Amanda Crehan
Amanda emigrated to Nelson in 2014 after 15 years as a Partner in a large regional law firm in the UK and is qualified to practice both in the UK…
Jacintha Atkinson-Manson
A true Southern Girl, Jacintha completed the majority of her schooling in Invercargill. Graduating in December 2008 from the University of Otago having completed a double degree in Law and…
Hamish Kennedy
Hamish is the founding partner of our office in Motueka having set up Kennedy & Associates in 1985. In October 2013, Hamish merged his firm with Knapps Lawyers and in…
Nick Moore
Practicing law runs deep through Nick’s family tree. As a fourth-generation lawyer with over 40 years of legal practice under his belt. Nick has an impressive range of expertise in…
Merv Huston
Although Merv has retired from full-time active service at Atkinson Crehan, he is still ‘on board’ and giving advice to our Estates team. As one of Nelson’s most experienced Consultants…
Marie Austin
Marie Austin is the powerhouse team leader of our Asset Planning & Estate team. Believe it or not, one Will does not suit all circumstances. At Atkinson Crehan, Marie focuses…
Christine Allison
Christine's youthful appearance belies the fact that she is officially a “Nana”. She claims looking after her grandchildren and spending time with them is the best fun out there. Equally…
Kirsty Goodall
This is one lady you wouldn’t pick for spending her weekends on the track and competing in motor sport…but she does! Kirsty has one big attraction to bikes – she…
Alison Macbeth
Alison has worked internationally in the financial industry before making her way to legal. A journey that has proven her to be very knowledgeable when it comes to working in…
Judith Stamper
Judith is an experienced registered legal executive having trained while working initially for Hamish & Associates. After a period of time with another local law firm, Judith has returned to…
Berny Chamberlain
Berny is well-practiced in multiple aspects of law thanks to her longevity in the industry [starting around 1998]. From trusts and wills to environmental law and conveyancing, personal secretary, sole…
Sarah Clements
Sarah has a rich professional history that has taken her far and wide before bringing her valuable skill set to our Estates team. Sarah has over 20 years in financial…
Sharyn Woolf
Sharyn was born and raised in Richmond, Nelson, and has been working at a law firm with Knapps in the name since 1977 (do the math on that one). December…
Lynette Tippett
Lynette started her Financial/Administration experience in the early 80’s in the transport industry. She's also worked in the Education Sector before finding her role at Atkinson Crehan as part of…
Karen Eruera
Karen started in her role as Personal/Team Assistant in July 2019 working in our Estates team. Karen enjoys the variety of the work she does along with the client contact.…
Tessa Wakefield-Dunn
Tessa is born and raised in Nelson and started her role in 2022 with our property team. She has recently completed her Legal Executive Diploma and is excited to develop…
Sandie Stringer
Having been brought up in the UK, Sandie emigrated to Australia with her husband in 2016, living there for 3 years, before deciding to move closer to family and hit…
Gilly Bint
Gilly moved from Christchurch to Nelson in early 1999 after meeting her soon to be husband Alex. Gilly started at Knapps Nelson as Receptionist before moving to our Richmond office.…
Diane McIlwrick
Diane is originally a Southland girl who relocated in 2019 to Motueka having holidayed in the area for 40+ years. She has worked in a legal office since 1976 and…