firm, returned to the South West more than 10 years ago, joining Slee Blackwell Solicitors in 2008. He lives near Launceston in Cornwall and operates from the firm's Exeter office.

Roger's expertise encompasses a wide range of civil litigation themes including employment law, professional negligence and high value commercial dispute resolutions. Roger is also an experienced personal injury claims handler. He is a founder member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and a member of The Law Society’s prestigious personal injury law panel. Roger has an interest in all matters involving cross jurisdictional legal issues - including accident claims occurring overseas - and is a member of the American Trial Lawyers Association.

James McNally

James joined Slee Blackwell Solicitors in 2001 having graduated in law from Exeter University. He specialised in Personal Injury Law from an early stage, qualifying as a solicitor in 2004. James specialises in public liability claims, an area in which he has achieved a number of notable successes. He has also written on the niche field of accidents involving animals.

In 2007 The Devon and Exeter Law Society named James as their Young Solicitor of the Year. In 2008 James, who lives in Exeter, had the honour of being named as Pro-Bono Hero by the Attorney General for his work on our free legal advice site www.doyourselfjustice.co.uk