I address judges and juries. It is a great job. It is an important job. But actually, it is more than a job. It is a vocation with great responsibility and one that I take very seriously.
No lawyer can guarantee any particular outcome. That is not how it works. But I can promise you that I will fearlessly pursue your interests and never give up. There is no such thing as a hopeless case.
I grew up in the provinces but nowadays choose to call Auckland home. I have only ever been a lawyer. I qualified in 2003 and since then have worked and lived in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. I have held different legal roles in different firms and organisations and from these roles I have acquired the legal skills to help my clients. However, the most important thing that I take from my experiences are the interactions with people (good and bad) and the relationships I have built along the way. These are the experiences that have shaped my determined, careful and committed approach to criminal defence advocacy.
I know the law, and that should be a given when you talk to a lawyer. More importantly, however, I know people. And I believe that fundamentally people believe in fairness, and they believe in justice. I choose to be a criminal lawyer because it gives me the opportunity to talk about these very important things every-day. To try and make a difference, in what is often pretty trying circumstances when people are at their most vulnerable is a privilege.