The Best
Litigation and Dispute
Lawyers In Hamilton

McKenna King

We are a specialist law firm in 3 practice areas of law – Criminal & Civil Litigation, and Equine Law. While we are a young firm, our founders boasts a proud heritage in the legal and equine industry within the Waikato region and across New Zealand.

Given our expertise, most of our clients outside of our own network are referred from fellow professionals in the legal, accounting, and financial industries. Our point of difference is practical and specialist advice that can be tailored to our clients’ individual best interests.

In our Civil Litigation practice, we act for clients in a broad range of disputes in the lead up to, and during, court proceedings. We act in contractual disputes including debt enforcement, commercial lease and guarantee issues, employment matters, as well as estate and relationship property disputes.

Our Equine Law practice is a niche practice area given the long-standing involvement of our directors Scott McKenna and Fraser King with horses and the equine industry. We act in equine and commercial disputes, contracts, and advice for specialist equine industry clients.

Finally, our Criminal Litigation practice involves criminal defence advocacy in judge alone and jury trials. We also act in appeals. Further, we represent clients in statutory prosecution defences and limited (work) driver license applications.

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Harkness Henry

We believe Respect is something that can only be earned and we hope we have well and truly achieved that, since our early beginnings in 1875. We never take it for granted, continually improving and working hard to maintain our reputation.

We’re renowned for excellence, our attention to detail, and our priority on hiring the very best people. But our focus on client relationships is what really sets us apart – real people, real care, real results.

We offer a comprehensive commercial and private legal service, and our clients keep coming back to us because of that relationship – trust and honesty go a long way. Our aim is to be open, accurate, and one-step-ahead in everything we do, to achieve the very best for you, every time.

Harkness Henry has a proud history of providing excellent relationships and high quality legal advice, since 1875.
When the practices of the late Phillip Harkness and Clive Henry merged in 1945, we took on the firm’s current name. From our early beginnings in Hamilton, we added conveniently located offices in Paeroa (since 1978), Cambridge (since 2022) and more recently in Matamata.

Today, Harkness Henry has become one of New Zealand’s best known mid-sized law firms and a great place to build a career in law.

Former Governor General, Justice Dame Silvia Cartwright, was a partner before her appointment to the bench.
Her successor in the firm was the Hon. Justice Christine Grice, a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. Christine is a past president and also Executive Director of the New Zealand Law Society.
Members of our team have consistently been elected to Waikato/Bay of Plenty and New Zealand Law Society committees.
Remarkable women have featured across our proud history and they continue to be a proud feature of our team today. You can find out more about our people here.

We enjoy an exceptional reputation throughout New Zealand, here at Harkness Henry, because of our team’s ability to meet our client’s legal needs with prompt, pragmatic and specialist advice.

Our community
At Harkness Henry, being an active part of the communities we belong to is a very fulfilling part of our work. We give our time, expertise and financial support to many Waikato organisations who work for good in our communities. This includes:

Pro-bono advice
Volunteering
Sponsorship
Fundraising
Support
Acting as trustees
Lawlink
Harkness Henry is a member of the Lawlink Group, which is a nationwide association of independent law firms.

Members of the group share ideas, resources, and business processes. Their collective talent results in each member firm being able to offer the best possible advice and service to their clients. In addition, all clients of Lawlink firms benefit from the additional specialist expertise available, including knowledge of legal and commercial problems, resolutions and trends nationally.

As a member of the group, Harkness Henry is in the unique position of being able to offer higher quality advice and service than its competitors.

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Scarfone Hawkins LLP

The art of law
When you blend intuition, intelligence and ingenuity with facts, argument and experience, you elevate your craft to an art. In law there isn’t one right answer. No black and white. The best results come from understanding–and taking advantage of–the nuances and grey areas. The sophistication and complexity of our files demands the mind and hand of an artist, not a technician.

Clients come first
You’re our priority, whether you’re a multinational pharmaceutical company or a first-time home buyer. We listen. Respond after hours. Avoid legalese. Keep you informed. Help with tough decisions. And host the kind of Christmas party that will get 500 people out in a snow storm. Not every case wins. But almost every case results in a referral.

Efficient results
Everything we do is driven to get you the results you’re looking for as quickly as possible–no unnecessary delays or needless complexity. We’re strategic thinkers who aren’t afraid to re-evaluate the plan when circumstances change. The outcome is a financially responsible, effective solution created just for you.

Innovative solutions
We’re a progressive, younger firm with the energy and creativity needed to bring the toughest files to a fair resolution. Ask us whether we’d prefer a simple slam dunk or a case that forces us to work harder and push ourselves further than we ever have before and the answer is easy. Bring on the challenge.

One-stop, non-stop service
With 30 practice areas and full corporate and litigation teams, we can take care of all your legal needs, from incorporation to succession planning, shareholder disputes to wrongful dismissal suits. Our team approach means higher quality strategy and results. Plus, there’s always someone working on your file, even when “your lawyer” is on vacation.

