Darren Hughes

Associate

tel: 0844 346 3073
email: dhughes@walkersmithway.com
office: Wrexham

Darren joined Walker Smith Way in 2003 as a trainee solicitor and qualified in 2005. He practices in personal injury litigation and has considerable experience working with people with catastrophic injuries, particularly spinal cord injuries. Much of this experience is based upon his early career as the manager of Transhouse, an independent living scheme for people with catastrophic injuries based at the RJ & AH Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry, Shropshire.

As someone who was injured in an accident and sustained a spinal cord injury himself, Darren has a genuine understanding of clients' needs. He is also a trustee of the Spinal Injury Association and vice chairman of Transhouse.

Why did you choose to specialise in personal injury?

During my time as the manager of Transhouse I regularly came into contact with personal injury solicitors acting on behalf of clients. Through this contact I developed an interest in personal injury litigation and eventually decided to train as a solicitor.

What has been the highlight of your career so far?

Being offered a position here. As well as allowing me to practice in the area of law that has always appealed to me, I am working with a local law firm that my family have used for many years.

What do you feel most passionate about within your working life?

Obtaining damages for someone who has been injured to enable them to achieve a quality of life which may not have been possible otherwise.

What do you feel most passionate about within your home life?

My wife and our first child who was born in 2005. As you can imagine our lives pretty much revolve around him at the moment.

If you won the lottery tomorrow, what's the first thing you'd do?

Try and work out how I won it when I don't buy a lottery ticket, but spend it nonetheless.