AWS Legal
Property • Family • Company/Commercial Law Firm
About AWS Legal
AWS Legal is a New Zealand law firm in Southland, Otago. We hold 34 NZ Law Society register entries for AWS Legal; 34 with a current practising certificate; 9 list Property as an area of practice; admitted between 1984 and 2025. These are the lawyers the register names at this practice when we read it; the firm may list others under a different practice name or branch. Its lawyers list property, family, company/commercial and other areas as areas of practice.
Each lawyer's NZ Law Society registration can be verified via the lawyer's profile below. LawyerFinder NZ is a directory; we do not provide legal advice. Contact the firm directly to discuss your matter.
AWS Legal on the NZ Law Society register
- Offices
- Southland (24), Queenstown (4), Winton (2), Alexandra (4)
- Register entries we hold
- 34
- Practising certificates
- 34 — 34 Barrister & Solicitor
- Roles on the register
- 19 Partner, 15 Employee
- Admitted
- between 1984 and 2025; median 16 years since admission
- Courts of admission
- Invercargill High Court (13), Dunedin High Court (11), Auckland High Court (4)
- Areas of practice listed
- Property (9), Family (4), Company/Commercial (3), Trusts and Estates (3), ACC (1)
- Law Society section memberships
- Property Law (10), Family Law (3) — membership of a Law Society section, not a specialism.
Source: NZ Law Society register entries for lawyers at this practice, read 11 November 2026. Counts are entries we hold, not the firm's headcount. Areas are chosen by each lawyer; the Law Society does not accredit them. LawyerFinder is not affiliated with the NZ Law Society.
Areas of Practice
Frequently asked questions
How much does a property lawyer cost at AWS Legal? ▾
Residential conveyancing is usually fixed-fee. A standard purchase runs $1,200 – $2,500; a sale $1,000 – $2,000. LINZ fees are additional disbursements: registering an instrument is $122 through Landonline and a title search $8 (LINZ, GST inclusive, checked 10 November 2026). For AWS Legal specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
How much does a family lawyer cost at AWS Legal? ▾
Hourly rates typically run $250 – $500. Uncontested dissolution is commonly handled on a fixed fee of $1,500 – $3,000. Contested parenting or relationship-property matters move to hourly billing and can exceed $10,000 over the life of the matter. For AWS Legal specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
How much does a business lawyer cost at AWS Legal? ▾
Hourly rates run $300 – $700, with senior commercial partners higher. Standard company formation is $800 – $1,500. Small-business sale and purchase transactions typically run $3,000 – $10,000 in legal fees per side. For AWS Legal specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
How much does an employment lawyer cost at AWS Legal? ▾
Hourly rates run $250 – $500. Raising a personal grievance is commonly a $600 – $1,500 fixed fee. Mediation representation is $1,500 – $4,000. An ERA hearing typically runs $5,000 – $15,000 depending on complexity. For AWS Legal specifically, request a written engagement letter — fees vary by lawyer seniority and matter complexity. Use the contact details above to ask for a quote.
Lawyers at AWS Legal
34 register entries we hold, senior roles first, then alphabetical. Not a ranking.
- Aaron David Drake · Partner · Invercargill No areas listed
- Andrew David Gilbertson Hitchcock · Partner · Invercargill No areas listed
- Cameron Ben Murphy · Partner · Invercargill Property
- Christopher James Menzies · Partner · Winton No areas listed
- Christopher John Peddie · Partner · Invercargill No areas listed
- Damien James Pine · Partner · Invercargill No areas listed
- David James Gibson · Partner · Central Otago No areas listed
- Eugene Roud · Partner · Central Otago Bank/Finance, Company/Commercial, Property
- Haydon Boyce Cunninghame · Partner · Queenstown-Lakes Property
- Hazel Bowering-Scott · Partner · Queenstown-Lakes No areas listed
- Jennifer Ruth Denley · Partner · Central Otago No areas listed
- Jonathan Graeme Cole · Partner · Queenstown-Lakes Property
- Kasey Rae Templer · Partner · Invercargill Family
- Mary Therese Flannery · Partner · Central Otago No areas listed
- Rachel Anne Lindsay · Partner · Invercargill No areas listed
- Shauna Clare Nicol · Partner · Invercargill Family
- Timothy David Marshall · Partner · Invercargill No areas listed
- Toni Maree Green · Partner · Invercargill Property
- Trudy Ann Conway · Partner · Invercargill Property
- Allanah Marie Robb · Employee · Invercargill No areas listed
- Anne Elizabeth Henderson · Employee · Invercargill Property
- Ayrton Vincent Shadbolt · Employee · Invercargill No areas listed
- Byron George Hutchinson Brown · Employee · Invercargill No areas listed
- Grace Olive Milne · Employee · Invercargill No areas listed
Show all 34 register entries
- Hannah Louise Ohlman · Employee
- Jayne Elaine Lambie · Employee
- Kate Louise Miller · Employee
- Rebecca Petra Gooby · Employee
- Rebecca Sophia Scott · Employee
- Robbie Duncan McKenzie · Employee
- Sacha Jugum · Employee
- Stephen William Robert Jones · Employee
- Victoria Louise Brown · Employee
- Wilfred James Griffiths · Employee
Firm Information
📍 Office Locations
- • Southland, New Zealand
- • Otago, New Zealand
👥 Legal Team
34 register entries we hold
⚖️ Practice Areas
10 areas listed by its lawyers on the register
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We hold 34 NZ Law Society register entries for AWS Legal, in Southland and Otago. Its lawyers list Property, Family, Company/Commercial among their areas of practice.
Areas of practice on the register are self-selected and the Law Society does not accredit them. When choosing a firm, ask who will handle your matter, how many similar matters they have handled, and for a written fee estimate.
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Data sourced from the New Zealand Law Society register . LawyerFinder NZ is a directory and lead-generation service; we do not provide legal advice.