Lawyer profiles
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Unique legal role for the girl who played Joseph
21 June 2018
Despite the initial misgivings of her distinguished legal granddad, singer, dancer, actress and now learner driver Patricia Windle scored a…
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How Perry Mason opened door to Cohen-loving bridge player’s justice challenge
14 June 2018
Dunedin barrister Len Andersen was one of only four youngsters from his Napier high school class to study at Otago…
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The lawyer, the chemist and one on the way
7 June 2018
Growing up the only biological child to parents with 10 children meant unique sibling benefits for Tauranga lawyer Chad Wallace.“I…
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Crown Solicitor owes it to freezing worker dad
1 June 2018
Mary-Jane Thomas broke the education mould when she began her legal university studies over 30 years ago: no one in…
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It took an earthquake to swing guitar-playing skier from crime to insurance
31 May 2018
Sam Hider started law school in Christchurch’s earthquake year - 2011 - with his sights set on being a criminal…
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A fresh player in 160 years of legal influence
24 May 2018
Flying in from Washington to Timaru for her admission to the Bar recently was a special moment Rachael Gresson is…
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The rock and roll jurist who wanted to be Mick Jagger
17 May 2018
In another life he would have been born Mick Jagger in a (Jumping Jack) flash, but Queen’s Counsel Rhys Harrison…
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A world to explore for late-studying free spirit
10 May 2018
Undaunted by tackling a law degree in her forties, single, independent globe-trotter Judith McMillan – who once met Mother Teresa…
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Kiwi lawyer’s exposé of inaction into murder, abuse and exploitation on the high seas
4 May 2018
A New Zealand lawyer has completed a PhD on transnational criminal law at Melbourne Law School that reveals the horrors…
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The hillbilly marksman who chose law before rocks
3 May 2018
Lured to Otago University with tales of great parties, Whakatane-born Brian Carter headed straight home after graduating, to the law…
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Behind the scenes Vatican peek for would-be beautician
26 April 2018
Directly related to one of Wellington’s first Indian settlers, family lawyer Nisha Dahya can claim another capital first – she…
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One man's Pacific paradise - From Winebox drama and riots to gun-toting home invaders
19 April 2018
It wasn’t exactly guns blazing or taking off in a hail of lead but Gordon Davis’ rapid airlift out of…
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The mid-life challenge of a punk pipe-loving lawyer
12 April 2018
After running businesses for 20 years, bomber pilot’s daughter Dee Morgan took to studying law in her 40’s, at a…
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From San Francisco to Wairoa – all you need is love
5 April 2018
A chance meeting in a New York bar lured San Francisco litigator and Beatles fan Heather Vaughn to her wedding…
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Anthem disputes, an OJ lawyer and a girl almost called Peanut … all out of Hawera
29 March 2018
Irish rebels, an undercover drugs agent and American legal star F. Lee Bailey may not appear to have much in…
Last updated on the 16th October 2019