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Below are solicitors offering support for people with fibromyalgia. Content is provided by the solicitors themselves and is provided for information purposes only. If they cannot help you with your particular request as it may not be their speciality they could refer you to someone else that may be able to help.
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BRIAN BARR SOLICITORS
Grosvenor House
Agecroft Road Manchester M27 8UW Tel: 0161 737 9248 Fax: 0161 637 4946
Web: www.brianbarr.co.uk
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My name is Brian Barr. I have been working as a solicitor for over 30 years, mainly in the areas of personal injury, insurance claims and professional negligence (claims against solicitors, accountants, architects etc).
About 15 years ago I acted for a Fibromyalgia sufferer in an accident claim. It opened my eyes to the seriousness of the condition. She was in a very bad way and we won a settlement of £1.25 million for her. That was my first case and I have carried on doing cases for Fibromyalgia sufferers ever since.
At that time I was a partner in a firm of Solicitors. Over nine years ago I opened up my own firm. We are handily placed on the edge of Manchester City Centre, near to the motorways and with parking in front of our offices. The firm has grown and our Solicitors, including myself, specialise in looking after the needs of fibromyalgia sufferers throughout England and Wales.
Claims come in all shapes and sizes, but most frequently will be for people who have been injured in an accident which has either triggered off fibromyalgia or made it worse. We also assist sufferers with claims under Critical Illness Policies or Permanent Health Insurance Policies. They, typically, will need to show that more probably than not, they will not be able to work again. We also receive instructions from people seeking ill-health early retirement pensions from their employers. Because of the seriousness of their fibromyalgia (and possibly other conditions) they are unlikely to work again.
As well as acting in cases involving fibromyalgia, the firm are happy to act for family members or friends who suffer any type of accident or who are victims of medical or professional negligence.
For further details of our work, please contact us through our website on www.brianbarr.co.uk.
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Bolt Burdon Kemp Solicitors
Providence House
Providence Place, Islington, London N1 0NT
Tel: 020 7288 4836
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JMW Solicitors
1 Byrom Place,
Tel: 0800 054 6570
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- National Helpline 0300 999 3333 (10am - 4pm Mon - Fri)
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- Complimentary information booklets for doctors and other professionals (fully referenced)
- Books and videos
- Website Contacts with legal specialists
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- Local support group and helpline contacts
Trustee meetings are held monthly via Skype and last about 2 hours. There is an annual meeting that coincides with our group leaders’ meeting over a weekend.
If your Health Care Professional needs some education in fibromyalgia you can request that an FMA UK Health Professionals Pack is sent out to them. All we need is the name of the Health CareProfessional and the address of their practice. We will then send a pack to their surgery addressed from us to them.
You can request a medical pack using this form.
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Important Notice‼️ | At the end of March, our JustGiving Text service which allows you to donate using your phone will be ending. Instead, you can now take advantage of our new Text service with Donr. To make a donation, text 'FIBRO' to 70085 to donate a default £10. This costs £10 plus a std rate msg.
Alternatively, you can opt to give any whole amount up to £20, by texting Fibro + the amount you wish to donate, e.g. FIBRO 5 to donate £5.
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You can find a Support Group near you by contacting the Regional Coordinator for your area. If there does not happen to be a support group near you then maybe you can join with some other members and set one up. Support groups provide a social benefit as well as the opportunity to share tips on coping with fibro. They come in all shapes and sizes and we are often told how they have helped people.
