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Virginia Chalmers

Partner In September 2014 Virginia (Ginny) joined Irwin Mitchell as a partner and head of the workplace injury team in Bristol, bringing with her the asbestos team from Lyons Davidson. Ginny is a specialist solicitor with over 20 years’ experience in personal injury and is dual qualified as a solicitor in England and Wales and in Canada. She has recovered millions of pounds of compensation for asbestos claimants and their families. She often speaks at conferences and in 2013 chaired a groundbreaking conference on inquests and post-mortems in mesothelioma deaths. Ginny is named on the Mesothelioma UK National Panel of Solicitors specialising in mesothelioma claims and often speaks at and chairs conferences. · Irwin Mitchell

EnglandPersonal Injury, Workplace Injury

About

Virginia (Ginny) Chalmers is a partner and head of the workplace injury team at Irwin Mitchell (Bristol), having joined the firm in September 2014. She is a specialist solicitor with over 20 years' experience in personal injury, dual-qualified in England & Wales and in Canada, and is named on the Mesothelioma UK National Panel of Solicitors.

Practice areas

Personal InjuryWorkplace InjuryAsbestos / Mesothelioma

Office

Expertise

Asbestos / Mesothelioma ClaimsClaimant Personal InjuryInquests and Post-mortems (Mesothelioma)

Education

  • University of Toronto (LLB, 1984)

Admissions

  • Barrister and Solicitor, Ontario (admitted 1986)
  • Solicitor, England and Wales (admitted 1991)