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  "answer": "We hold 12 NZ Law Society register entries for Hamertons Lawyers Limited; 12 with a current practising certificate; 3 list Property as an area of practice; admitted between 1987 and 2025.",
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      "name": "Angela Annette Marie Kershaw",
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    {
      "name": "Nicole Kathleen Gordon",
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    {
      "name": "Aroha Tina Boynton",
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    {
      "name": "Mikayla Renee Barker",
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    {
      "name": "Brian Norman Carter",
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    {
      "name": "Thomas Reihana Chin",
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    {
      "name": "Lisa Maria Ebbers",
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    {
      "name": "Francesca Pania Eleanor Kay",
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      "name": "Stephen Richard Franklin",
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      "region": "Bay of Plenty",
      "district": "Whakatane",
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    {
      "name": "Steven John Stebbings",
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      "region": "Bay of Plenty",
      "district": "Whakatane",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    {
      "name": "Judith Lorraine Wilson",
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      "region": "Bay of Plenty",
      "district": "Whakatane",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Michael Peter O'Hagan",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/michael-peter-ohagan/",
      "region": "Bay of Plenty",
      "district": "Whakatane",
      "practice_areas": [
        "Property"
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      "register_status": "ok",
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/hamertons-lawyers-limited/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."
  }
}