Kris Ongley - Senior Solicitor

About Kris Ongley

Career to Date

I graduated from the University of Otago in 2005. I have practiced in both Auckland and Wellington. My career thus far has focused on commercial property law, general commercial law, and debt recovery. Highlights include acting for an overseas investment fund in its dealings with several significant hotel developments throughout New Zealand and acting for my sister when she bought her first house.

My approach to working with my clients

Keep them happy.

The best piece of advice I've ever been given

If it looks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck.

What stimulates me

Earning the professional respect of colleagues and clients.

What I enjoy outside of work

Campervan road trips, Sunday brunch with the family, watching and playing sport.

If I wasn't a lawyer I'd be...

A venison farmer in the Waikiti Valley.