Donovan Law - Property, Family & Estate Law Howick

Donovan Law, founded as James Donovan Solicitors, is one of the longest established law practices in Greater Auckland, serving the Howick, Botany, Beachlands and surrounding communities since 1970. The firm has built a reputation for quickly defining the most effective path to resolution, saving clients time and expense while providing practical and cost-effective legal solutions.

The practice is a multi-generational law firm. Director Michelle Donovan, daughter of the firm's late founder James Donovan, has worked in the practice since 2016 and brings expertise in family law and relationship property, along with civil litigation experience from her years as Legal Officer at the Privacy Commissioner's office and as an independent reviewer of ACC decisions. The firm's expertise spans property law and conveyancing, family law including living together and separation agreements, and elder law covering wills, trusts, estates and enduring powers of attorney.

Solicitor Andrew Hou, who is fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese, works in conveyancing, immigration, employment and commercial law, bringing additional expertise from ten years of accountancy experience as a CPA. The team is supported by registered Senior Legal Executive Vanessa Martin, who works extensively with estates, trusts, wills, conveyancing and enduring powers of attorney.