Efa Schmidt
Head of clinical negligence,
Association of Optometrists
Efa Schmidt is the head of clinical negligence at the AOP and joined in 2019. She is an experienced litigation lawyer with over 17 years spent practising in law. She was called to the bar as a barrister in 2006 and is also a qualified solicitor. Efa has a wealth of experience in clinical negligence law and has worked on a number of complex high-profile legal cases, where she regularly advocated in the Royal Courts of Justice. She has also represented clients internationally including the US, Saudi Arabia and India.