ADLS Council

Tony Bouchier

President

Tony is currently on the Criminal Bar Association Committee (17 years), serving four years as President during a major transformation of the organisation. He is a past member of the Police Association, former director of Police and Families Credit Union, and served as chairman and member of many professional and community committees and charitable trusts.

Tony Herring

Tony is a Partner at Mortlock McCormack Law in Christchurch practising in the areas of Commercial and Property Law, with an emphasis on Commercial Leasing and Employment. He acts for a number of Crown clients as a member of the All of Government Property Law Panel and is a Notary Public for the South Island.

Craig Fisher

Craig is a consultant to the RSM New Zealand group and RSM Hayes Audit with over 28 years of public accountancy experience. He provides external audit, assurance, and risk management and governance advice across a diverse range of sectors. Craig has a significant interest and recognised expertise in not-forprofit and charitable organisations.

Chris Eggleston

Chris is a Barrister in Chancery Chambers, with over 25 years’ experience specialising in employment law. He was admitted in 1990 and is a longstanding member of ADLS.

Marie Dyhrberg QC

Vice President

Marie Dyhrberg QC is a senior barrister specialising in criminal law. Appearing regularly at the District Court, High Court and Court of Appeal in New Zealand she was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014. She has convened the ADLS Criminal Law Committee for many years. She is a former Chair of the Criminal Law Committee of the International Bar Association (IBA).

Ellen Snedden

Ellen is a Senior Solicitor at Simpson Western specialising in family law. Ellen serves on the ADLS Family Law Committee and has convened the ADLS Newly Suited Committee since its inception. She has also led the Future Leaders of West Auckland networking group for a number of years.

Michael Wallmannsberger

Michael is an experienced cybersecurity consultant and professional director, having held a variety of governance and security leadership roles. He is currently chair of the CERT NZ Advisory Board, a group of industry experts that advises the Government on the operation of New Zealand’s computer emergency response team (CERT), and Chief Information Security Officer at Air New Zealand.

Mary Anne Shanahan

Mary Anne is a sole practitioner who has worked for three decades serving the community of West Auckland. She is a member of the Broadcasting Standards Authority and a trustee of Odyssey House Trust.