Our People

 

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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.  Simon is also a notary public.

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Matt Hanna

Partner

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

In 2005 Matt obtained an LLM (Hons) in IP.

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Lisa Ware

Partner

Lisa has expertise in commercial transactions, business structures and contracts, property transactions including commercial and rural, subdivisions, relationship property agreements, trusts, wills and estate planning,. Lisa acts for several retirement villages and is a trustee of the Cambridge Resthaven Trust Board. Lisa manages our Hamilton Office and also works in our Cambridge Office.

Lisa has a BA, LLB and Master's Degree in Commercial Law (Hons).

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Janet Collett

Associate

Janet has worked with the firm for more than 40 years and has experience working with a wide range of clients.

Janet specialises in estate administration, wills and estate planning, resthome and retirement villages and residential conveyancing.

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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 a Bachelor in Business Studies.

Lesley is a current executive member of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and enjoys being able to support local business.

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Monique Rush

Associate

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

Monique is responsible for family, relationship property and employment assignments with the practise.

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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.

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Maureen Murray

Legal Executive

Maureen works at our Hamilton office and is a registered legal executive having gained her NZILE Certificate in 1992 upgraded to Fellow status in 2003. She also holds a Diploma in Management and a Diploma in HR.

Maureen's areas of expertise are conveyancing sales, purchases and finance, Wills, gifting, Enduring Powers of Attorney and estate administration.

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Fraser King

Solicitor

Fraser King graduated from Waikato University with LLB/BA(Hons) majoring in Philosophy in 2008. Fraser has since continued his Philosophy studies and graduated with MA(Hons) in 2011.

In law practice, Fraser has a wide range of experience in civil litigation as well as commercial law. Particular expertise includes commercial leases, contractual advice and disputes, debt recovery, and commercial transactions.

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Joy Yuan

Solicitor

Joy Yuan attended Waikato University and Babson College (U.S.A), graduated with a Bachelor of Laws and Masters of Management Studies. Joy is working in property, commercial, immigration, and employment areas of law.

Joy speaks English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

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Georgia Casey

Solicitor

Georgia completed a Bachelor of Laws at Waikato University in 2010. Georgia is working in Estate Planning, Wills, Enduring Power of Attorney and the formation and modernization of Trusts.

Georgia is currently reviewing all the Trusts in the firm.

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