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About us...
The firm of Kapiti Law (incorporating Brian Ranford & Susie Mills), has been providing legal services in the Kapiti, Horowhenua and Wellington districts for over 10 years.
In 2006 Brian bought the firm from its founder, Susie Mills and in 2007 Jane Stevenson joined Brian in the practice, becoming a Partner from 1 April 2008.
Brian had previously been a Solicitor in the Wellington Firm of Brandons for a period of seven years and then practiced law on his own account in Wellington for 24 years.
Jane had practiced in a range of environments including large and small law firms and had a role as in-house counsel for a property development and investment company. Brian and Jane’s combined experience exceeds 60 years in the law.
Michelle Curtis, as the firm’s Senior Legal Executive and Office Manager also brings a wealth of practical experience to the firm, having worked for over 29 years in law offices in Wellington in a variety of roles
Emily O’Donovan recently joined the firm as a Solicitor. Emily graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 200 7 and from that time until joining our firm was involved with legal publishing.
Marilyn Smith has been with the Firm for over 10 years and is the first point of contact for clients, the community and the Firm.
Carol McCarrison has recently joined the firm as is a Legal Executive. Carol has worked in legal firms for over 23 years.
The firm is focused on providing excellent service in three key areas: - Property Law
- Asset Protection
- Business Law
Property Law:
- Residential sales and purchases
- Loan refinancing
- Commercial property sales and purchases (GST implications)
- Commercial property leasing
- Land subdivision and property development advice
- Building and Construction Contract and Dispute advice
- Retirement Village advice
Asset Protection:
- Formation of Family Trusts
- Formation of Trading Trusts
- Structuring of property ownership where a Trust may not be appropriate for a client
- Wills
- Powers of Attorney
- Estate Administration
- Relationship Property advice
- Asset protection advice
Business Law:
- Business Sales and Purchases
- Company Structuring advice including shareholder agreements and individualised company constitutions
- Personal Property security documentation
- Partnership Agreements
- Joint Venture Arrangements
The Firm is focused on providing down to earth, plain English advice on a timely basis. We go the extra mile to keep you regularly informed throughout the time we are working with you.
We make our service personal to you in the form of the “old family lawyer” role. To that end, the Firm strives to forge an ongoing relationship with you, our client, whereby we know you as individuals, we know your family and we know your business relationships. We are therefore in the best position to provide you with the best legal advice and the best outcomes to meet your individual requirements. This ongoing relationship is of benefit to you, to your families and to your business.
Whilst providing the “old family lawyer” service, we do so in a modern and progressive way. You won’t find dusty old law books at our offices! You will find a modern colourful ground floor office environment, which not only incorporates our law offices but also an Art Gallery to assist our up and coming artists exhibit their works at minimal cost and make their names known. We have heard it said by clients that “these are the most unthreatening law offices we have ever been in.”
Our modern colourful office is run by a dedicated team of efficient and experienced staff, using modern and efficient systems. When you engage the services of the firm of kapiti Law you will deal with a qualified lawyer, a qualified legal executive or with a highly experienced staff member, all with many years of experience and all with a smile and a sense of humour.
Our clients cover all ages and are from all walks of life and we do not consider any job too small.
Many of the above tasks are carried out for set fees, which will be advised on request. Work undertaken other than on a set fee basis, is competitively priced based on the extensive legal experience Brian and Jane bring to the firm.
We welcome your interest in our web-site and our firm and invite you to call in and browse through the art display in the Firm’s gallery, details of which are updated on this web-site each time an artist changes, or call Brian or Jane the next time you need a lawyer you can identify with.
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