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The list below contains lawyers who provide legal aid services and can offer specialist advice to victims of abuse in care.
| Name | Region | Phone number | |
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Andrew Speed |
Auckland | 0274379832 | speed.law@xtra.co.nz |
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Amanda Hill |
Wellington | 021566997 | amanda@amandahill.co.nz |
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Callum Reid |
Wellington | 0212421441 | |
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Ella Tait |
Wellington | - | ella@ellatait.co.nz |
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Feroze Brailsford |
Wellington | 0277783001 | |
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Grace Boddington |
Wellington | 044999025 | |
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John Miller |
Wellington | 021440656 | John.miller@jmlaw.co.nz |
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Joss Opie |
Wellington | 021380448 | |
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Lydia Oosterhoff |
Wellington | 044999025 | lydia@cooperlegal.co.nz |
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Miles Davis |
Canterbury | 021993743 | miles@taylorshaw.co.nz |
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Rebecca Harvey-Lane |
Bay of Plenty | rebecca@bowenchambers.co.nz | |
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Roger Eagles |
Southland | 0274044444 | |
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Sam Benton |
Wellington | 044999025 | sam@cooperlegal.co.nz |
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Samantha Brown |
Wellington | 044999025 | |
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Sarah Mitchell |
Auckland | 021488815 | |
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Sonja Cooper |
Wellington | 044999025 |
If you are a lawyer providing legal aid services and specialise in victim-related matters, and wish to be listed, please email your location and contact details to: legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz.
Please make sure your contact information is up to date if you are already on the list and reach out to legalaidprovider@justice.govt.nz for any updates.
For more information about legal aid and how to apply, please visit: Legal aid
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