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Meet the team behind the Sorrymate helmet!
Meet the team behind the Sorrymate helmet. The team at Sorrymate have decades of legal experience, and even longer riding experience.
Most of the team bike commute (weather permitting), and when they aren’t riding bikes to work they will often be found of a weekend on rides out around the country. Better weather sees them off on biking holidays, with recent tours around Scotland, America and the TT. They’re all bike mad, and keen to help other riders get back on their bikes when they’ve had an off.
Having the right team guide you through the process of a claim can take some of the stress away. If you have had an accident and been knocked off your bike, let the team at Sorrymate act for you. You’ll be glad you did.
James Maxey founded Express Solicitors in September 2000, and as Chief Executive Officer has overseen the steady growth of the business.
Now one of the UK’s leading independent specialist personal injury law firms, Express’s reputation is built around its tough litigators who provide an unrivalled level of customer service. James’s inclusion in The Lawyer Hot 100 for 2025 recognises his leadership and the firm’s substantial growth over 25 years, its award-winning training scheme and the multiple acquisitions he has led.
James’s vision for Express Solicitors has involved placing a huge emphasis on training new solicitors, enabling the firm to attract some of the brightest legal talent in the UK. James concurs with wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill who believed that “to improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often“.
A qualified solicitor with over 20 years’ experience, James was a Law Society Personal Injury Panel member for over 10 years.
James is well known in the industry for having a superb success rate with uncertain and non-standard claims. These include a substantial settlement for five children who tragically lost both parents in an air crash.
Notable media appearances include appearing on BBC Breakfast TV, BBC Radio 4′s You and Yours programme as well as at an ABS seminar where he was invited to speak as an industry expert.
Originally from Southport, James now resides in Cheshire with his wife and children. Combining the roles of Chief Executive Officer and the father of twins means his free time is at a premium, but when he does get the opportunity he indulges in his passion for scuba diving.
Louise is one of our bikers & is a Chartered Accountant.
Since joining Sorrymate she has well and truly been bitten by the biker bug.
Having played pillion on her dad’s motorbike for many years when younger, she reached a certain age and decided she was going to pass her test and get her own bike…and she did!
Passing her DAS in 2024 she’s now riding a Kawasaki Z650RS and is a prominent member of the local biker community.
Her spare time is now spent looking at new bikes, doing IAM lessons, ride outs or volunteering with Merseyside and Cheshire Blood Bikes.
She champions lady bikers and the rise in female bikers across the country and is a keen advocate for them.
A member of various ladies MCC’s she can be found at many rallies and events around the country embracing all things bike!
In her professional role Louise will assist with loss of earnings calculations for biker compensation claims and fostering relations with the local biking community and dealerships.
Chief Executive Officer (Legal) of Express Solicitors, Daniel Slade has been instrumental to the firm since joining in 2003. He has represented several high-profile clients including celebrities, county court judges and professional athletes.
Daniel heads Express Solicitors’ Catastrophic Injury department, acting for clients that have suffered the most serious types of accidents including amputations, spinal cord injuries and pain syndromes. In addition, Daniel also has extensive experience working with those injured from sporting accidents with a speciality in cycling and motorcycle claims.
Daniel regularly appears in the North West Legal 500 Rankings which ranks law firms and lawyers based on their noted cases as well as client and industry feedback and commentary. He was also shortlisted as a finalist in the Personal Injury Awards 2022 in the Claimant Lawyer of the Year award. This is a great acknowledgement of the incredible work in securing compensation for seriously injured people.
“I have helped many clients secure multi-million-pound compensation payments while leading Express Solicitors’ Catastrophic Injury team, which deals with some of the most serious injuries imaginable, including amputations, traumatic brain injuries and sometimes even fatal accidents. Often when working with these cases there are additional complicating factors involved. I often act for clients that have suffered accidents abroad, or that have particular requirements which require immediate support.
Unfortunately, this is often the case when clients’ injuries prevent them from working and they are unable to cover accommodation or care costs.
