I am a sole practitioner with a broad range of professional interests and experience.

I am available to represent clients in any court and in any jurisdiction. I have variously appeared in the Employment, Family, District and High Courts and the New Zealand Court of Appeal. I have experience in employment, family, civil, criminal and appellate advocacy. I have published legal articles in New Zealand and Australia on various subjects that I have either encountered professionally or which have captured my interest.

I offer all legal services to be reasonably expected from a sole general practitioner. That includes domestic and commercial conveyancing, sub-divisions, leasing, family trusts, Wills and estate administration, contract drafting, employment law (agreements and disputes) and all litigation.

I am really interested in being instructed by people who are engaged in the arts, science and technology industries as they are areas that I particularly wish to develop further.

I also wish to develop the policy and consultancy aspects of my practice. I have experience in writing comprehensive specialist legal opinions for various client organizations. I feel that I have excellent research, analytical and written skills (vide published law articles) and those services are also on offer by me.

I prefer to be contacted by email if possible (initially anyway) as I like to use the latest technology in my legal practice whenever possible.

I do not “clock watch” when I am retained by clients. I am prepared to represent clients on a “no win no fee” basis if I think it is appropriate. That will depend on the merits of each case. I am also prepared to be instructed on a mutually agreed fixed fee.

Personally, I think domestic conveyancing is generally over-charged by lawyers in New Zealand. Therefore I am prepared to beat a written quote for conveyancing from another lawyer by 15% (filing fees and fixed costs excluded) provided I think that quote is real and sincere. I must see the quote first before I am prepared to commit to this.

My personal credo is “excellence with integrity”. The fact that I am prepared to negotiate a contingency fee retainership for litigation and am prepared to undercut the cost of domestic conveyancing by 15% does not mean that I would cut corners on the quality of legal services being delivered. I am a sole practitioner with relatively lower overheads. This allows me to provide more economical services to clients without compromising the very high professional standards that I set for myself.