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Stephanie Ambler
Kate Sullivan
Debie Bryan-Lamb
Gerard Letts
Amanda Donovan
Andrew Watkins








The 2023 listing of leading New Zealand Family, Divorce & Relationship Property Lawyers details solicitors practising within the areas of family, divorce and matrimonial law matters in the New Zealand legal market who have been identified by their peers for their expertise and abilities in these areas.
Showing all 26 lawyers
Tiers are in rank order. Within a tier, names are alphabetical and are not ranked against one another.
Preeminent
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephanie Ambler (biography) | Tompkins Wake | Hamilton | Doyle’s ranking record: Stephanie Ambler |
| Amanda Donovan (biography) | Haigh Lyon | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Donovan |
| Jennie Hawker | Haigh Lyon | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Jennie Hawker |
Leading
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alissa Bell (biography) | McVeagh Fleming | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Alissa Bell |
| Amanda Bradley | Duncan Cotterill | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Amanda Bradley |
| Rachael Dewar | Rachael Dewar Law | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Rachael Dewar |
| Leona McWilliam | McWilliam Tyree | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Leona McWilliam |
| Kate Sullivan (biography) | Tompkins Wake | Hamilton | Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Sullivan |
| Helen Tyree | McWilliam Tyree | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Helen Tyree |
| Zandra Wackenier (biography) | Tompkins Wake | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Zandra Wackenier |
| Andrew Watkins (biography) | Wynn Williams | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Andrew Watkins |
Recommended
| Lawyer | Firm | Location | Doyle’s ranking record |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenny Beck | Jenny Beck Law | Dunedin | Doyle’s ranking record: Jenny Beck |
| Debbie Bryan-Lamb (biography) | Ward Adams Bryan-Lamb | Invercargill | Doyle’s ranking record: Debbie Bryan-Lamb |
| Maurice Casey | Carlile Dowling | Napier | Doyle’s ranking record: Maurice Casey |
| Chris Dellabarca | Wellington Family Law | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Chris Dellabarca |
| Jeremy Daley | Harmans | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Jeremy Daley |
| Carlyle Gibson | Cunningham Taylor | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Carlyle Gibson |
| Annette Gray | Buchanan Gray | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Annette Gray |
| Caroline Hannan | Wellington Family Law | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Caroline Hannan |
| Gerard Letts (biography) | Thomas Dewar Sziranyi Letts | Wellington | Doyle’s ranking record: Gerard Letts |
| Virginia Mills | Duggan & Murphy | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Virginia Mills |
| Isabel Mitchell | Cunningham Taylor | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Isabel Mitchell |
| Sally Morris | Morris Legal | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Sally Morris |
| Kristy O'Connor | Weston Ward Lascelles | Christchurch | Doyle’s ranking record: Kristy O'Connor |
| Sarah Vyle | Denham Bramwell | Auckland | Doyle’s ranking record: Sarah Vyle |
| Kate Yarrall | Lance Lawson | Rotorua | Doyle’s ranking record: Kate Yarrall |
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