Our Areas of Practice

Litigation & Court Work

If you have a dispute - either commercial or private - you need to know you have an experienced lawyer on your side who can help you work towards a satisfactory resolution. ... Read More

We work with a wide range of private and corporate clients, big and small, in various industries. We pride ourselves on providing accurate and commercially practical advice to New Zealand business-es. Whether your needs are simple or complex, our experienced team can help you.... Read More

Estate Planning & Trusts

Trusts and wills should form part of a well-thought-out, integrated estate plan along with enduring powers of attorney, both for property and personal care and welfare. Come and talk to us about your wishes for your assets and we’ll work with you to structure a plan that achieves your goals.... Read More

Rural Law

A number of our clients are involved in agribusiness of some kind, from dairy, sheep and beef farmers to horticulture endeavours.... Read More

Criminal & Traffic Law

We deal with all stages of the criminal process including entering pleas, conducting trials and sen-tencing. We also regularly make applications for discharge without conviction, applications for name suppression, and applications for bail.... Read More

Family Law

Whatever the circumstances are for you or your family we can assist. We will draw on our collec-tive experience to provide you accurate, practical, timely and cost-effective advice. ... Read More

Will and Estates Administration

We can help you with claims under The Family Protection Act and The Testamentary Promises Act.... Read More

Property Law

Whether you’re buying a new home, building one or looking to create your own subdivision we have the expertise to help. ... Read More

Employment Law

This is a constantly changing area of law that can be tricky to navigate for employers and employ-ees alike. The earlier you can get correct advice, the better. We like to give our clients clear, practi-cal advice from the outset to not only help you... Read More

We would start off by telling you that Rice Craig has been around since 1924 but that makes us sound old and fusty so we won’t. We’re in full colour over here!

We’re a full-service firm at Rice Craig, which means we can assist you with all your legal requirements. Our team of lawyers (who you can learn more about on the Our People page) are passionate about offering you the best service and quality advice around whatever area of law you need help with. And we try to deliver that in a language you understand, too, without too much jargon!

It might sound a bit Brady Bunch but we call ourselves the Rice Craig family and we operate a bit like one: we’re all in this together and we happily go the extra mile for each other and our clients. Once you’re on our books, you’re part of this family too - just ask the multiple generations who work with us, from grandparents to parents to grandchildren.

You won’t find glass offices and space-age furniture at our South Auckland offices - we’re more down to earth than that. We can talk rugby and netball as much as the next Kiwi and we’re always interested in what you’re up to. The law can be intimidating enough, right? We don’t think your lawyers need to be, too.

Our firm is small enough to care but large and diverse enough to deliver. Our awesome lawyers are skilled in a wide range of areas, including commercial law, litigation and disputes, property law, family law, wills & estate administration, employment law, criminal and traffic offence law, and estate planning and trusts.