QUALIFICATIONS

• LLB (University of Auckland), 1994
• M.Com Law (1st class honours) (University of Auckland), 1998
• STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners) - Certificate in Advanced Trust Litigation , 2012
• Te Wananga o Aotearoa - Te Ara Maori (He Pi Ka Pao) - New Zealand Certificate in Te Reo (Levels 1 and 2), 2020
• University of Waikato - Te Tohu Paetahi (Papers 1 and 2) - 2021;
• Auckland University of Technology - Certificate of Proficiency in Intermediate Māori Language II) - 2021
• Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand Inc - Mediation Skills Intensive November 2022
• Appointed Associate Member of the Arbitrators' and Mediators' Institute of New Zealand Inc (AMINZ) in February 2023

CAREER HISTORY

• Admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand - 1995
• Solicitor - Hesketh Henry 1995 to 1999
• Solicitor / Senior Associate Brookfields Lawyers 1999 to 2004
• Litigation Partner - Brookfields Lawyers 2004 to 2011
• Litigation Partner - TGT Legal -1 March 2011 to 31 July 2014- TGT Legal is a leading boutique trust firm. I was the founding litigation partner.
• Admitted as a barrister of the High Court of the Cook Islands - 2012
• Barrister sole from 1 August 2014
• Appointed Queen's Counsel 2016
• Commenced practice as a mediator 2023

MEMBER

• New Zealand Law Society
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• AMINZ
• Auckland Women Lawyers' Association
• Auckland District Law Society Inc
• New Zealand Bar Association
• The International Association of Trust and Estate Lawyers