I also lead Express Solicitors’ Public and Complex Dispute team. These cases vary from claims surrounding liability, sporting accidents to all types of foreign accidents, which sometimes involve complex cross-border aspects of the law.
In my spare time I am keen cyclist and regularly enjoy participating in long-distance races in support of local charities.”
Paul has been involved in the legal industry for over 38 years initially as a claims handler but over the last 16 year as a Marketing and Business Development Manager. In Sorry Mate we promote ourselves and our services in a variety of different ways; outdoor exhibitions at regional events and local ride outs, indoor national exhibitions such as Motorcycle Live at the NEC, social media, sponsorships of riders, fund raising for various Air ambulances and relationships with other biker focused groups whether this be clubs, cafes, training academies, dealerships or insurers. Paul’s role is to oversee various aspects of maintaining the brand image and message and wherever possible enhancing our reputation.
His first experience on two wheeled power came via a purple FS1e at a very early age. The bike wasn’t his but belonged to his best friends who had persuaded his Mum and Dad to buy him one. For anyone too young to know these bikes could be ridden under far different legislation than we see today. Basically if you held a provisional driving licence (available to anyone over 16years of age) and the bike was under 50cc with pedals you were good to go. Sadly the experience didn’t end well with him sliding on some gravel and bending one of the bike pedals and his pride.
Since we’ve taken ownership of Sorry Mate exposure to biking has been exponential and with it a renewed interest. Paul ,truly bitten by the biking bug, has made use of the latest office purchase, a Mutt, not the hairy kind but a Mutt Fat Sabbath 125cc which he and two colleagues are looking to gain riding experience on to ensure they have sufficient experience, confidence and the basis for professional training to take that next and crucial step to riding and riding qualification. Paul has in fact now gone on to pass the theory, MOD1 and now MOD2 so now possesses a full licence. Inspired to push on with his riding journey he’s now bought his first bike, a BMW R9T scrambler, uses spare time looking for addons to enhance it’s already (his words) handsome aesthetic and hiding them from his better half, unless she reads this!.
Chris is our Social Media & Marketing Manager at Sorrymate. Chris blends creativity, technical know-how, and a lifelong passion for motorcycles to connect with riders across the UK.
Chris has a background in video creation, graphic design, photo/video editing, SEO, web development alongside being a passionate photographer & videographer.
Combining all of these skills allows Chris to craft content that not only looks great but genuinely speaks to the motorcycling community.
Before joining Sorrymate, Chris spent over eight years working in QA (Quality Assurance) within the gaming industry. Chris has worked for Sony Computer Entertainment where he learnt his craft before moving to an external outsource QA studio and working his way to Project Manager, where he developed a strong attention to detail, a critical mindset, and a drive for creating seamless digital experiences.
Chris has worked with some of the biggest names in the gaming industry helping them to achieve a seamless release schedule for their products.
These skills now fuel his approach to marketing at Sorrymate combining precision with creativity to bring Sorrymate’s message to life across every platform.
Motorbikes used to only be a dream for Chris. He always admired the freedom, focus, and sheer exhilaration that comes from two wheels on the open road.
He finally turned that dream into reality when he passed his CBT in March 2025. After doing close to 6000 miles on his first 2020 model Keeway RKS, he decided on a more comfortable and more to “his style” machine. Chris purchased a Benda/Keeway RKV125C in September 2025.
Riding has changed the way he sees the world. It’s not just about getting from A to B; it’s about the feeling of independence, the connection to the road, and the calm that comes when everything else fades into the background.
Chris plans on progressing to his MOD1 & MOD2 to obtain his full motorbike license.
That same sense of freedom and connection inspires Chris in his work every day.
Whether it’s developing campaigns, creating visuals, or engaging with riders online, he aims to capture what biking truly represents, the joy, the camaraderie, and the open road that unites us all.
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We are a team of biker-lawyers who have decades of experience in dealing with all types of motorcycle accident claims.
We are bikers just like you who have a family and love our motorbikes. We’ve unfortunately had accidents too, and so can guide you through the process from start to finish.
