Lewis' - About Us

Simon Makgill
Partner

Simon Makgill has 35 years experience as a commercial lawyer.

Simon’s areas of expertise are joint ventures, commercial structuring and financing, rural land transactions

simonm@lewislaw.co.nz

Matt Hanna
Partner

Matt Hanna has 20 years experience as a commercial lawyer. Matt’s areas of expertise are employment law, commercial, forestry, licensing and intellectual property.

In 2005 Matt obtained an LLM (Hons) in IP.
matth@lewislaw.co.nz

Lisa Ware
Partner

Lisa Ware complements the business and commercial expertise the partnership offers its clients. Lisa specialises in commercial transactions, business structures, property and estate planning and has an interest in elder law.

Lisa holds a Master's degree in Commercial Law.

lisaw@lewislaw.co.nz

Janet Collett
Associate

Janet Collett has more than 36 years experience working with a wide range of clients.
Janet specialises in estates, trusts, estate planning, gifting and residential conveyancing.
janetc@lewislaw.co.nz

Lesley Nielsen
Associate

Lesley Nielsen has worked with the Lewis' team in property and business transactions since 1999.

Lesley holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Business Law) and she is presently working toward a Bachelor in Business Studies.

lesleyn@lewislaw.co.nz

Ian Watson
Consultant

Ian has practiced law on his own account since 1984 in Te Aroha and Hamilton and has joined Lewis' in April 2009 as a consultant. He has 30 years experience in all types of rural property, financing and farming matters. He has a specialty interest in trusts, wills and estate planning.

Ian has an LLB from Auckland and Diploma Personal Financial Planning from Waikato.

ianw@lewislaw.co.nz

Monique Rush
Solicitor

Monique Rush attended Waikato University graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Social Sciences, majoring in Geography.

Monique is currently working in relationship property, employment and family areas of law.

moniquer@lewislaw.co.nz

Fiona Ferrier
Legal Executive

Fiona is a legal executive with considerable legal experience in the United Kingdom.

Fiona is responsible for completing land and financing transactions.

fionaf@lewislaw.co.nz

Pamela Ingram
Legal Executive

Pam joined the Lewis' team in April 2008 and works out of our Hamilton Office. Pam is a Registered Legal Executive and has been working in a law office since 2004.

Pam works in the areas of conveyancing, estate planning and estate administration.

pamelai@lewislaw.co.nz