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  "answer": "We hold 17 NZ Law Society register entries for Community Law Canterbury; 17 with a current practising certificate; 3 list Family as an area of practice; admitted between 1985 and 2025.",
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      "name": "Anna Mary Smith",
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    {
      "name": "Eva Sakina Mariam Loretta Brett Gawar Kohistani",
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      "name": "Buster Tranter Thompson",
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    {
      "name": "Victoria Mary Wood",
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      "name": "Karen Maree Ellen Hayes",
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    {
      "name": "Craig Leslie Clarke",
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    {
      "name": "Jamie Lewis Martin",
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      "name": "John Patrick Sullivan",
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      "name": "Robert Euan Vincent",
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    {
      "name": "Mikaela Louise Taggart",
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      "region": "Canterbury",
      "district": "Christchurch",
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    {
      "name": "Melanie Jane Douglas",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/melanie-jane-douglas/",
      "region": "Canterbury",
      "district": "Christchurch",
      "practice_areas": [],
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    {
      "name": "Lara Gail Scott",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/lara-gail-scott/",
      "region": "Canterbury",
      "district": "Christchurch",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sarah Cohen",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/sarah-cohen/",
      "region": "Canterbury",
      "district": "Christchurch",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/community-law-canterbury/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."
  }
}