Alice Chapman

Associate

Office: Whangarei

Alice is a co team leader of our rural law team, with particular expertise in asset planning and rural matters.

She has practised law in both New Zealand and Australia including as a solicitor in Warrnambool in South West Victoria.

As both a dairy farmer and solicitor Alice understands the expectations of rural clients and is known for her practical advice and friendly and accessible manner.

Alice has also previously worked for WRMK Lawyers’ commercial team (then known as Webb Ross) between 2006 and 2009.

ABOUT Alice

Alice and her husband previously part-owned a dairy farm near Warrnambool (where they lived with their children for a number of years before returning to Whangarei in 2016), and also sharemilk on the family farm at Poroti.

RECENT EXPERIENCE

• Buying and selling rural businesses – Alice’s clients have been very grateful for her pragmatic and effective approach to managing the increasing warranty and other obligations associated with the sale of dairy farms.
• Asset planning – streamlining and simplifying trust and structural arrangements for a number of clients with assets spread across multiple and various structures.