National Friends Panel list
Angampally, Sushanthi
Firm: Sushanthi Angampally Barrister
Phone: +64 6 3561464
Email: susigangapuri@hotmail.com
Region: Manawatu
Practice areas: criminal, employment, family
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues
Bates, Joanne
Firm: Wilkinson Adams/South City Law
Phone: +64 3 4664658
Email: jo.bates@walegal.co.nz
Region: Otago
Practice areas: family
Practice issues: problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues, using an alternate/attorney
Bell, Andrew
Firm: Fitzherbert Rowe
Phone: +64 6 3514704
Email: a.bell@fitzrowe.co.nz
Region: Manawatu
Practice area: civil litigation, employment, mediation
Practice issues: employment issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues, workplace bullying, young lawyers assistance
Bodde-Phillips, Minka
Firm: Minka Bodde-Phillips Ltd
Phone: +64 7 3490695
Email: minka@mbpl.co.nz
Region: Waikato/BOP
Practice area: civil litigation, criminal, employment, family, mediation
Practice issues: employment issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical Issues, workplace bullying, work-life balance of women/mothers practising law, maternity leave and returning to practice
Brown, Paul
Firm: Lexington Legal
Phone: +64 03 354 5565
Email: paul@lexingtonlegal.co.nz
Region: Canterbury
Practice areas: civil litigation, employment
Practice issues: employment issues (employee/employer), problem clients/files/judges, ethical issues
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Clews, Stephen
Firm: Osborne Attewell Clews
Phone: +64 7 3070570
Email: s.clews@oac.co.nz
Region: Bay of Plenty
Practice areas: civil litigation, employment, family, mediation
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), employment issues (employee/employer), partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Cochrane, Murray
Firm: Billings
Phone: +64 6 7573958
Email: mcochrane@billings.co.nz
Region: Taranaki
Practice areas: family, health, mediation
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), trust account problems, employment issues (employee/employer), partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying, using an alternate/attorney
Colthart, Mark
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 9 3796017
Email: mark@markcolthart.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: civil litigation
Practice issues: employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem client/files/judges, ethical issues
Dravitzki, Dominic
Firm: Malley & Co
Phone: +64 3 3790712
Email: dpd@malley.co.nz
Region: Christchurch
Practice area: company/commercial, family, property, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, problem clients/files/judges, ethical issues
Fail, Gary
Firm: Russell Moon & Fail
Phone: +64 3 3083191
Email: gary@rmf.co.nz
Region: Mid-Canterbury
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, lending activities, property, rural law, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, office management, ethical issues
Farnan, Bernadette
Firm: Farnan Garthwaite Law
Phone: +64 3 4777253
Email: bernadette@bondlaw.co.nz
Region: Dunedin/Otago
Practice areas: criminal, family
Practice issues: employment issues (employee/employer), partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Foley, Guyon
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 9 3071300
Email: gfoley@gfoley.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: criminal
Practice issues: chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues
Gallagher, Paul
Firm: Paul Gallagher Legal
Phone: +64 9 4159321
Email: paul@lawfirm.co.nz
Region: Auckland - North Shore
Practice area: company/commerical, employment, family, mediation, property, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations, office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Gordon, Catriona
Firm: Sandford & Partners
Phone: +64 7 3495550
Email: catrion@sandfordpartners.co.nz
Region: Rotorua
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, property, trusts & estates
Practice issues: employment issues, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Gordon, Mary
Firm: Land Information NZ
Phone: +64 4 4600587
Email: mgordon@linz.govt.nz
Region: Wellington
Practice area: administrative/public, in-house counsel, property, selling real estate
Practice issues: financial problems, employment issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations, office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying, non-violent communication
Grange, Miranda
Firm: PA Consulting Group
Phone: +64 4 4965617
Email: miranda.grange@paconsulting.com
Region: Wellington
Practice areas: administrative/public, company/commercial, in-house counsel, intellectual property
Practice issues: Mentoring for young professionals or graduates entering the workplace
Herring, Anthony
Firm: Mortlock McCormack Law
Phone: +64 3 3535773
Email: tony@mmlaw.co.nz
Region: Christchurch
