Gabrielle works within the litigation team and has a broad range of experience across estate, trust, relationship property, and civil litigation.
She specialises in contentious and non-contentious matters such as separations and division of relationship property (both in and out of court), contracting out agreements (commonly referred to as pre-nups), and claims against wills and trusts.

Gabrielle started her career at a leading provincial firm where she gained significant practical courtroom advocacy experience, regularly appearing for clients in the District Court, Family Court, High Court, and in alternative dispute resolution.
She spent the past few years at a specialist litigation firm focusing on insurance-based litigation for clients throughout the country, including large national and multinational companies, SMEs, professionals, and their insurers in relation to civil litigation, disciplinary defence, medical and health, and statutory liability.
Gabrielle is a member of the New Zealand Law Society, Family Law Section.
Book a free 30-minute consultation with Gabrielle who helps clients from all over New Zealand.
This meeting can be either over the phone or Teams – you decide (please specify in the notes). Please use the calendar to book a time that works for you.
The goal of this initial meeting is to understand your situation, offer preliminary advice and set out what Lane Neave can do for you, should you decide to take matters further.
- Preparation – set yourself up in a quiet, private room where you are able to discuss your matter freely.
- Remote meeting – tell us what is going on for you. Gabrielle will listen and offer a roadmap of your options going forward.
- Next steps – if you decide you would like our assistance, we’ll set you up as a client and get to work on your matter.