Our team
From a range of different expertise and skills - meet our team
Angela Cook
Director specialising in the following areas: adoption, matters involving children, adult relationships, dissolution (divorce), dispute resolution, relationship property agreements, contracting out/pre-nuptial agreements, trust litigation, estate claims and litigation, protection of personal and property rights applications (capacity issues – PPPR), appointment as welfare guardian and property manager.
Kate James
Director specialising in the sale and acquisition of commercial property, leasing and development projects.
Leah Caddigan
Director specialising in the following areas: commercial transactions, financing, property purchases and sales, trusts, enduring powers of attorney, wills, probates and letters of administration.
Helen Monckton
Consultant specialising in the following areas: commercial transactions, financing, property purchases and sales, enduring powers of attorney, trusts, wills, probates and letters of administration.
Kayla Bowe
Senior Solicitor practicing in the following areas: matters involving children, adult relationships, dissolution (divorce), relationship property agreements, contracting out/pre-nuptial agreements, protection of personal and property rights applications (capacity issues – PPPR), appointment as welfare guardian and property manager, property purchases and sales, trusts, civil debt recovery, enduring powers of attorney and wills.
Madison Jeffrey
Senior Solicitor practicing in the following areas: primarily trusts, enduring powers of attorney and wills, trust and estate disputes and litigation, also practicing in occupation right agreements, relationship property agreements, contracting out agreements, protection of personal and property rights applications, appointment as welfare guardian and property manager, property purchases and sales.
Amber Booth
Solicitor practicing in the following areas: matters involving children, adult relationships, dissolution (divorce), relationship property agreements, contracting out/pre-nuptial agreements, protection of personal and property rights applications (capacity issues – PPPR), appointment as welfare guardian and property manager, enduring powers of attorney and wills.
Ngaire Meredith
Legal Executive specialising in the following areas: conveyancing, residential, commercial, lifestyle and farms.
Denise McFall
Registered Legal Executive specialising in the following areas: probates & estate administration, wills, enduring powers of attorney and conveyancing.
Jillaine Bennett
Legal Executive practicing in the following areas: conveyancing, residential and commercial.
Emilie Gee
Law clerk to our property and commercial team with a particular interest in the areas of residential and commercial conveyancing, trusts, and private client matters. Emilie graduated from the University of Waikato in April 2025 with an LLB and will be admitted as a solicitor in late 2025. Memberships: Property Council NZ
Cindy Lehmkuhl
Registered Legal Executive and Legal Assistant to Kate James in the following areas: conveyancing, residential and commercial.
Mia Munro
Law clerk to our property and commercial team with a particular interest in commercial law, development projects, property purchases and sales. Mia is currently in her final year studying an LLB (Hons) at the University of Auckland.
Megan Bradley
Law clerk to our property and commercial team with a particular interest in trusts, development projects, and property purchases and sales. Megan is currently studying a conjoint BSc/LLB honours degree at the University of Waikato.
Our support
Paris Campbell
Legal Assistant to Angela Cook, Kayla Bowe, Ngaire Meredith & Denise McFall.
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