Former Law Society president joins board of Kids' Village charity

Dr Inez Brown, a prominent lawyer and advocate for equality and diversity in the legal profession, has joined the board of Kids' Village charity.

Previously a partner and former head of clinical negligence at Medical Accident Group, Dr Brown now leads Mckenzie Brown Consultancy as managing director, leveraging her 20-plus years of experience as a lawyer to advise businesses on corporate governance, leadership and change management.

She is currently the regional chair of the Institute of Directors and was the first black president of Birmingham Law Society in 2020, having previously been named as named as Law Society Partner of the Year in 2016.

Kids' Village is seeking to raise £5 million in order to build the UK's first holiday village offering respite breaks for critically ill children and their families on a 30 acre site in the West Midlands.

Dr Brown said: “I am delighted to be a Trustee for Kids’ Village.  In my role as a lawyer, I represent vulnerable sick children that aligns with the work that Kids’ Village's purpose to help really sick children and their families by giving them a restful break away from the trauma of being in and out of hospitals. 

“I look forward to 'rolling up my sleeves' to help to support such a worth charity.”

Doug Wright, chairman of Kids’ Village, added: “We are delighted to appoint Inez to our Board of Trustees. She is someone I have always admired for many different reasons.

“Her legal background will give us expertise in governance and compliance as we look to scale up Kids’s Village.

“Inez is a highly respected regional leader and her appointment further demonstrates my desire to appoint outstanding Trustees who are subject matter experts in their respective professions to help deliver this much needed facility here in the Midlands.” 

Pictured: From left - Doug Wright, Inez Brown and Kids' Village founder Sam Fletcher-Goodwin