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      "name": "Freya Caitlin Murphy",
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    {
      "name": "Jonathan Paul Beck",
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      "district": "Lower Hutt",
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    {
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    {
      "name": "Ian Stewart Avison",
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    {
      "name": "Benedict John Joseph Sheehan",
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      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Lower Hutt",
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    {
      "name": "Millicient Bobby Newton-Rencen",
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      "district": "Lower Hutt",
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    {
      "name": "Megan Jane Grey",
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    {
      "name": "Danielle Sara Thorne",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/danielle-sara-thorne/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Lower Hutt",
      "practice_areas": [],
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    },
    {
      "name": "Paul Gregory Logan",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/paul-gregory-logan/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Lower Hutt",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Jason John Taylor",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/jason-john-taylor/",
      "region": "Wellington",
      "district": "Lower Hutt",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/arl-lawyers-ltd-ta-arl-lawyers/summary.md",
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "provenance": {
    "source": "New Zealand Law Society register (lawsociety.org.nz), mirrored by LawyerFinder NZ.",
    "authoritative_register": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/for-the-public/find-a-lawyer/",
    "methodology": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/about",
    "notes": "register_status is what the NZ Law Society register showed on register_read (\"ok\" or \"not-found\") — NOT a current good-standing check. Verify current status via registry_url. register_facts counts the entries we hold, not the firm headcount. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service, not affiliated with the NZ Law Society; we do not provide legal advice."
  }
}