Community roots
Scarfone Hawkins started as a small corner store law firm in 1975. Today, we’re one of the top firms in the city–and we’re here to stay. From the local art on the walls of our downtown Hamilton office to our significant support of community-based causes, we’re proud to be part of the economic, social and cultural revival of the region.

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Hometown Law

Hometown Law was founded by Tyler Banham, in March 2017 and is located on Hamilton Mountain near Limeridge Mall.

Hometown Law has been voted the Hamilton Spectator’s Readers’ Choice best: Law Firm and Real Estate Law Firm; Tyler Banham has been voted best: Lawyer and Real Estate Lawyer – for the past 7 years!

Born and raised on Hamilton Mountain, Tyler, who is fluently bilingual, graduated from Sherwood Secondary School on the East Mountain and then graduated with honours from McMaster University. After graduating from the University of Ottawa’s Common Law program with a Baccalaureate of Laws (LL.B.), Tyler returned to his hometown to practice law in the community that he loves.

Tyler, who is the first lawyer in his family, comes from a working class family so he understands firsthand the needs and challenges of working families. It is a major reason why Tyler personally deals with each client of Hometown Law and places great importance on keeping his client’s budgets in mind when it comes to his legal fees. Clients are provided an upfront flat fee quote upon retaining Hometown Law.

Tyler has been a Hamilton lawyer for over 17 years after being called to the Bar of the Law Society of Ontario, since 2006. Tyler worked for and was mentored by two of Hamilton’s most respected lawyers, Mark Dudzic and the late Cynthia Campling in the areas of Residential Real Estate and Family Law. Tyler has over a decade of experience specializing in Residential Real Estate, Wills & Estates, and Family law.

Tyler’s commitment to providing accessible law to his clients is a major reason why he has set up his office on Upper Wentworth, ground level office with free parking and easy access from the Lincoln Alexander expressway.

In addition, Tyler is also a sports enthusiast, cheering on the hometown Hamilton Tiger Cats and the Hamilton Bulldogs.

Most importantly, Tyler is happily married to his wife Zoé Banham and father to his son Jack and daughter Emma. The Banham family resides in Hamilton with their three black cats.

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Agro Zaffiro LLP

Agro Zaffiro is a full service law firm founded in Hamilton and serving Ontario. Our philosophy is to provide high quality legal services in a timely, responsive and cost effective manner.

Welcome to the law firm of Agro Zaffiro. We are a full service firm with extensive experience in virtually all areas of law including personal injury, insurance litigation, commercial litigation, business and real estate law.

Agro Zaffiro has been in Hamilton for over 70 years and collectively the 28 lawyers of Agro Zaffiro have over 350 years of experience.

We have provided legal services to individuals, companies and institutions at all levels of court and have undertaken cases in Toronto, Barrie, Windsor, London, Niagara Falls and beyond.

John Agro was one of the founders of the Canadian Football League Players Association and was its counsel for many years. He also served as Hamilton Harbour Commissioner and Chairman of the Commission. He passed away in 1998.

Nicholas Zaffiro has had a stellar career in the service of others. His work within the Italian community has been recognized by such awards as the Italian-Canadian Citizen of the Year and the Canadian Centennial Medal. He continues to serve the Hamilton community with pride.

Many of the firm’s partners and associates are active in all aspects of the community. This service reaches all spheres with our lawyers serving in leadership roles with Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation, Rotary Club, The Art Gallery of Hamilton, Hamilton Community Foundation, Burlington Community Foundation, Sons of Italy Hamilton (Charitable) Corporation, and St. Joseph’s Villa Foundation.

We participate in a wide variety of professional associations, and for many years our members have taken a leading role in the Hamilton legal community as Directors of the Hamilton Law Association, the Hamilton Lawyers’ Club and the Hamilton Medical-Legal Society and many have also held leadership positions in those organizations.

Our firm has been based in Hamilton for over 65 years. We are proud to serve our community and will continue to remain involved in its growth. We are always happy to speak to Board Members and other charities with respect to future projects. Please contact any of our lawyers in that regard.

Agro Zaffiro LLP had its humble beginnings at the end of World War II when John Agro, then a Captain in the Canadian Army, returned to Canada and attended Osgoode Hall Law School. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1949 and set up practice in Hamilton. John Agro went on to distinguish himself as pre-eminent counsel. He established a tradition that continues at Agro Zaffiro LLP today – that a counsel should fearlessly and diligently represent his or her client and bring to such task not only one’s legal training in the law but also common sense and fairness.

John Agro and Nicholas Zaffiro, along with such pioneers as Donald Cooper, John Parente, Edward Orzel, William Hubar and Michael Baker, grew the firm from its humble beginnings into the diverse and accomplished firm that it is today. Our firm maintains a strong spirit of legal mentorship and we can boast of having mentored the greatest number of articling students in the history of the Hamilton Bar.

