Family Lawyers in Canterbury
How many family lawyers are there in Canterbury?
We list 92 lawyers in Canterbury who name "Family" as an area of practice on the New Zealand Law Society register, read in September 2026. By register role, 31 are partners, directors or shareholders, 26 are employed lawyers, 11 are sole practitioners and 24 are barristers. 48 were admitted in 2006 or earlier.
How do I choose a family lawyer in Canterbury?
We do not rank lawyers. Each card below shows what the register records: role and practice, year of admission, and practising certificate. Seniority is not the same as experience with matters like yours, so ask how many similar matters a lawyer has handled, who will do the work, and for the basis of their fees in writing, which lawyers other than barristers sole must give you in advance (Conduct and Client Care Rules 2008, rule 3.4).
How do I check a family lawyer is registered?
Every practising lawyer in New Zealand must hold a current practising certificate from the New Zealand Law Society. Search the Law Society's Find a Lawyer page, or open a profile here: each links to the lawyer's register entry and shows the certificate type and expiry date as we last read them. The Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Coverage: we hold 1,322 of about 19,126 register entries (roughly 7%), so these are our counts, not the size of the profession. Practice areas are self-selected by each lawyer and indicate the work they are willing to take on. The New Zealand Law Society does not accredit areas of practice.
Top Family Lawyers in Canterbury
92 lawyers foundAmanda Jane Fitzgibbon
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Penelope Ann Henderson
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Letitia Joy Hay
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Anna Louise Bodman
Cavell Leitch Ltd t/a Cavell Leitch
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sara Joy Jamieson
Tavendale and Partners Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Emma Jayne Booth
Tavendale and Partners Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Miranda Mary Sierra Gray
Tavendale and Partners Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Timothy John Twomey
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Roger Shaw Simes
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sally Ruth Buckenham
Purnell Creighton (incorporating Ralph Thompson Shaw & Thompson)
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jessica Ellen Voysey
d'arcy thomson law limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Georgia Antonia Allen
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Aileen Marie Odgers
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Robb Michael Duka Bautista
Lotus Law 2025 Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Eugene Francis Raika
Lighthouse Legal Ltd t/a Lighthouse Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
William Edmond Herbison
Pier Law Limited t/a Pier Law - Styx Mill
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Medona Gretta Cherry
Corcoran Law Office Limited t/a Your Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Raajan Vijayan Sami
Godfreys Law Limited t/a Godfreys Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Sarah June Wong
Davidson Legal Limited t/a Davidson Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Rosemary Ann Carruthers QSO
Rosemary Carruthers Law Offices
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Cheryl Yvonne Simes
Kiwilaw Probate and Estates Ltd t/a Kiwilaw
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Nicole Joy Murphy
Parry Field Lawyers Limited t/a Parry Field Lawyers
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Julia Johnston
Johnston Law Limited t/a Johnston Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Felicity Sarah Tewnion
Felicity Tewnion Lawyer Limited t/a Felicity Tewnion Lawyer
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Glenda Joy Murphy
Glenda Murphy's Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jenifer Susanne Strauss
Jenifer Strauss Barrister and Solictor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Marilyn Isabel Gilchrist
Everist Gilchrist Lawyers Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Alison Patricia King
Alison King Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Angela Mary Corry
Angela Corry Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Angeline Carol Boniface
Angeline Boniface
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Anna Louise Kissick
Anna Kissick Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Bradley John McMurtrie
Young Hunter
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Brendan James Callaghan
McGillivray Callaghan & Co
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Brisha Oaten Gardner
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Christopher William James Fogarty
Cameron & Company
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Claire Elizabeth Finn
Layburn Hodgins Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Clayton Robert David Williams
Patient & Williams, Barristers & Solicitors
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Colin Duncan Eason
Colin Eason Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Corena Nancy Dear
Tim Holton Law
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Courtney Anne Donaldson
Wynn Williams
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Courtney Jill Hodgson
Young Hunter
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Cushla Jane Brophy
Thames St Law Limited t/a Hope & Associates Legal
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Danielle Kate Martyn
Argyle Welsh Finnigan - Rolleston
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Emily Jane Flaszynski
Mortlock McCormack Law Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Georgia Denise Johnston
Wynn Williams
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Grant Peter Tyrrell
G P Tyrrell Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Helen Fairgray
Saunders Robinson Brown Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Hugh Mathias Barker Perry
Hugh Smith Perry
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jamie-Lee Tuuta
Jamie-Lee Tuuta Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jane Elizabeth Argyle-Reed
Argyle Welsh Finnigan Limited
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jason Hal Wren
Jason Wren Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jennifer Elizabeth Marie Freeman
Jennifer Freeman Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Jeremy John Daley
Harmans
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Katherine Joan Bradley
Wynn Williams
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Kathryn Sarah Vesty
Kathryn Vesty
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Lauren Amy Davis
Cavell Leitch Ltd
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Lynn Rose Malin
Helmores
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Matthew James Bryant
Cuningham Taylor
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Matthew Seymour Acland Gualter
Harmans
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
Matthew Stephen Crooymans
Matthew Crooymans Barrister
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Areas are self-selected on the NZ Law Society register; the Law Society does not accredit specialisations.
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Family Law in Canterbury
We list 92 family lawyers here from the NZ Law Society register.
Areas of practice are self-selected on the register and are not accredited. Ask any lawyer about their experience with matters like yours.