2007 saw Digby Brown reach the milestone of 100 and to celebrate
250 people will meet at Edinburgh Castle in December…
Digby Seymour Brown 1881 – 1952
Digby Brown was born at Langbank, Erskine on 25 April 1881, the son of a merchant
seaman, William Brown, and Isabella Brown. He was brought up in Greenock and after serving a law
apprenticeship he set up in practice in Glasgow in 1907. He quickly acquired a reputation as
a civil court practitioner and he forged an association with the trades union movement which
survives to this day. By the time of his death on 11 August 1952 his firm was recognised as
one of the leading reparation practices in Scotland. Subsequently, the firm expanded into
Edinburgh (1983), Dundee (1987) and Glenrothes (1998). With just over one hundred
partners and staff, Digby Brown’s pre-eminence in the personal injury field has been recognised by
the award of a Band 1 Ranking by Chambers Guide to the UK Legal Profession.