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      "name": "Ellen Grace Snedden",
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      "name": "Jessica Kate Shaw",
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    {
      "name": "Anna Victoria Jacobs",
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      "name": "Bridget Anne Wood",
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      "name": "Christina Ashleigh Rosa Watt",
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      "name": "Stephanie Virginia Evans",
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      "name": "Jamie Matthew Barr",
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      "name": "Esther Elizabeth Shih-Ling Gan",
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      "name": "Russell John Calder Weir",
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    {
      "name": "Candice Maria Murphy",
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    {
      "name": "Claire Kang",
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    {
      "name": "Tessa Francis Timms",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/tessa-francis-timms/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "North Shore",
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    {
      "name": "Gabrielle Maree Stone",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/gabrielle-maree-stone/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "North Shore",
      "practice_areas": [],
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    },
    {
      "name": "Stephanie June Reddy",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/stephanie-june-reddy/",
      "region": "Auckland",
      "district": "North Shore",
      "practice_areas": [],
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  "summary_url": "https://lawyerfinder.co.nz/api/firm/simpson-western/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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