Timpany Walton's Legal Team
Timpany Walton - The law firm that listens
The legal team at Timpany Walton range from those who have been with the firm for over twenty years to younger lawyers, attracted to the firm by the vigorous, high quality profile the practice has earned in South Canterbury.
Timpany Walton embraces diversity both in the make up of their legal team and in the profile of their client base. They offer a full complement of legal services, with lawyers who are specialised and experienced in a wide range of legal areas. Timpany Walton’s legal team is switched-on, progressive and fully supported within the firm by substantial resources, which guarantee quality service to clients.
Richard Walton
Richard is a partner in Timpany Walton and has been since joining the firm in 1990. His legal experience is very broad ranging indeed but he now focuses primarily on business, property and rural work. He is presently involved in advising...
Tony Shaw
Tony is a partner and in his twenty-eight years at Timpany Walton has established a strong track record in the areas of litigation and commercial work. His considerable experience in litigation has increasingly focused on complex...
Grant Proudfoot
Grant is a Partner with in-depth experience in the areas of Commercial Law, Conveyancing, Asset and Estate Protection, with a particular interest & expertise in rural and farming related matters, and Family Trusts...
Alice Caird
Alice is a partner and has been working at Timpany Walton for eleven years. Alice specialises in conveyancing and commercial law, which includes residential sales and purchases, business and farm sales and..
Maarten Dirkzwager
Maarten joined Timpany Walton in 2004 as a solicitor and is now a Partner. He has worked at Timpany Walton since 2004. He practises in the areas of company and commercial law, property law, employment law, trust, estate and asset ...
Charlotte Clifford
Charlotte was admitted to the bar in 2001 and joined Timpany Walton in 2006. Charlotte grew up in Timaru and studied at Otago University. She was admitted to the bar in 2001. Prior to joining Timpany Walton in 2006 she worked...
Jessica Shaw

Jessica joined Timpany Walton in 2010. She specialises in the areas of Litigation, Family, Criminal, civil litigation and employment laws as a solicitor. Jess grew up in Timaru and spent 5 years in Dunedin studying at Otago University...
Laura Lock
Laura grew up and studied in Christchurch, where she also worked at a law firm as a Summer Clerk prior to Joining Timpany Walton. Laura was admitted to the bar in July 2011 and now works as a solicitor. Laura was attracted to the...
Stephanie Craig
Stephanie is from Wellington and has recently moved to Timaru to join Timpany Walton as solicitor in conveyancing and commercial law. She is really looking forward to working with the diverse client base at Timpany Walton...
Janyne Hooke
Janyne is a highly experienced Legal Executive and has worked at Timpany Walton for twenty-six years. The areas in which she works include conveyancing, commercial law, buying and selling farms and sub-divisions. Janyne started with the firm...
Andrea Fraser
Andrea grew up and studied in Hamilton, choosing to finish her law degree on an exchange in Denmark. Andrea was admitted to the bar in October 2012...
Tom Nation

Tom grew up and studied in Christchurch. Tom first worked at Timpany Walton as a Summer Clerk in 2011. After graduating from the University of Canterbury Tom joined Timpany Walton full time and is working in the areas of...
Bruce Timpany
Bruce specialises in commercial law and trusts. As a founder of Timpany Walton, Bruce played a central role in implementing the progressive structure of the firm. He has based his many years in practice on the three A’s: Affability, Affordability, and Availability...







