OUR PEOPLE

Tony Steindle

Tony Steindle commenced practice in 1989. Prior to forming Steindle Williams he was a partner in a prominent Auckland city law firm. Tony started his career with an international law firm based in Auckland. He now practices primarily in the areas of general commercial advice, structuring and personal asset planning and property development. Tony is the honorary solicitor for the Auckland Property Investors Association and he has written articles on property related legal matters. Tony has recently been involved in development work associated with several major building projects as well as assisting a number of prominent accounting firms with structuring and tax advice and documentation relating to tax minimisation for private investors.

Megan Williams

Megan Williams has been in practice since 1994 when she graduated from Auckland University with a BA/LLB. After commencing practice with a small legal firm on the North Shore, Megan travelled to London and gained admission to the High Court of England and Wales. Upon her return to Auckland she practiced with Tony Steindle at Glaister Ennor in Auckland before they formed Steindle Williams Legal in 2002. Megan is one of the founding members of the Ponsonby Chapter of BNI and has spoken at various seminars including Dolf de Roos Property Schools. While Megan deals in a wide range of areas her specific expertise relates to commercial and residential property, sale and purchase of businesses, advice on structuring purchases and planning for maximum tax advantages and personal asset planning including the formation and administration of family trusts.

James Stewart

James graduated from the University of Auckland in 2007 with a bachelor of commerce and a bachelor of laws, and was admitted to the Bar in the same year. James works primarily in the areas of estate and tax planning, residential and commercial property, and general commercial matters.

David McCarthy

David graduated from the University of Auckland in 2011 with a LLB/BA and is a Solicitor who deals with residential and commercial property matters, estate planning and Wills

David Hoskin

Before joining Steindle Williams Legal, David practised as a Barrister Sole over the past 6 years. Prior to that he was the litigation partner in a North Shore law firm. David graduated from Otago University in 1989, and started his law career in a Hamilton firm before moving to Auckland in 2004. David has a wide range of experience in litigation including civil, employment, insolvency and relationship property, as well as expertise in criminal and prosecution matters.

Phil Sheat

Phil graduated from Victoria University in 1980 and was admitted to the Bar in 1981. He has practiced extensively in New Zealand and Australia where he was admitted to the Bar in 1989. Phil's areas of practice are primarily the commercial, property and trusts fields. He advises clients on the buying and selling of residential and commercial properties and businesses, transaction structuring, securities and estate planning including the establishment of family trusts. Phil is a member of the Auckland District Law Society Documents and Precedents committee which drafts, amends and updates many of the documents used by the profession throughout New Zealand. He is an active Rotarian (Paul Harris Fellow).

Hilary Jenkins

Hilary has worked with Tony Steindle since 1996, originally in an administrative role, and commenced legal executive duties in 1997. While Hilary spent some time dealing with the administration and trust accounting side of SWL at it's inception, she also has in excess of 10 years legal executive experience in a varied range of legal work and is registered as a Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives. Hilary now has two children and works solely in a legal executive capacity. Her primary areas are residential and commercial conveyancing and subdivisions.

Devina Monsinger

Devina joined us in 2008 after more than 20 years experience in legal accounts in South Africa. She is the firm's trust accountant and manages the office account as well as the payroll.

Kathy Earby

Kathy has been a legal executive since 1997 and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Legal Executives. She has over the years worked closely with property developers and has extensive experience in subdivision and unit titling transactions which have varied in size and complexity from a few sections/units to hundreds of sections/units, including the purchase of raw land and development funding through to final settlement. She also works with private clients on general property and commercial transactions as well as asset planning including trusts and wills and deceased estates.

Sarah Havill-Austin

Sarah joined us in August 2009 as our Receptionist having previously worked in this position in two legal practices. Sarah has now moved into a secretarial role assisting all authors in the office.

Trish Hill

Trish joined our firm in February 2011 as our Receptionist. She also provides with secretarial support to all authors in the office.