1975 - 2003

Partner (from 1981) Swarbrick Dixon Barristers & Solicitors – Hamilton

Practice focused predominantly on:

Civil Litigation, Family, Matrimonial Property and Resource Management Act

Acted for and against Insurance companies

Negligence actions

Criminal Jury trails in the High Court

Appointed Counsel for Child by Family Court

Estate Litigation

1989 - 2001

Practice expanded to include:

Waikato Area Health Board/Health Waikato Limited. Involved in medico legal area providing advice on a variety of issues and topics including:

Consent, research, inquests, restructuring of health services, sale of surplus land, Maori and Treaty issues.

Invited to be part of the Special Patients Review Panel

Assisted with formulating the Area Health Board's policies including "Return of Body Tissue" incorporating predominantly Maori perspectives

Employment Law

Instructed by Crown Law Office on High Court Case against RHMU

Post 2001

Civil Litigation / Estates

Resource Management / Local Government

Employment Law

Arbitration

Commercial Law