Madeleine (Maddie) is a Law Clerk in our family law team based in Rotorua. Maddie joined Holland Beckett as the Ngāti Whakaue summer clerk in 2024/2025 and has continued to work as a graduate after completing her studies at Victoria University of Wellington. She is excited to assist in Family matters. Outside of work Maddie …
Michelle is a Law Clerk in our family law team. Michelle joined Holland Beckett as a summer law clerk in 2023/2024 and has returned as a graduate after completing her studies at the University of Otago. She is excited to assist in Family and Civil Litigation & Dispute Resolution Matters. Outside of work Michelle enjoys …
Sam is a solicitor in Holland Beckett’s family law team. Sam has been practising family law since her admission to the Bar in 2023, having also gained experience in the area as a law clerk for a year prior to her admission. She specialises in assisting clients through separation, drafting contracting out agreements (pre-nups), and drafting …
Hannah is a solicitor in our Family Law team in Tauranga. Prior to commencing her Law degree Hannah worked in the Tauranga Family Court Registry and has joined the family team to utilise this background. Hannah was raised in Tauranga but has previously studied and worked abroad in Canada, Australia, England and India before returning …
Waiata is a Senior Solicitor in our Family Law team, specialising in a broad range of family law matters. Waiata’s expertise includes: Separation & division of relationship property – advising on division of assets (including complex Family Trust and Company structure), negotiating settlements, and preparing Separation Agreements Asset protection – including advising on and preparing …
Nicky has joined the Holland Beckett family law team as Special Counsel based in the Rotorua and Taupō offices. She has over 25 years’ experience in dispute resolution over a broad range of areas. In more recent years the focus of her practice has been in relationship property law. Prior to joining Holland Beckett Nicky …
Danielle joined Holland Beckett in 2017 as an Administration Assistant in our Tauranga Office. She gained experience working as a legal secretary in the Family Law team in Tauranga before moving back to her hometown of Rotorua in 2020. Danielle has recently completed her Diploma in Legal Executive Studies whilst working full time at Holland …
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 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 in …
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 …
