What our clients say...

We found that the help and advice offered by Irwin Mitchell's client liaison service has been vitally important at a time when we all really needed support.  It has been accurate and professional but, above all, shown a genuine understanding and concern for our feelings during a very difficult time and has enabled us, as a family, to cope so much better than we could have done on our own.

Helen Watson

Andrew Buckham

Location: Sheffield and Leicester

Job Title: Associate Solicitor

Telephone: 0800 9174 199

"I served in the Army for 7 years before I joined our Armed Forces Team and wanted to give something back to the military community. The team works along side a number of the military charities and welfare teams and its very rewarding to help and advise injured service personnel and their families. There is a genuine passion and believe within our team that injured service personnel deserve the very best medical care and rehabilitation as well as receiving support and compensation that reflects the sacrifice made by our Armed Forces."

About Andrew's role

I help and support severely injured members of the Armed Forces and their families.

Charity and community work

Our Armed Forces Team works with a number of military charities and welfare organisations. These include BLESMA, SSAFA and Combat Stress. We have also been actively involved in supporting Major Phil Packer, the badly injured soldier who completed the London Marathon and is trying to raise £1 million for Help 4 Heroes.

Memberships and professional organisations

Member of the Association of personal Injury Lawyers (APIL).

Cases of mention

I assisted Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson and his family in their successful legal challenge to get better compensation for soldiers injured on duty.

I was part of the legal team that assisted all 14 families involved in the Coroners Inquest into the Nimrod Aircraft Accident.

I currently represent a number of military personnel who have sustained serious head injuries following accidents on and off duty.

Spare time and hobbies

Playing golf (badly!), fitness training, foreign travel, cooking (slightly better than my golf), sampling fine wine, cinema and theatre.