The 2026 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.
Preeminent
Alissa Bell, McVeagh Fleming – Auckland
Amanda Donovan, Haigh Lyon – Auckland
Leading
Colin Abernathy, Harmans Lawyers – Christchurch
Tara Grant, Martelli McKegg – Auckland
Jennie Hawker, Haigh Lyon – Auckland
Sally Morris, Morris Legal – Auckland
Jessica Shaw, Simpson Western – Auckland
Sarah Vyle, Denham Bramwell – Auckland
Vonja Young, Glaister Keegan – Auckland
Recommended
Emma Armstrong, Lee Salmon Long – Auckland
Surendra Bennett, Martelli McKegg – Auckland
Amanda Bradley, Duncan Cotterill – Christchurch
Fiona Cowan, Denham Bramwell – Auckland
Harriet Daley, Harmans Lawyers – Christchurch
Jeremy Daley, Harmans Lawyers – Christchurch
Ewan Eggleston, Ewan Eggleston Barrister – Tauranga
Brooke Glasgow, Denham Bramwell – Auckland
Leona McWilliam, McWilliam Tyree – Wellington
Yoonha Park, Saunders Robinson Brown – Christchurch
Rachel Rotherham, Rotherham Law – Tauranga
Rebecca Savage, Holland Beckett – Tauranga
Kate Sullivan, Tompkins Wake – Hamilton
Selina-Jane Trigg, Lighthouse Legal – Christchurch
Helen Tyree, McWilliam Tyree – Wellington
Zandra Wackenier, Tompkins Wake – Auckland
Andrew Watkins, Wynn Williams – Christchurch