Staff Profile

Alan Nesbit

Alan Nesbit set up the business in Bury in May 2003, he has worked in the industry since 1996 and qualified as a Solicitor in 1999 and is an APIL Accredited Lawyer at Senior Litigator Level. He has worked on both the Claimant and Defendant Insurance side with various practices, both large and small. Mr Nesbit remains one of the practice\’s leading fee-earners; despite concentrating more on managing and driving forward the practice and developing the sources of work at corporate level.

Emma Channon

Emma Channon (nee Burgess) was promoted to Partner at Nesbit & Co in October 2007, having joined the firm in 2004. Emma qualified as a solicitor in early 2007 after combining full time work with part time study at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has been working in the legal profession since 1996 and has a vast amount of experience in this area. She currently deals with Civil Litigation, Debt Recovery, and Personal Injury matters.

Marc Levy

Marc came to Nesbit & Co as a trainee in 2006, from city centre firm Eversheds, bringing with him excellent negotiation skills and a wicked sense of humour. Marc qualified in December 2007 after completing his training contract with Nesbit & Co and has gone from strength to strength within the firm, finishing as leading fee-earner in 2007-2008. He stands out within his field and has a fantastic settlement record. Marc's speciality is Personal Injury work, along with experience in Civil Litigation and Debt Recovery.

Donna Bardsley

Donna joined the firm in late 2006 bringing with her 4 years experience in the Personal Injury field. Donna is in the process of completing her ILEX and specialises in Personal Injury law here at Nesbit & Co. She deals predominately with RTA cases and has a full case load of pre and post litigated matters. Donna is a friendly and efficient member of the team.

Felix Wong

After working for a prestigious regional law firm for over ten years, qualifying as a solicitor in 2000, Felix joined Nesbit and Co in 2008 and is the head of our Luton branch. He has in depth knowledge of all aspects of personal injury work, from simple “whiplash” injury claims to complex fatal accidents. He is a highly experienced personal injury lawyer with a proven track record in a wide range of work, from road traffic collisions to accidents in public places and industrial accidents.

Felix is the regional secretary for the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Central England East) and as such is committed to achieving the best possible outcome for his clients.

Noveed Mumtaz

Our Operations Manager is Noveed Mumtaz. He is responsible for bringing in work of a personal injury nature via a number of contacts he has gained through working in the industry for the last few years. At the start of the practice he carried a full file load, but as the firm has grown it has become more important for him to bring in the work to supply to the other fee-earners, than for him to do the work himself. He is exceptionally good at dealing with the host of Accident Management Companies that have sprung up in the last 5 years, both in acquiring new sources of work and managing existing ones.

Emma Cameron

As part of the administrative team, Emma Cameron\’s main responsibility is that of Mr Mumtaz\’s personal assistant. However she is also a crucial link between the Sources of work and the fee-earners and provides Mr Nesbit with vital regular management information to assist in running the practice.

Jemma Kelleher

Jemma Kelleher joined the firm in April 2010 as head of our Specialist Claims Department. Jemma originally studied psychology and health studies at Manchester Metropolitan University before qualifying as a Solicitor in 2001. Jemma deals with employer\’s liability claims, claims arising from slips and trips, product liability and occupier\’s liability claims. She has over 10 years of experience in dealing with claims in these areas, and she has had the benefit of working in the industry for both claimant and defendant firms. She has a particular interest in dealing with complex matters and claims where clients have suffered psychological trauma. Jemma aims to settle claims efficiently whilst providing a high level of client care.

Lana Bradley

Lana Bradley joined the firm as Costs Department Manager in December 2009 bringing with her over 9 years of experience in Legal Costs. Lana is dealing with recovery of all costs for the Firm. As well as having her own caseload, Lana manages and provides guidance and assistance to the members of the costs department and other fee earners on the ever developing area of costs law. She is a highly experienced negotiator with a proven track record in dealing with both Claimant's and Defendant’s Costs ranging from RTA, EL-PL to Industrial Disease and Clinical Negligence claims.