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, employment, property
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, partnership isues, office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying, complaints issues
Hoogendyk, Hendrika
Firm: Hendrika C Hoogendyk
Phone: +64 6 3566205
Email: robinr_quik@ihug.co.nz
Region: Manawatu
Practice area: administrative/public, civil litigation, criminal, family, financial advising, health, in-house counsel, insurance, lending activities, mediation, property, rural law, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying, using an alternate attorney
Hutcheson, Iain
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 9 309 0350
Email: hutch.law@brokerhouse.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice areas: administrative/public, civil litigation, company/commercial, family, mediation, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), tax problems, employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical Issues, workplace bullying
Hylan, Heval
Firm: Hylan Law
Phone: +64 9 3779831
Email: hylanlaw@clear.net.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: civil litigation, employment, family, immigration, trusts & estates
Practice issues: trusts account problems, office management, ethical issues
Iggulden, David
Firm: Welsh McCarthy
Phone: +64 6 62785039
Email: diggulden@welshmccarthy.co.nz
Region: Taranaki
Practice areas: bank/finance, company/commercial, family, property, rural law, trusts and estates
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), trust account problems, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues
Jerram, Richard
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 7 8398575
Email: rjerram@angleseachambers.co.nz
Region: Waikato
Practice areas: civil litigation, family, mediation, trusts and estates
Practice issues: employment issues (employee/employer), chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues, workplace bullying
Johnstone, Christopher
Firm: Wynn Williams & Co
Phone: +64 3 3797622
Email: richard.johnstone@wynnwilliams.co.nz
Region: Canterbury
Practice area: civil litigation, insurance, mediation
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Kennedy, Dinah
Firm: Bramwell Grossman
Phone: +64 6 8728210
Email: dmk@bramwells.co.nz
Region: Hawkes Bay
Practice areas: civil litigation, company/commercial, employment, family, mediation, property, trusts and estates
Practice issues: employment issues (employee/employer), problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues
Knight, Ross
Firm: Barrister sole
Phone: +64 9 309 8160
Email: rck@rossknight.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: administrative/public, family, mediation
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), employment issues (employee/employer), partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying, using an alternate/attorney
Lambie Shaw, Leandra
Firm: AWS Legal
Phone: +64 3 2090373
Email: leandra.lambie-shaw@awslegal.com
Region: Gore
Practice area: company/commercial, property, rural law, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, using an alternate/attorney
McCarthy, Stephen
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 9 2623682
Region: Auckland
Practice areas: civil litigation, family, mediation, trusts and estates
Practice issues: chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues
McRae, John
Firm: Cuningham Taylor
Phone: +64 3 3792605
Email: jmcrae@xtra.co.nz
Region: Canterbury
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, lending activities, property, trusts & estates
Practice issues: trust account problems, partnership issues, office management
Miles, Linda
Firm: Gallie Miles
Phone: +64 7 8720560
Email: lindam@gallie.co.nz
Region: Waikato
Practice area: family, lending activities, property, rural law, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: trust account problems, employment issues, partnership issues, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Mitchell, Isabel
Firm: Cuningham Taylor
Phone: +64 3 3792605
Email: imm@ctlaw.co.nz
Region: Canterbury-Westland Branch Christchurch
Practice area: family, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no)
Morrison, Sarah
Firm: IPLS
Phone: +64 4 8903958
Email: s.morrison@ipls.org.nz
Region: Wellington
Practice area: family
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, stress, depression, work-life balance
Newfield, Peter
Firm: McMahon Butterworth Thompson
Phone: +64 9 3061890
Email: peternewfield@mbtlawyers.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, financial advising, lending activities, property, trust & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, tax problems, trust account problems, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, using an alternate/attorney
Ogles, Kevin
Firm: Kevin Ogles & Associates
Phone: +64 9 6242069
