Richard Starkie, Solicitor
Richard is a solicitor in the Medical Negligence department based in York
Tel: 01904 606250
Department:
Medical Negligence
Address:
18 Back Swinegate, York YO1 8AD
Email Address:
richard.starkie@switalskis.com
Over the years Richard has dealt with almost every type of clinical negligence claim. A large part of his current work concerns serious spinal injuries and brain injuries, particularly those sustained around the time of birth. He also has a lot of experience of orthopaedic claims, especially those concerning joint replacement. He is a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and the Spinal Injuries Association solicitors’ panel.
Over the years Richard has dealt with almost every type of clinical negligence claim. A large part of his current work concerns serious spinal injuries and brain injuries, particularly those sustained around the time of birth. He also has a lot of experience of orthopaedic claims, especially those concerning joint replacement. He is a member of the Law Society Clinical Negligence Accreditation Scheme and the Spinal Injuries Association solicitors’ panel.
Richard qualified as a solicitor in 2001.
He was a partner at Pryers from 2013, where he led a team of solicitors and other lawyers dealing with a wide variety of clinical negligence and product liability claims.
More about Richard
Outside work Richard is married with two sons and lives on the outskirts of Leeds. Richard is a keen cyclist and spends much of his free time riding in the Yorkshire Dales and, when time allows, the mountains of Europe. TESTIMONIALS “Richard stays steadfast with a cool-headed approach to running extremely dangerous cases” “Richard is an all-round high-quality lawyer with a great set of skills” “He has excellent judgement and is standout in his level of scientific understanding” “He is highly intelligent with excellent judgement. He is diligent in his research of medical literature on points that can turn a case. He is a tenacious advocate for his clients’ interests, and he leaves no stone unturned in pursuit of their claims. He also gives realistic, common-sense advice to his clients in terms they can understand despite the complexity of their cases” “I feel that I was treated like a person not just a client which I believe is important when going through something like this” “A dynamic, talented solicitor who sets the bar in both medical negligence and product liability actions” “He has a really good knowledge of medicine, which means he asks really insightful questions of clinicians and experts”