Agro Zaffiro LLP currently has over 25 lawyers who are proud to practice in Hamilton and to provide legal services in the Hamilton area and beyond.

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Graydon Sheppard

Founded in 1992, our firm has extensive experience successfully representing clients, both at trial and on appeal. Litigation is all that we do. Our goal to make our client’s unique challenges our own and to resolve them with skill and efficiency. Our approach is focused on obtaining the best possible result be it through a reasonable settlement or judicial determination. Our lawyers and staff will always take the time to get to know you and your concerns in order to meet your needs and objectives. Our philosophy and approach blend business experience with practical court room and litigation expertise. We are ready to immediately assist you if you are anticipating or involved in litigation, from the straightforward to the complex.

We understand that the choice of a law firm involves not just the purchase of a service but also the development of personal and business relationships. Our lawyers and staff take the time to get to know you and your business so you can be confident that our professional expertise will be brought to bear to help you meet your needs and objectives. We can assist you with legal expertise in these areas:

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Norris Ward McKinnon

We are a Hamilton-based law firm with the expertise and experience to meet the legal needs of corporates, public institutions, small and medium businesses, charitable organisations, families and individuals.

We have been advising clients since 1919.

We’re incredibly proud of our history, our service to clients and the community, and our staff. We aim to provide the best possible client experience.

NWM lawyers are specialists in their fields, focused on providing successful outcomes. Our approach is to do what is best for our clients, in a way that is flexible, ethical, and fosters enduring relationships.

Whether your matter is international or local, we can help. Whether your query is complex or simple, we can help. Whether you need business or personal advice, we are here. Norris Ward McKinnon is your trusted legal partner.

We understand people need legal advice that works for their individual situation. One size doesn’t always fit all. Our advice is tailored to help our clients, whether they are large or small, public or private entities, a family or an individual. We listen to what you need.

We know that choosing a law firm is not an easy task. We listen, evaluate, and offer solutions. Our advice is practical and cost effective, aimed at resolving things proactively while minimising stress. From our experience, the best way to do this is through developing understanding and rapport by treating clients with empathy and dignity.

Our team of lawyers are highly regarded with a depth of experience and credibility which underpins Norris Ward McKinnon’s solid reputation in the legal market and our community. Put simply, we are real people dealing with the real issues that affect our clients day-to-day.

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O’Connor Richardson

At O’Connor Richardson Professional Corporation, we believe that Bay Street legal experience shouldn’t come at the cost of personalized service standards. Our approach to business law and litigation strikes the balance between concentrated legal strategy and a classic, small-town service touch. No one is ever just a file number. Each client deserves the best of our passion, experience and attention.

Our firm takes a fresh, energetic approach to serving the legal needs of individuals, and small and medium businesses, with local, national, and international scope. We are committed to providing innovative, efficient, cost-effective, and practical solutions tailored to your objectives. We have the experience and flexibility to handle complex or simpler files. At O’Connor Richardson, every client’s file, no matter how small is handled with the same amount of attention.

O’Connor Richardson brings over twenty years of legal experience to assist you with your case.

Contact Us For A Complimentary Consult
We offer a 30-minute consultation, free of charge or commitment. If you prefer to meet face to face or over video, we can schedule a consult to discuss your needs and let us help you get your legal matter on a path to pursue your success. Get in touch with us at 1-866-293-9010 or through our site’s online contact form.

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Emma Miles Law

Emma is a Separation Lawyer specializing in the division of Relationship Property. She is highly skilled in handling sensitive legal matters, whether at the start of a relationship, when issues arise, or during a full separation.

While Emma is prepared to use the Court system when necessary, she prefers Alternative Dispute Resolution to settle disputes, particularly when an ongoing relationship, such as co-parenting, requires consideration. To support this, Emma is a trained Mediator and Collaborative Lawyer, and she frequently receives referrals from other lawyers for these services.

Emma credits her success in resolving even the most complex emotional disputes to her extensive psychological training and mature perspective. She is capable of representing clients in both amicable separations where terms have been agreed upon and in cases where the relationship has irreparably broken down.

Emma was born in Bristol, England. She moved to Bath, England in her teenage years where she began her journey into her legal career by studying Psychology and Law at the Bath College of Further Education. Emma then attended Bath Spa University and studied a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology before moving to New Zealand in 2000 and completing her LL.B law degree at the University of Waikato in 2011.

Emma has developed, owned and operated, multiple successful businesses over the past 30 years both in the UK and NZ.

Outside of the law, Emma enjoys spending time with friends or family, enjoying the beauty of New Zealand, or sampling New Zealand wines and her favourite Single Malt Whiskies.

Emma is happy to have a brief no obligation chat on the phone if you believe you may require her services.

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