Justitia Board of Management

The Board of Directors of Justitia are all Legal Practitioners, including legal indemnity lawyers with deep knowledge of professional risk and insurance matters. Geographically spread throughout New Zealand to bring a diversity of perspective to the leadership.

Collectively, the Board works closely with specialist advisers, including insurance lawyers, to oversee Justitia’s risk management approach, insurance arrangements, and member support. The Board elects the Chairperson and appoints the Secretary, insurance consultants, and auditors. All insured members of the Incorporated Society are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Meet the Board

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  • +64 21 226 3530


    duncan.mcgill@duncancotterill.com

    Duncan is an insurance specialist with over 25 years of expertise, focusing on professional indemnity, statutory liability and medical malpractice defence. His extensive experience encompasses both New Zealand and the United Kingdom. 

    Duncan has been a partner at Duncan Cotterill for 20 years. He has been a member of the Justitia board for over a decade.

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  • jbierre@morgancoakle.co.nz

    +64 9 303 9020

    John Bierre is Morgan Coakle’s senior litigation and disputes resolution Partner.  John has specialised in insurance, commercial and civil litigation for more than 25 years.  The majority of John’s work is conducted in the High Court but he appears regularly at all Court levels, including a number of times in the Court of Appeal.  John regularly presents at forums on civil and insurance law topics.  He is a member of the Australian & New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance and the New Zealand Society of Construction Law.

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  • Secretary

    susan.robertson@pkfkendons.co.nz

    +64 21 817 855

    Susan is a Director at PKF Kendons Chartered Accountants.  

    Susan joined the Justitia Board as Secretary in 2021, and is also a member of the NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants and admitted barrister and solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand.

    Outside of Justitia, Susan is an experienced accountant and specialist tax advisor.

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  • david@fraundorfer.co.nz

    www.fraundorfer.co.nz

    027 530 7803

    David is a commercial barrister based in the Bay of Plenty. He sits on several boards and regularly assists small and boutique law firms with specialised issues

  • bwebster@morgancoakle.co.nz

    +64 9 303 9004

    Briar is a litigation partner at Morgan Coakle with extensive experience practicing Insurance and Employment law. Briar regularly appears before the Employment Relations Authority, represents lawyers at all stages of the disciplinary process including before the NZ Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal, appears in courts at all levels, and represents clients at mediations and judicial settlement conferences.  

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  • Kate.Cornege@tompkinswake.co.nz

    +64 7 838 6053

    Kate is a civil and commercial litigation partner at Tompkins Wake.  She lives in Cambridge and practises in the Waikato and Auckland. Prior to joining Tompkins Wake in 2010, Kate worked at Chapman Tripp in both Wellington and Auckland.

  • Katrina.Wood@srblaw.co.nz 

    +64 27 343 5851

    Katrina is a principal at Christchurch firm Saunders Robinson Brown. She specialises in commercial property, company, and trust law.

    Katrina is passionate about the legal profession and enjoys contributing towards initiatives which support and strengthen it.  

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  • emma.moran@dlapiper.com

    +64 4 918 3070

    Emma is a litigation and regulatory partner at global law firm DLA Piper with substantial insurance experience acting for both insurers and insureds in a range of claims and regulatory matters. She has appeared as counsel before New Zealand courts at all levels.

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  • bfraser@fvm.co.nz

    Bruce lives and practises law in Nelson. He has practised law for over 45 years and has served on a number of charitable boards and sporting bodies.

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  • rick@pmlaw.co.nz

    Rick is director of Bay of Islands firm Palmer Macauley which was established by his father in 1953.  Having spent ten years as a lawyer in the UK including four as a partner in a large UK firm Rick returned to Northland in 1998 where he specialises in business law.