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  "answer": "We hold 11 NZ Law Society register entries for Berry & Co; 11 with a current practising certificate; 2 list Family as an area of practice; admitted between 1978 and 2024.",
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      "name": "Michael John De Buyzer",
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      "name": "Jessica Anne Richards",
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    {
      "name": "Alexander James Wilson",
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    {
      "name": "Nicola Jane Elliot",
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      "name": "David Richard Travers Salter",
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    {
      "name": "Louise Mary Laming",
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      "name": "Phoebe Sheng-Yun Lanning",
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      "name": "Merrin Jayne Gill",
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    {
      "name": "Holly Victoria Martin",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/holly-victoria-martin/",
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    {
      "name": "Helen Eileen Clarke",
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      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    {
      "name": "Matthew John Edwards",
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      "region": "Otago",
      "district": "Queenstown-Lakes",
      "practice_areas": [],
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/berry-co/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."
  }
}