About Us

Established in 1991 when Merton Malloy came from Auckland's CBD to dynamic Newmarket, Malloy Goodwin Harford has grown with its clients.  It takes pride in that collaboration.

The arrival from major City practices of Alfred Harford in 1996, David Ruck in 2003 and David Moorman in 2007 has seen the firm's growth accelerate and capacity expand.  Merton (who continues as a consultant to the firm) and the three partners, Alfred and the two Davids contribute to the firm a wealth of experience gained from their present association and from their previous established and successful legal practices.

Our firm is committed to remain small enough to provide a personal service, but sufficiently resourced to provide specialist legal advice on a wide range of legal and commercial issues.  The commitment, experience and ability of the firm's partners and supporting lawyers and other staff enables the firm to deal with complex work in addition to our client's day-to-day legal needs.

All clients' files are actively managed by a partner.  In appropriate circumstances, to achieve cost-effective results, our associates and legal executive make a significant contribution.

Our partners cover many specialised areas of practice.  Where necessary, we collaborate among ourselves and with our skilled staff to produce the best and most economical results for our clients.  In areas of legal practice which we do not service (e.g. litigation), we maintain close relationships with a network of highly regarded specialists to whom clients can be referred.