Philip (Phil) Sheat
Warkworth,New Zealand
Summary
Excellent communicator (written and oral).
Comfortable presenting to an audience (seminars).
Good networker.
Excellent client liaison.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Sole Practitioner
Akarana Legal Limited
01.2013 - Current
- General Practice with emphasis on Residential and Commercial Property, Estate Planning (Trusts and Wills), Employment Law, Relationship Property, Mediation, Dispute Resolution.
Steindle Williams Legal Limited
- 01.2013
- Areas of practice substantially similar as above.
Callaghan & Co.
- 12.2011
- Firm dissolved in December 2011
- Areas of practice substantially as above.
Short and Partners
01.2001 - 01.2010
- Salaried Partner
- Similar Areas of practice
- I merged my sole practice in Mt Eden with Short and Partners in 2001.
Cairns Slane
01.1994 - 01.2001
- General Property and commercial practice upon my return from Australia.
Director
Thomson Simmons/Elston and Gilchrist
01.1988 - 01.1994
- Joined as a property and commercial lawyer following Admission to Australian Bar
- Firm was a member of the Hunt and Hunt National Group
- I was the firm's commercial law representative on the group's commercial and property advisory panel which required regular precedent and document contribution and interstate travel.
Partner
Mahood Ross and Sheat, latterly Ross Sheat and Peters
01.1981 - 01.1988
- Partner in busy provincial practice
- Work generally as above.
Law Clerk/Solicitor
Young Swan McKay and Co
01.1976 - 01.1981
- I worked while completing my degree
- My introduction to property, commercial and general legal practice in a substantial Wellington firm.
Education
LLB -
Victoria University
01.1981
Spotswood College
01.1971
Skills
Highly experienced general practitioner
Property (Residential and Commercial)
Trusts
Estate Planning
Elder Care
Relationship Property
Employment Law
Mediation
Timeline
Sole Practitioner
Akarana Legal Limited
01.2013 - Current
Short and Partners
01.2001 - 01.2010
Cairns Slane
01.1994 - 01.2001
Director
Thomson Simmons/Elston and Gilchrist
01.1988 - 01.1994
Partner
Mahood Ross and Sheat, latterly Ross Sheat and Peters
01.1981 - 01.1988
Law Clerk/Solicitor
Young Swan McKay and Co
01.1976 - 01.1981
Steindle Williams Legal Limited
- 01.2013
Callaghan & Co.
- 12.2011
LLB -
Victoria University
Spotswood College
Professional Development
- Regular attendee at Law Society CPD sessions
- Member of the ADLS Documents and Precedents Committee from 2004 to 2010
- Presented seminars on ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate and ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Business
- Member of the Citizen's Advice Bureau
- Served as a selector for candidates applying for International Rotary Travel Awards
- Directed and oversaw the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards for 2011
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: New Plymouth, New Zealand
Hobbies and Interests
- Member of the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club
- Member of the Northern Club (Auckland)
- Qualified as a New Zealand Boatmaster
- Active golfer
- Wide interests including writing
- Close follower of New Zealand and International politics
- Two children: a son (40) and a daughter (36) who both reside in Melbourne
- Partner Suzanne is deputy principal of Warkworth Primary School
Professional Development
- Regular attendee at Law Society CPD sessions
- Member of the ADLS Documents and Precedents Committee from 2004 to 2010
- Presented seminars on ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate and ADLS Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Business
- Member of the Citizen's Advice Bureau
- Served as a selector for candidates applying for International Rotary Travel Awards
- Directed and oversaw the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards for 2011
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: New Plymouth, New Zealand
- Date of Birth: 05/19/53
Hobbies and Interests
- Member of the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club
- Member of the Northern Club (Auckland)
- Qualified as a New Zealand Boatmaster
- Active golfer
- Wide interests including writing
- Close follower of New Zealand and International politics
- Two children: a son (40) and a daughter (36) who both reside in Melbourne
- Partner Suzanne is deputy principal of Warkworth Primary School
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