Connell Clark | Family, Property & Estate Planning Specialists

Connell Clark, formerly Connell & Connell, is a law firm practising in Auckland's Ponsonby and Freemans Bay area, with over 30 years of experience providing legal services to both New Zealand and international clients. The firm has built a strong reputation through numerous cases reported in the New Zealand Law Reports.

The firm is led by partners Richard Connell, Jane Connell and Pauleen Clark. Richard is the Civil Litigation and Property Partner and a Notary Public, handling conveyancing, litigation and mediation in the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Family Court, estates and trusts including Family Protection claims, and commercial transactions. Jane is the Family Partner, specialising in parenting and guardianship matters including Hague Convention cases, child support, spousal maintenance, and trust and estate litigation, and is appointed as a Lawyer to Assist the Court on complex relationship property matters. Pauleen is a Senior Family Lawyer with extensive experience in care of children, relationship property, contracting out agreements, PPPR Act applications and family violence matters.

Connell Clark emphasises a client-centric approach, listening to and understanding each client's situation and proposing solutions tailored to their needs across family proceedings, conveyancing, wills and estate administration, trusts and dispute resolution.