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New director at Brown Turner Ross

Following a period of growth, Merseyside law firm Brown Turner Ross has appointed Patricia

Hitchen as director.

Patricia Hitchen, who has extensive experience in personal injury claims, joined Brown Turner

Ross in 2014 and will lead the personal injury department. Previous roles include GT Law

Solicitors, Handley Law, The Paul Rooney Partnership and Hill Dickinson. Prior to a career in law,

Patricia spent 13 years as a police officer with Merseyside Police.

Patricia, who has 12 years’ experience as a legal practitioner, only recently qualified as a personal

injury solicitor in July 2016, after qualifying at Chester College of Law in her spare time. Patricia

self-funded the course without telling the firm and surprised colleagues with her newly certified

status upon return from annual leave. Prior to this, Patricia became a CILEx chartered legal

executive in 2014.

Following a route less ordinary to land the top job, Patricia gained a degree at Liverpool John

Moores University and Legal Practitioners Course at Chester College of Law, while her three

children were small. Family life and career commitments took hold and Patricia decided to gain her

qualified status this year, after her middle child had settled into her first year at university.

Dave Bushell, managing director of Brown Turner Ross Solicitors, said:

“This is a key appointment for Brown Turner Ross that fits in with our strategy to have an

innovative and robust board of directors that reflects the increased caseload of the company.

“Patricia was invited to become a director, she has gone above and beyond in demonstrating her

commitment to her profession and her outstanding skills and experience will be invaluable in

shaping the future of the firm.“

Patricia Hitchen, director at Brown Turner Ross Solicitors, said:

“Exciting times lay ahead for Brown Turner Ross; the firm is growing and I can make a massive

impact with the knowledge gained during my legal career.

“Now that my children are older, I decided to bite the bullet, gain my solicitor status and finish what

I had started all those years ago when my youngest child was two years old. This has been one of

the best decisions I have made, as I am now looking forward to being an instrumental force in

developing the personal injury department at Brown Turner Ross.“

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Molly Stirling .