My first introduction to insurance law was in 2014 when my position was Supervising Solicitor of the Residential Advisory Service (RAS), a service set up to provide Canterbury homeowners who had unresolved earthquake claims with free legal advice and representation.

Since then, I have acted for clients across a wide range of insurance issues including house insurance, land insurance, medical insurance, commercial insurance contracts, professional indemnity claims, Canterbury earthquake claims including claims relating to insurer-managed repairs, Kaikoura earthquake claims and Fair Insurance Code breaches.

I have acted for both insured people and insurers. I take a problem-solving approach and seek solutions to insurance law issues at the earliest possible stage. I have provided clients with strategic advice, managed complex information requests, negotiated solutions, briefed and liaised with experts, acted for parties in numerous mediations, taken claims to the High Court, the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal and the Insurance and Financial Services Ombudsman.

I recognise that many insurance claims depend on engaging and appropriately briefing experts and ensuring that processes are fair, reasonable, open and transparent.

My goal is to empower my clients to make informed choices when seeking to resolve their insurance claims. I recognise that insurance law overlaps with other areas of law and often thus able to think outside the box when providing clients with strategic advice.