Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Grace Titter

Grace is a senior solicitor in our litigation team in Tauranga. Grace assists clients in all areas of civil litigation and employment law. She also has knowledge in Māori Land disputes and criminal law matters. Grace strives to provide straightforward and practical advice to her clients. Before joining Holland Beckett, Grace worked in the dispute …

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Gabrielle Coleman

Gabrielle is currently on parental leave Gabrielle is an Enrolled Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court in our Litigation Team in Tauranga. Gabrielle represents individuals and entities in contractual, tortious, estate and property-based disputes, equitable claims, debt recovery, workplace and professional disciplinary matters, and bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings. Gabrielle also has an evolving interest …

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Megan Henderson

Megan is a solicitor in the civil litigation team based in Tauranga. Megan joined Holland Beckett’s litigation and dispute resolution team in March 2024. She has a strong interest in company, property, insolvency and sports law matters, and appears for clients in the District Court. Megan regularly provides litigation support to the Independent Bar and …

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John McNally

John is a litigation solicitor who draws on his experience as a Judge’s Clerk to bring broad legal knowledge to this diverse practice. John’s background, including a Master’s in Science, allows him to apply specialised knowledge to his work. He joined Holland Beckett’s litigation team in 2024, and during his time at the firm, has …

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Jacqui Nicholl

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 …

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Pennymay Symonds

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 …

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Lucy Vala-Blackmore

Lucy is a senior solicitor working in Holland Beckett’s family team. She is based in our Rotorua office. Lucy grew up in Rotorua before moving to Hamilton to complete her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Waikato. Lucy returned to Rotorua and gained experience with Holland Beckett Law as a summer clerk. Lucy specialises …

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Melissa Chester

Melissa is an associate working in Holland Beckett’s litigation team, based in our Rotorua office. In 2015 Melissa completed a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics and French at Massey University Wellington. In 2018 she completed her Bachelor of Laws at University of Canterbury. She moved to Rotorua in 2018 to join Holland Beckett and was …

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Katherine Dyer

Katherine is an Associate in Holland Beckett’s family law team. She joined the Holland Beckett team in 2016 and specialises in all areas of family law. Katherine has extensive experience in dealing with: Post-separation relationship property disputes, including negotiating, drafting and advising on Relationship Property Agreements, and acting in Court proceedings Contracting Out Agreements (“prenups”) …

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Sophie Law

Sophie is a Senior Associate at Holland Beckett and advises clients on all aspects of employment and relationship property matters. Sophie acts on a broad range of employment law matters, both contentious and non-contentious. She has particular experience in providing assistance to clients who are undergoing employee investigations, Holidays Act compliance issues, personal grievance claims, …

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