Jacqueline is a member of both the family and litigation team at Holland Beckett. Jacqueline specialises in relationship property, trusts, wills and estate litigation. She appears for clients both in Court and in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) processes including mediations. She also supports the trust and estates team with complex asset and succession planning matters. …
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 …
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 …
Katherine is currently on parental leave. 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 …
Sophie is an 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, disciplinary …
Stephanie is an employment specialist. She advises employers and employees on both contentious and non-contentious employment related matters, including employment agreement and policy drafting, restructuring, sale and purchase of businesses/shares, personal grievances and disputes. Stephanie also maintains a general civil litigation case load. Prior to joining the team at Holland Beckett in July 2021, she …
Leesa is a partner at Holland Beckett, specialising in all aspects of Family Law. She can assist you to resolve matters in Court, or out. Leesa joined Holland Beckett in 2015 with a civil litigation background gained at major firms both in New Zealand and overseas. Her practice area includes resolving post-separation relationship property disputes, …
James is a Partner at Holland Beckett and leads our Rotorua litigation team. He is an experienced litigator advising clients on a broad range of contentious issues. James regularly appears in Court and various tribunals, and has a particular skill identifying and bringing appropriate cases to early resolution, or otherwise ensuring they are determined by …
Tim is a Partner at Holland Beckett specialising in Public, Local Government and Regulatory Litigation. Tim is an experienced trial lawyer, with wide ranging courtroom experience. He has led trials and appeals in the Court of Appeal, the District Court, the High Court, the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court. This includes appearing …
Jeremy is a Partner at Holland Beckett specialising in employment law. Jeremy started his legal career at Holland Beckett in 2012 in the wider litigation team. He then worked in London for two years as a litigator resolving commercial and tax disputes before returning to Holland Beckett. Jeremy is the first law clerk to partner …
