Heather is a legal executive in Holland Beckett’s succession and estates team. Heather joined Holland Beckett in 2007 and subsequently completed her Legal Executive Diploma in 2008. Heather spent much of that time in Luke Stewart’s property and commercial team, before moving into the succession and estates team in 2024. Heather is an experienced legal …
Sarah is a Registered Legal Executive in the wider Property and Commercial team, working alongside Georgina Smith. Born and raised in Tauranga, Sarah joined Holland Beckett’s Tauranga office in 2009 as an office administrator and has progressed through the firm with a variety of roles whilst also completing her studies. Sarah’s main focus is acting …
Jacqui joined Holland Beckett in 2006 and is a Legal Executive in the Civil Litigation and Dispute Resolution team. Jacqui specialises in civil litigation, including contractual disputes, debt recovery (corporate and individual), liquidations, bankruptcies and enforcement of judgments. She has extensive experience acting for corporate lenders enforcing their statutory and contractual rights under the Property …
Adele was born and brought up locally in Mount Maunganui and has been with Holland Beckett since leaving school. Adele worked with Dean Thompson for many years and deals mainly with property buy/sell transactions, subdivisions and assists with business, commercial, company and trust matters. Adele likes travelling and enjoys what the area has to offer …
Petra joined Holland Beckett in 2005 and specialises in residential and commercial conveyancing and subdivisions. Petra was born in Tauranga and bred in Hamilton. As a school leaver she was employed by a Hamilton law firm as a junior secretary. Petra has worked in New Zealand law firms for 38 years and has been a …
Diane joined the Property Team at Holland Beckett in 2015 and enjoys assisting clients in various areas including Residential and Commercial Conveyancing, Subdivisions, Unit Titles, Retirement Villages, Wills and Trusts. Diane grew up in Tauranga and has worked in the legal industry for 20 years. Outside of work Diane enjoys golf, travelling and spending time …
Jo-Anne is the Estates Manager of Holland Beckett’s succession and estates team. She joined Holland Beckett in April 1989 and has specialised in estate administration for over 30 years. Jo-Anne can assist clients with estate planning (including preparing Wills and enduring powers of attorney) and estate administration. Jo-Anne has the experience and expertise to administer …
Pooja is originally from Mauritius. After successfully achieving the International Cambridge School and Higher School Certificate, she completed a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (LLB) at the University of Mauritius in 2016 (based on French/English Laws). Following, Pooja has worked in legal and compliance roles in Mauritius before moving to New Zealand in 2020. She …
Ruby Bell is a solicitor in the corporate and finance team. Ruby is a driven junior corporate lawyer with a strong foundation in mergers and acquisitions due diligence, having assisted on numerous significant transactions. She has experience in contract drafting—including shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, limited partnerships, constitutions and various commercial agreements—as well as contract review, …
Penny is a Solicitor in the litigation and dispute resolution team in our Tauranga office. Penny has experience in a wide range of disputes including commercial, insolvency, property, employment and criminal matters. She has a particular interest in trust and estate litigation and has experience acting for both trustees and beneficiaries in a range of …
