Leading Wealth, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers – New Zealand, 2026

Tammy McLeod

Stephanie Irons

The 2026 listing of leading New Zealand Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning Lawyers details lawyers practising in trusts, estate & succession planning law matters in the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by their fellow New Zealand lawyers, clients and referrers specialising in these areas for their expertise and abilities in the area.  

Preeminent

Henry Brandts-Giesen, Dentons – Auckland
Aimee Mitchell, MinterEllisonRuddWatts – Auckland
Juliet Moses, TGT Legal – Auckland
Pravir Tesiram, TGT Legal – Auckland

Leading

Vicki Ammundsen, Vicki Ammundsen Trust Law – Auckland
Alison Gilbert, Brookfields – Auckland
Greg Kelly, Greg Kelly Trust Law – Wellington
Stephen Law, TGT Legal – Auckland
Tammy McLeod, Davenports Law – Auckland
Mary Joy Simpson, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Emma Tonkin, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Simon Weil, Anthony Harper – Auckland

Recommended

Catherine Atchison, Martelli McKegg – Auckland
Andrew Clements, Grayson Clements – Hamilton
Brooke Courtney, Sharp Tudhope – Tauranga
Peter Fanning, Tompkins Wake – Hamilton
Emma Foster, Martelli McKegg – Auckland
Stephanie Irons, Davenports Law – Auckland
Fiona King, TGT Legal – Auckland
John Kirkwood, Hesketh Henry – Auckland
Daniel McLaughlin, Dentons – Auckland
Timothy Orr, Martelli McKegg – Auckland
Bethan Read, Morris Legal – Auckland
Rebecca Steens, Holland Beckett – Tauranga
Willy Sussman, Bell Gully – Auckland
Israel Vaealiki, Jackson Russell – Auckland

The 2026 rankings of leading Trusts, Estates & Succession Planning lawyers in the New Zealand market, identified by fellow New Zealand Estates Lawyers. Compiled via our independent, peer-review methodology — rankings cannot be purchased.