Alex Witten-Hannah - Partner
Over
42
years legal experience since qualifying LLB (Hons) in 1970 both in UK (Cambridge/London)
and New Zealand; Auckland City, and since 1982 in Takapuna.
A practical and pragmatic lawyer who thinks outside the square! An
adventurer, he worked with Sir Edmund Hillary School and Hospital building in Nepal and
climbed high on Mount Everest with Peter Hillary in 1982. More recently, in 2003, Alex
accompanied Peter to Antarctica. In 2005, together with Peter, he climbed Mount
Kilimanjaro, highest peak in Africa, by an enterprising and now forbidden route! 2007 saw
Peter and Alex guiding 30 Americans from Lhasa in Tibet to Everest North Face base camp
and back on a National Geographic expedition. 2011 was
Antarctica again and attending the 50th anniversary of Ed
Hillary's first school within sight of Mt Everest and next
year from Everest Tibet across the Himalaya to Everest Nepal!
Alex is also a sailor with a passion for the ocean on his old ketch "Tahu
Moana". A family man, proud of his 37 year old son
Sasha who is a professional classical
guitarist, his daughter-in-law Natarani and grandchildren Sofia and
Theo and his twin
daughters Gabriella and Angelina who are accomplished singers, performing internationally and
based in Sydney.
Marriage and Civil Union celebrant specialising in extraordinary ceremonies embodying
the art of Saubrage (decapitating Champagne bottles with antique sword).
(Got married himself to the lovely Anne at the Chateau, Mt
Ruapehu in 2011.)
Career highlight was appearing in New Zealand's last civil appeal to
the Privy Council before a Baron, a Baroness and three other Law Lords. Although the
appeal was unsuccessful, their Lordships wrote in their judgment complimenting "Mr Witten-Hannah for the clarity of his submissions and the careful and attractive way in
which he developed them"! |
Susan Howard - Partner
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A Solicitor since 1991 and a
partner since 2003 - our expert in conveyancing and sub
division/cross lease work. A delectable dancer and natty netball player
but above all, a unique, caring and competent lawyer.
Kay Acraman
- Trust Account Administrator -
Unflappable wizard with figures, keeper of the Privy Purse and zealous guardian of the
client's dollars!
Colyeen
Broadley - Part time retired typist -
Retired but misses
office life so much she comes in every Friday afternoon for a
little typing and a glass of vino at the end of the day!
Sue Gross
- Legal Executive, Office Manager and Personal Assistant to Alex
Witten-Hannah - Very
experienced in a wide range of legal matters as well as an actress
extraordinaire! Appeared with Alex in the Privy Council in 2006 as a most able
assistant...Perhaps the first legal executive to do so.
Heather James - Qualified Legal Executive, employed as a
part-time receptionist/legal secretary for Susan Howard -With us since 2008, Heather is
a valued and hard working member of our team. Qualified Legal
Executive and legal secretary, her primary role is as
PA/secretary to Susan Howard, while she also acts as our
receptionist. Heather is now also undertaking some legal
executive work.
Cheryl Shearer - Part time legal secretary
for Susan Howard/Assistant Trust Account Administrator - Our newest and youngest
recruit who willingly and cheerfully puts her hand to anything!
Current completing her Legal Executive qualification. |
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