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  "answer": "We hold 13 NZ Law Society register entries for Hamilton Legal; 13 with a current practising certificate; 2 list Criminal as an area of practice; admitted between 1996 and 2025.",
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      "name": "Amy Sarah Costello Alcock",
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    {
      "name": "Kasey Alexander Dillon",
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      "region": "Waikato",
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    {
      "name": "James David Bridgman",
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      "region": "Waikato",
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    {
      "name": "James Tokorangi Lewis",
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      "region": "Waikato",
      "district": "Hamilton",
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    {
      "name": "Lexie Savannah Paige Glaser",
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    {
      "name": "Matthew George Temm",
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    {
      "name": "Leo Siu Ngou Lai",
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      "district": "Hamilton",
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    {
      "name": "Siân McCabe",
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    {
      "name": "Samuel Nathan Pou",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/samuel-nathan-pou/",
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    {
      "name": "Te Uranga Te Hikoi Monica Royal",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/te-uranga-te-hikoi-monica-royal/",
      "region": "Waikato",
      "district": "Hamilton",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Rebecca Lucy Mann",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/rebecca-lucy-mann/",
      "region": "Waikato",
      "district": "Hamilton",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    {
      "name": "Jacinda Nancy Hamilton",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/jacinda-nancy-hamilton/",
      "region": "Waikato",
      "district": "Hamilton",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
    },
    {
      "name": "Monique Leigh Medley-Rush",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/monique-leigh-medley-rush/",
      "region": "Waikato",
      "district": "Hamilton",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
      "register_read": "2026-11-11"
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/hamilton-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."
  }
}