Mark Hollinghurst, Director & Solicitor
Mark is joint head of the Personal Injury department and a specialist in Brain & Spinal Injury and a director of Switalskis. He is based at our Doncaster office.
Tel: 01302 279750
Department:
Brain & Spinal Injury
Address:
4 Sidings Court, Doncaster DN4 5NU
Email Address:
mark.hollinghurst@switalskis.com
Mark is an experienced specialist solicitor and head of the Brain and Spinal Injury department. For many years Mark has been actively involved with improving life for those with head and brain injuries through his close involvement with organisations such as the brain injury charity, Headway.
Mark is recognised as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 directory.
Mark is an experienced specialist solicitor and head of the Brain and Spinal Injury department. For many years Mark has been actively involved with improving life for those with head and brain injuries through his close involvement with organisations such as the brain injury charity, Headway.
Mark is recognised as a Leading Individual in the Legal 500 directory.
Mark qualified as a solicitor in 1991 and has specialised in complex personal injury claims for over 25 years. He joined Switalskis in 2016 as a director and Head of Department and established the Doncaster office.
More about Mark
Mark has, for a large part of his legal career, been closely associated with Headway, the brain injury association, he is a former Chair of York Headway and is now Chair of Headway Yorkshire East Coast. Mark is also former chair and former committee member of the Yorkshire Acquired Brain Injury Forum. Mark has for many years been a firm representative on the Headway Personal Injury Solicitors List. He is also a longstanding member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers. In addition, Mark is a member of the UK Acquired Brain Injury Forum. We asked Mark: What do you enjoy most about your job? What can clients expect from you? What aspect of serious injury claims do you find most interesting? Are you active in any organisations outside of work? What do you like to do in your spare time? Weekends will usually find me watching my children’s various sporting activities or practicing sports with my children. I also love to be by the sea, where I will retire one day and I enjoy reading when time allows.
Mark specialises in representing people who have suffered serious head injuries as a result of accidents or assaults. He has particular expertise in acting on behalf of clients who are in a minimally conscious state (MCS) as well as cases where the client has suffered a serious brain injury through criminal assault (CICA claims). Mark places a high importance upon securing early rehabilitation for clients, and is dedicated to achieving interim payments where possible so they can begin the rehabilitation process.
I enjoy getting to know the amazing clients I work for and their brave families, and knowing that I can use my legal skills to help in securing early rehabilitation for a better future life. Ensuring my clients get the rehabilitation and care they need is my passion.
I give advice to my clients in a clear, friendly and empathetic manner. I am very readily available to my clients at any time, by mobile, text and e-mail. I always go to see my clients in their home or at hospital.
I am amazed at the complexities of the brain and in total admiration of individuals (and their families) who have suffered brain injury and their fight to adapt to traumatic events. I feel honoured to be able to use my skills and the legal process to help.
I am Chair of Headway Yorkshire East Coast, a branch of Headway – The Brain Injury Association. I co-founded this branch in 2011 to assist those who had suffered brain injury in the Scarborough and surrounding area. I am a former Chair and Committee Member of the Yorkshire Acquired Brain Injury Forum.
Watching and playing sports – I love sport in general, in particular ball sports. I have played many sports, including league tennis for many years. I have attended many sporting events, including the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and tennis events.