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

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

MEMBER

• New Zealand Law Society
• Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP)
• Institute of Chartered Accountants New Zealand, Trust Special Interest Group
• Auckland Women Lawyers' Association
• Auckland District Law Society Inc
• New Zealand Bar Association
• ACTAPS (Association of Contentious Trust and Probate Specialists) (UK)
• The International Association of Trust and Estate Lawyers