Brenda is the Managing Partner at Hewitts. She also sits as a Deputy District Judge on the North East Circuit. Brenda specialises in Personal Injury work and Dispute Resolution. She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and a Director of the North East Foundation for Women in Enterprise. This is an organisation that supports and mentors Women in Business in the North of England. 

Brenda is involved in a number of community based volunteer organisations in County Durham and Tees Valley.  This includes membership of the Board of County Durham Citizens Advice, an organisation that gives support and free advice to all those across the County.