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Directors
Scott McKenna
LLB, BMS
Scott is an experienced litigator and leads our criminal litigation practice.
He has represented clients in most courts up to the Supreme Court and regularly acts as counsel in court trials.
Scott has also competed to the highest level of Grand Prix in dressage, which gives him invaluable insight into the equestrian industry as well as being the current Chairman of Dressage New Zealand and a board member of Equestrian Sports New Zealand. He also co-leads the equine law practice with Fraser.
Fraser King
LLB, MA (Hons), PhD
Fraser leads the civil litigation practice in addition to co-leading the equine practice with Scott.
He has successfully represented clients in courts up to and including the Supreme Court in a variety of different cases. Fraser is a staunch advocate of our personalised strategic approach, so our clients can gain every advantage from our legal representation.
He is also an international three day eventing rider and recently completed his PhD doctorate thesis in jury research.
Megan Dempster
LLB
Megan is an experienced litigator, specialising in civil, employment, relationship property and criminal law.
She has appeared in all New Zealand courts up to and including the Supreme Court. Megan values providing quality service and helping her clients achieve positive outcomes.
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Associate
Amin Osama
LLB, BSc
+64 27 451 7752
Amin is predominantly a criminal litigator who has experience in immigration and civil disputes.
For Immigration, Amin has helped many clients obtain temporary and permanent visas and successfully helped some clients avoid deportation when served with a deportation liability notice. Amin’s civil experience extends to all manners of disputes such as consumer protection claims, negligence claims, contractual disputes and debt enforcement proceedings.
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Senior Solicitor
Jessica Heinstman
LLB
+64 27 442 0050
Jessica is at present closely involved in our civil and criminal litigation practices. Jessica is currently acting on a number of civil cases with a main focus on employment law. She is skilled at mediation and has advocated for clients in a number of different forums up to and including the Employment Court.
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Mark Fyers
LLB (Hons)
Mark brings a diverse range of experience in legal practice from his previous role. Mark is growing his experience in civil and criminal cases; and he has a personable approach with his clients.
Solicitors
Simon Monrad Gough
LLB
After spending a short period in the Coroner's Court, Simon has joined our firm to enhance our civil and criminal litigation practice. We are excited to have Simon onboard to grow his litigation experience as a solicitor. In his spare time, Simon is in the latter stage of writing a fictional novel.
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Legal Secretary
Niamh Corr
+64 7 839 5315
Niamh excels in her role providing assistance and support in the myriad of tasks we seek from her. Her ability to take on multiple different roles is hugely appreciated by our team!
Teagan West
+64 7 839 5315
Teagan has joined the team after extensive experience in retail and business management. Her can-do attitude is a great asset to our firm!