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Directors
Scott McKenna
LLB, BMS
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Scott is an experienced litigator and he has represented clients in most courts up to the Supreme Court and regularly acts as counsel in court trials. He is approved to criminal PAL3.
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; and our firm acts for many of the significant organisations and entity within the equine industry.
Fraser King
LLB, MA (Hons), PhD
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Fraser comes from a background in commercial and civil litigation;; and now also has significant experience in criminal law.
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.
Fraser is approved criminal PAL4 status with the Ministry of Justice, which means he is able to act on the most serious criminal cases, such as murder. He has previously been an international three day eventing rider; and recently completed his PhD doctorate thesis in jury research.
Megan King
LLB, LLM (Hons)
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Megan is an experienced litigator, specialising in civil, employment, relationship property and criminal law. Megan is of Ngai Tahu iwi.
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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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Megan is approved criminal PAL3 and has been lead counsel on many types of different criminal trials in addition to her civil litigation practice.
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Associates
Mark Fyers
LLB (Hons)
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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. Mark has gained criminal PAL2 approval to lead both jury and judge alone trials; and has represented a number of clients in complex civil disputes.
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Senior Solicitors
Jessica Heinstman
LLB
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Jessica represents many clients in our civil and criminal litigation practices. Jessica currently has PAL2 criminal approval and is able to conduct jury trials and judge alone trials as lead counsel. She also has a significant focus on employment law and has advocated for clients in a number of different forums up to and including the Employment Court.
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Kelly Stone
LLB, BMS
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Kelly joins the MK team from several years experience as a corporate commercial lawyer. Kelly is also a qualified chartered accountant having worked in a top four accounting firm and the public sector she has an extensive background in tax law. Kelly is a committed litigator with PAL1 approval; and her previous experience has significant crossover benefits as she develops her advocacy skills in criminal and civil court cases.
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Solicitors
Haley Gane
LLB
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Haley joins us from previous experience in private client law practice after making a career shift to focus on litigation. Haley has a passion for criminal law and she has an exciting career as an advocate in this area of law as well as growing her experience in civil litigation cases.
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Lisa Davis
LLB
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Lisa has extensive experience in law firm administration and management roles before completing her LLB and commencing her career as a lawyer with the MK team. We are pleased to have Lisa's experience with us; and she has already achieved PAL1 criminal law status.
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Brett Edwards
LLB
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Brett has previous practising experience in employment law; and has now joined the MK team being immersed in civil and criminal litigation. Brett enjoys the challenge of court work and advocating for our clients.
Anthony Tooman
LLB (Hons)
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After completing extensive experience in various SME roles in investment banking and derivative markets overseas, Anthony has come back to New Zealand to became a lawyer. He has a keen interest in litigation and is a welcome addition to the McKenna King team.
Mitchell Stuthridge
LLB
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Mitchell joins us from experience in other civil litgation firms. We are excited to have Mitchell onboard to grow his civil and criminal litigation experience as a solicitor.
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James Scott
LLB, BBus
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James has joined our firm with excellent academics and a strong sporting career in rowing. We looking forward to watching James progress his career in civil and criminal litigation.
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Legal Secretaries
Niamh Corr
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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
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Teagan has joined the team after extensive experience in retail and business management. Her can-do attitude is a great asset to our firm!
Janice Fieldes
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Janice has had an extensive career in firm management and financial administration; and brings a wealth of experience to the MK team that is gratefully appreciated.
Hannah Radley
BA (Hons)
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Hannah has joined our administration team after gaining her undergraduate degree from the University of Portsmouth; and long-standing experience in finance and administration in the childcare industry.
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