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. She is a member of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers and the Law Society Personal Injury Panel. She is 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. She is also a Director of County Durham Citizens Advice Bureau.