Trust is high on the list of priorities when people are looking for a lawyer. But how can you trust someone if you don’t know them? At Aspiring Law, we pride ourselves on our friendly, approachable, ‘work hard, play hard’ team. We think you’ll like them too.

Since Janice Hughes and Mike Toepfer founded the practice in 2011, Aspiring Law has grown to become Wanaka’s leading legal practice with 19 lawyers and support staff. ‘Our team has a lot of different interests and areas of expertise but one thing they all have in common is a passion for providing practical and pragmatic legal advice without the waffle.’

What better way to get to know someone, than to ask them a few questions… Here’s what we asked Julie:

Name: Julie Aitken

Where I grew up: Originally from Blenheim in Marlborough.

The best piece of legal advice I can share: Get things sorted up front before issues arise later down the track.

What I do when I’m not working: I love being in the outdoors, hence why I love living in Wanaka.  

Favourite spot in Wanaka/Lakes District: Wanaka is my ‘happy place’ and swimming in the lake at Mou Waho is pretty hard to beat.

Tell us something most people don’t know about you: I used to have my own personal training business in Marlborough where I supported women to get active and get outdoors.

Julie is our Associate Lawyer and Legal Design Innovator. That’s a fancy title that basically means improving how things are done around here. Give her a call on 03 443 0900.