Sam is a Christchurch based barrister with over 40 years experience of the legal process. He has assisted many clients over that time in both stressful and complex disputes. There is no substitute for this wide hands on experience at a senior level. If you engage Sam you can be assured that he will bring the wisdom of those years of practice into sharp focus to sort your problem.

He also has extensive business experience including Chair and Director roles with a number of major NZ Listed Companies in the Rural, Finance and Trustee Services sectors. In more recent years he has devoted his energies to Arbitration and Mediation work.

Sam is an Associate of the Arbitrators and Mediators Institute of New Zealand Inc (AAMINZ) and accredited by that organisation to Arbitrate, Adjudicate and Mediate (see aminz.org.nz)

He is also an accredited Dispute Resolution Professional with the NZ Disputes Resolution Centre (nzdrc.co.nz), the Building Disputes Tribunal (buildingdisputestribunal.co.nz) and the NZ International Arbitration Centre (NZIAC.com)