Email: kevin@kevinogleslaw.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: company/commercial, employment, lending activites, property, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, problem clients/files/judges, office management
Pearson, Tania
Firm: Christchurch International Airport
Phone: +64 3 3537046
Email: tania.pearson@cial.co.nz
Region: Canterbury
Practice area: company/commerical, in-house, property
Practice issues: financial problems, employment issues, problem clients/files/judges, ethical issues
Price, Simon
Firm: Mackintosh Bradley & Price
Phone: +64 3 3435883
Email: simon@mbp.co.nz
Region: Canterbury
Practice area: company/commercial, employment, property, rural law, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: trust account problems, partnership issues, ethical issues
Robertson, Chris
Firm: HughesRobertson
Phone: +64 6 3561426
Email: HughesRob_Chris@xtra.co.nz
Region: Wellington/Manawatu
Practice area: civil litigation, company/commercial, intellectual property, lending activities, mediation, trusts & estates
Practice issues: problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues, using an alternate/attorney
Roughan, David
Firm: Northlaw
Phone: +64 9 4352261
Email: david@norlaw.co.nz
Region: Northland
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, lending activities, property, rural law, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, lawyers complaints service costing
Ruane, Craig
Firm: CM Ruane - Barrister
Phone: +64 3 3663458
Region: Canterbury
Practice area: civil litigation, criminal
Practice issues: partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues
Rust, John
Firm: Butelaw
Phone: +64 9 476 4280
Email: john@butelaw.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice areas: family, mediation, property, selling real estate, trusts & estates
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), trust account problems, partnership issues
Shamy, Simon
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 3 3658566
Email: sshamy@xtra.co.nz
Region: Christchurch
Practice area: civil litigation, criminal, family, insurance, intellectual property
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying
Sparks, Ulric
Firm: Baywide Community Law Service
Phone: +64 7 3086817
Email: david@baywidecls.org.nz
Region: Eastern Bay of Plenty
Practice area: employment, mediation
Practice issues: financial problems, tax problems, employment issues, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), workplace bullying
Tennet, Christopher
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 4 4711952
Email: admin@just-ice.net.nz
Region: Wellington
Practice area: administrative/public, civil litigation, criminal, family, immigration, insurance, intellectual property
Practice issues: employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues, workplace bullying
Towle, David
Firm: Barrister
Phone: +64 9 5246663
Email: towle@xtra.co.nz
Region: Auckland
Practice area: civil litigation, intellectual property, mediation, property
Practice issues: financial problems, trust account problems, employment issues, partnership issues, chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations, office management, ethical issues, workplace bullying, using an alternate attorney
von Dadelszen, Mark
Firm: Bannister & von Dadelszen
Phone: +64 6 8707820
Email: markvond@bvond.co.nz
Region: Hawkes Bay
Practice area: civil litigation, mediation, resource management
Practice issues: financial problems, employment issues, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations, office management, ethical issues
Wakefield, Fiona
Firm: Fiona Wakefield
Phone: +64 3 3578995
Email: fiona@mwlaw.co.nz
Region: Christchurch
Practice area: administrative/public, health
Practice issues: partnership issues, acknowledgement of limitation (saying no), office management
Wall, Martin
Firm: Martin Wall
Phone: +64 6 8336113
Email: m.wall@xtra.co.nz
Region: Hawkes Bay
Practice areas: family
Practice issues: chambers issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), office management, ethical issues
Walton, Richard
Firm: Timpany Walton
Phone: +64 3 6877396
Email: richardw@timpanywalton.co.nz
Region: South Canterbury
Practice area: bank/finance, company/commercial, property, rural law, tax, trusts & estates
Practice issues: tax problems, trust account problems, partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, ethical issues
Wetherall, Peter
Firm: Carruthers and Wetherall
Phone: +64 3 7687454
Email: p.wetherall@xtra.co.nz
Region: Canterbury-Westland
Practice areas: criminal, family, property
Practice issues: financial problems (personal/firm related), employment issues (employee/employer), partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues, workplace bullying
Woods, Michelle
Firm: WinterWoods Lawyers
Phone: +64 6 3573563
Email: michelle@winterwoods.co.nz
Region: Manawatu
Practice area: family
Practice issues: partnership issues, problem clients/files/judges, acknowledgement of limitations (saying no), ethical issues