areas of work, expertise and clients
Acting for insurers and large corporates on disease, product claims and serious fires, Caroline also works with clients on in-house training and delivers seminars within the insurance industry. Increasing work on mediation in large construction disputes and specialism in professional negligence claims, acting on behalf of education professionals for local authorities. Caroline is partner in charge of the Coventry office and divides her time between the 2 offices.

career history/ route to Buller Jeffries
Having started life as a barrister, Caroline joined Buller Jeffries 1993, and became a partner in 1999. Her original career option of archaeologist (aged 9) has been temporarily put on hold.

publications/ professional memberships
Most recently, Caroline was President of Birmingham Law Society (2008-09) and continues to be an active Council member and on various committees.  She is currently a member of the steering group of West Midlands Knowledge, an AWM funded marketing initiative for professional services in the West Midlands.  In addition, she is a member of FOIL (Coventry representative), a member of the College of Law Birmingham Branch Advisory board and was Chairman of Coventry and Warwickshire First (2007-08), a network of local professionals. Contributor to local media and to Current Law on legal issues.   In 2002-03, Caroline was chairman of Birmingham Future, a group for young professionals and has an ongoing interest in graduate retention in the region. She has promised not to join anything else just yet.

Contact Details
e-mail: caroline.coates@bullerjeffries.com
direct line: 0121 200 0432

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