Lisa Gunner

Lisa is a partner with over 20 years experience of acting for seriously injured claimants.  

Operating from Thompsons Solicitors' Cardiff and Bristol offices, Lisa is a highly specialised serious injury lawyer who leads a team dealing with serious injury cases across South Wales and the South West, acting for people injured in a public place, including on the road and at work through no fault of their own.

Lisa has many years of experience assisting adults and children who have sustained catastrophic injuries and where compensation has amounted to £20m+ for their future care needs and to cover their financial losses.  

Lisa has recovered over £50m in compensation for injured individuals. These injuries are often life-changing and have a massive impact on clients and their families. These injuries can include brain injury, amputations and spinal cord injury.

Lisa is ranked a band 1 practitioner in Chambers and Partners with the entries noting quotes from referees as follows:

She has a very strong work ethic, enormous attention to detail and first class judgement.

Lisa provided a very professional service and was very diligent throughout the process.

Her approach gives confidence, certainty and she enables clients to feel trusted and valued within what is a very challenging process to achieve really great financial outcomes for clients.

As an integral part of her role, Lisa has considerable experience in organising teams of specialists with a wide range of expertise who draw up detailed plans for rehabilitation for the injured. Importantly, Lisa ensures advance compensation payments are made as quickly as possible to provide initial funding for the rehabilitation and cover financial losses already incurred.

At Thompsons Solicitors, Lisa proudly notes that they exclusively represent claimants, with all firm members aligning their efforts towards the shared goal of delivering the highest quality service in pursuing claims against employers and insurers.

Away from work, Lisa likes listening to live music, cycling and takes part in pilates /other group exercise classes.

Lisa was shortlisted for 'Catastrophic Injury Lawyer of the Year' in Claims Media's 13th Personal Injury Awards.

Lisa's case experience

• Secured substantial compensation for a man who suffered a wide range of life-threatening injuries when he was struck by a car driven by someone who had exceeded the drink-drive limit. The clients' long list of serious injuries included a punctured lung, brain injury, a complex open elbow fracture, a broken femur, tibia and pelvis, and radial nerve palsy in the left arm.
• Secured a significant settlement for a man who suffered life-changing injuries when he was hit by a stolen car. Among the injuries sustained was a catastrophic brain injury which meant the man could not live independently and required lifelong support and care. He was also unable to manage his financial affairs and a deputy was appointed.
• Recovered a substantial settlement for a young man who suffered a spinal cord injury leaving him with tetraplegia, requiring 24/7 care, adapted property and aids and equipment.
• Ensured a settlement for a man who sustained a severe traumatic brain injury and requires 2:1 care. The settlement included periodical payments to pay for the future care package for life.
• Secured a settlement for a man who suffered multiple injuries, the most significant being a complete spinal cord injury. This left the client with a need for 2:1 care as result of his paraplegia.

Professional membership

Lisa is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) and is accredited by the Law Society for Personal Injury. She is also a member of Headway, the brain injury charity.

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Testimonials

We would like to offer our gratitude for everything that you have done for us over the last three years. Your help has been invaluable through our difficult times.

Lisa's former client

We are very grateful for the practical assistance you have given us in circumstances that were very difficult for us and for the manner in which you have handled my mother's claim which has been both professional and sympathetic. I appreciate that you will have done far more than has been immediately apparent and believe the outcome to be far better than might easily have been the case. We have indeed been fortunate to have had you acting on our behalf.

Lisa's former client

Please accept my grateful thanks for all the work that you, and your team, put in to reach such a satisfactory conclusion to your investigations on my behalf. I would have no hesitation in recommending you, and your expertise, to anyone finding themselves in such a situation as mine.

Lisa's former client

In the south west, Lisa Gunner stands out in her ability to secure outstanding results in the most challenging cases. She has just concluded a seven-figure settlement for a pedestrian in a brain injury case where an experienced London QC had advised there was no realistic prospect of success.

David Knifton, King's Counsel

Lisa Gunner is second to none she is meticulous in her preparation and always gets the best result for her client, she wouldn�t be out of place in any of the top serious injury teams in the country.

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Consistent support and advice has been shown since my accident three and a half years ago, to concluding with a settlement. I am indebted to Thompsons Solicitors for the professional, calm and realistic approach from a fantastic team.

Lisa's former client

After a work related fall, I contacted my trade union, Unite, and was represented by Lisa Gunner and her friendly team at Thompsons in Bristol. Throughout the process, I was kept well informed of developments and had to meet with a number of excellent specialist clinicians who were caring and informative. I felt that, through the whole case, the support and my wellbeing was at the heart of Thompsons business ethos. The case concluded, to my satisfaction, in less than two and a half years. I cannot thank and praise Lisa enough.

Lisa's former client

The staff at Thompsons did an excellent job of bringing a complex and difficult claim to a very successful conclusion. Going to Thompsons was a life-changing decision. I'm so glad we did it.

Lisa's former client

When my son was the victim of a serious RTA in October 2021 it was the most traumatic and difficult period. I was recommended Thompsons Solicitors by a family friend and I shall be forever grateful. It has been a very long road to successfully conclude the civil claim due to a variety of reasons but thankfully from the very beginning I was able to leave everything in Lisa�s (Lisa Gunner/Bristol Office) capable hands and focus on my son and his recovery. Lisa has guided us through the whole process and is extremely knowledgeable, kind and empathetic with nothing being too much trouble, she has taken the time to explain processes in detail, in a way we understood and out of hours if necessary. Lisa is a credit to your company and we would not hesitate to recommend Thompsons to anyone that found themselves in the position of needing a Law Firm.

Lisa's former client

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Lisa Gunner: a very diligent lawyer, well-versed in high value claims

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