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  "answer": "We hold 9 NZ Law Society register entries for Wotton + Kearney Limited; 9 with a current practising certificate; 2 list Civil Litigation as an area of practice; admitted between 2005 and 2025.",
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      "name": "Tori Anne Pfeifer",
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    {
      "name": "Elliot Benjamin Nye",
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    {
      "name": "Jack William Murison",
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    {
      "name": "Emily Joy Whiteside",
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    {
      "name": "Laura Ellen Glasson",
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    {
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      "region": "Canterbury",
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    {
      "name": "Kerry Morgan Moor",
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      "district": "Christchurch",
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    {
      "name": "Ramses Shin Hunt",
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      "region": "Canterbury",
      "district": "Christchurch",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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    },
    {
      "name": "Miles Jacin McConway",
      "registry_url": "https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/register/miles-jacin-mcconway/",
      "region": "Canterbury",
      "district": "Christchurch",
      "practice_areas": [],
      "register_status": "ok",
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  "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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