{ "schema_version": "2026-11-11", "answer": "We hold 19 NZ Law Society register entries for Gifford Devine; 19 with a current practising certificate; 9 list Property as an area of practice; admitted between 1986 and 2025.", "register_facts": { "entries": 19, "onRegister": 19, "withCertificate": 19, "certificateTypes": [ { "type": "Barrister & Solicitor", "count": 19 } ], "roles": [ { "role": "Employee", "count": 10 }, { "role": "Partner", "count": 9 } ], "admitted": { "earliestYear": 1986, "latestYear": 2025, "medianYearsSince": 23, "count": 19 }, "courts": [ { "court": "Napier High Court", "count": 10 }, { "court": "Wellington High Court", "count": 4 }, { "court": "Auckland High Court", "count": 3 }, { "court": "Dunedin High Court", "count": 1 }, { "court": "Hamilton High Court", "count": 1 } ], "areas": [ { "area": "Property", "count": 9 }, { "area": "Family", "count": 4 }, { "area": "Trusts and Estates", "count": 3 }, { "area": "Company/Commercial", "count": 2 } ], "sections": [ { 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"name": "James Stewart Cameron Drysdale", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/james-stewart-cameron-drysdale/?glh=1", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [ "Property" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Kezia Elise Taylor", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/kezia-elise-taylor/?glh=1", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [ "Family" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Louise Mary Laugesen", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/louise-mary-laugesen/?glh=1", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [ "Family" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Anna Bridget Boult", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/anna-bridget-boult/", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [], "register_status": "ok", 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"Hastings", "practice_areas": [], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Heidi Marja Oliver", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/heidi-marja-oliver/", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Simon Michael Trevor Wilton", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/simon-michael-trevor-wilton/", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [ "Property" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Andrew James Orme", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/andrew-james-orme/?glh=1", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Napier", "practice_areas": [ "Property" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Blair Robinson", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/blair-robinson/?glh=1", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Napier", "practice_areas": [ "Property" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" }, { "name": "Nicola Joanne Yarrall", "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/nicola-joanne-yarrall/", "region": "Hawke's Bay", "district": "Hastings", "practice_areas": [ "Company/Commercial", "Property", "Trusts and Estates" ], "register_status": "ok", "register_read": "2026-11-11" } ], "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/gifford-devine/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." } }