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About us

Clark & Brown Lawyers specialise in conveyancing, wills, trusts, relationship property and estates.

We've been trusted to deliver quality legal services by clients across the Waikato and beyond for more than 25 years.

Our friendly and experienced team is led by Karen Brown, who joined the firm (formally known as Paul Clark Lawyers) in 2016 as partner. It was then named Clark & Brown Lawyers (trading as CB Lawyers).

Our team

Karen Brown

Director, LLB

After finishing high school, Karen Brown began her legal career as an office junior at a large law firm in Hamilton. Karen has continued to work in the legal profession, making her way from an office junior, to a legal executive and now lawyer.

Earlier in her career, Karen took a short stint away from law to work on a dairy farm and also with the Ministry of Social Development. Upon returning to Hamilton, Karen obtained her LLB at the University of Waikato while working with Paul Clark Lawyers. In 2016 Karen joined Paul Clark in partnership and the practice became known as Clark & Brown Lawyers.

Karen's practice covers a wide area of law, with particular emphasis on conveyancing, wills, trusts, relationship property and estates.

Outside of work, Karen enjoys spending time with her husband and three children; a menagerie of animals; and coaching a gymnastics team.

Email: karen@cblawyers.nz

Teresa McIntosh,
Legal Executive

Teresa McIntosh started her career in the legal industry when she left school, joining a large Hamilton law firm as a secretary. Teresa took an 11 year break, when she took time to raise her family and to work on the family dairy farm. She then returned to the legal profession, where she has worked ever since as a Legal Executive. Teresa recently joined Clark & Brown Lawyers, and has extensive experience in property transactions, conveyancing, KiwiSaver, subdivisions and wills.

Outside of work, Teresa enjoys fishing, travelling around New Zealand on road trips, and spending time with her very large and extended family.

Email: teresa@cblawyers.nz
DDI: (07) 839 1268

Juanita Lidgard,
Registered Legal Executive

Juanita began her legal career as an office junior in an Auckland law firm, while completing the legal executive course. After completing the course she had a break to travel overseas and returned to a larger Auckland law firm where she worked at for 10 years, before relocating to Wellington for a year and then settling in Hamilton. Juanita has experience in residential conveyancing, KiwiSaver and subdivisions.

Outside of work Juanita enjoys relaxing with friends and family, travelling, running, mountain biking, tramping and generally being active outdoors.

Email: juanita@cblawyers.nz

Paul Clark

LLB, Consultant (Retired)

Paul Clark graduated from Canterbury University and was admitted to the Bar of the High Court of New Zealand in 1973, the same year he moved to the Waikato to commence practice with Hassell, O'Neill, Allen and Parker; a medium-sized Hamilton firm. Paul became a partner in 1976 and specialised principally in property law, commercial law, trusts, wills and estates until leaving to establish Paul Clark Lawyers in 1998.

Paul continued to specialise in these areas but has broadened his range of expertise to include relationship property, company and business acquisitions and dispute resolution. In 2016 Paul was joined in partnership by long time employee Karen Brown and the practice became known as Clark & Brown Lawyers. In 2018, Paul retired, to travel and spend more with family.

He enjoys spending time with his wife Louise, his five children and nine grandchildren. He has a life long interest in aviation, railways and motor sport and has a collection of classic and vintage cars. His sporting interests include walking, golf and rugby.