Lewis' - About Us

Simon Makgill
Partner

Simon Makgill has 35 years experience as a commercial lawyer.

Simon’s areas of expertise are joint ventures, commercial structuring and financing, rural land transactions

simonm@lewislaw.co.nz

Matt Hanna
Partner

Matt Hanna has 20 years experience as a commercial lawyer. Matt’s areas of expertise are employment law, commercial, forestry, licensing and intellectual property.

In 2005 Matt obtained an LLM (Hons) in IP.
matth@lewislaw.co.nz

Lisa Ware
Partner

Lisa Ware complements the business and commercial expertise the partnership offers its clients. Lisa specialises in commercial transactions, business structures, property and estate planning and has an interest in elder law.

Lisa holds a Master's degree in Commercial Law.

lisaw@lewislaw.co.nz

Janet Collett
Associate

Janet Collett has more than 36 years experience working with a wide range of clients.
Janet specialises in estates, trusts, estate planning, gifting and residential conveyancing.
janetc@lewislaw.co.nz

Lesley Nielsen
Associate

Lesley Nielsen has worked with the Lewis' team in property and business transactions since 1999.

Lesley holds a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies (Business Law) and she is presently working toward a Bachelor in Business Studies.

lesleyn@lewislaw.co.nz

Monique Rush
Solicitor

Monique Rush attended Waikato University graduating in 2006 with a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Social Sciences, majoring in Geography.

Monique is currently working in relationship property, employment and family areas of law.

moniquer@lewislaw.co.nz

Fiona Ferrier
Legal Executive

Fiona is a legal executive with considerable legal experience in the United Kingdom.

Fiona is responsible for completing land and financing transactions.

fionaf@lewislaw.co.nz

Maureen Murray
Legal Executive

Maureen works at our Hamilton office and is a registered legal executive having gained her NZILE Certificate in 1992 upgraded to Fellow status in 2003. She also holds a Diploma in Management and a Diploma in HR.

Maureen's areas of expertise are conveyancing sales, purchases and finance, Wills, gifting, EPOA's and estate administration.

maureenm@lewislaw.co.nz