Jonathan qualified as a solicitor in Liverpool in 1993, and joined Bolt Burdon Kemp LLP five years later, becoming a partner in 2003. Formerly head of both the Personal Injury and Child Abuse teams, he was appointed Managing Partner in 2017.
An Ambassador for the charity Stonewall, Jonathan is also a member of the Law Society’s governing council, representing LGBTQ+ members. He is also a Fellow and former President (2015-16) of the not-for-profit Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).
One of Jonathan’s personal goals has been to find more ways to ‘give back’ to the people the firm helps, in the knowledge that no matter how much compensation a client recovers, we will never be able to reverse the often life changing injuries they will suffer. He is motivated to help our clients and others like them in ways, such as campaigning for positive change for injured people everywhere, influencing politicians and policy makers to make a real difference, even when (or especially when) there is no compensation to help them adjust and live their best lives. This work was encapsulated by our Manifesto for Injured People.
Setting up The Bolt Burdon Kemp Charity is another way Jonathan feels he and his colleagues can ‘give back’, supporting charitable aims not just targeted at our clients, people like them and their families, but doing what we can to improve the area where we work in the City of London, and championing diversity and inclusion within the legal profession.
