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  "answer": "We hold 8 NZ Law Society register entries for C & M Legal; 8 with a current practising certificate; 1 lists Civil Litigation as an area of practice; admitted between 1993 and 2022.",
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        "count": 1
      },
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    {
      "name": "Alexa Bree Carey",
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      "district": "New Plymouth",
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    {
      "name": "Holly Bullock",
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      "region": "Taranaki",
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    {
      "name": "Cherie Evelyn Clarke",
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      "region": "Taranaki",
      "district": "New Plymouth",
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    {
      "name": "Courtney Nicole Judd",
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      "region": "Taranaki",
      "district": "New Plymouth",
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    {
      "name": "Joanna Maree Woodcock",
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      "region": "Taranaki",
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        "Criminal"
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    },
    {
      "name": "Nikola Jure Marinovich",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/nikola-jure-marinovich/",
      "region": "Taranaki",
      "district": "New Plymouth",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    {
      "name": "Curtis Samuel Theo Fatiaki",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/curtis-samuel-theo-fatiaki/",
      "region": "Taranaki",
      "district": "New Plymouth",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Rebekah Lily Hicklin",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/rebekah-lily-hicklin/",
      "region": "Taranaki",
      "district": "New Plymouth",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/c-m-legal/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."
  }
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