OUR TEAM

Invercargill’s Experienced and Approachable Lawyers

At Eagles Eagles & Redpath, we’re proud of our experienced and professional team. With years of combined experience in a range of legal specialities, we are fully equipped to help every member of our community navigate the legal system to achieve the best possible results. If you’re looking for a friendly, approachable and trustworthy lawyer in Invercargill, give us a call today.

Our Team

Roger Eagles - Partner - B.A., L.L.M. (Hons)

RogerE@eagles-eagles.co.nz

Roger has a special interest in Civil, Criminal and Relationship Property matters. He is the founding partner of Eagles, Eagles & Redpath, beginning the firm in 1978. With thirty-eight years experience in legal practice, Roger welcomes difficult and challenging cases in these areas.

Roger has an interest in sports administration and is a former President of New Zealand masters Swimming and former Chairman of Sports Southland. Currently, Roger is Chairman of Aquatics NZ Inc. and a Member of the FINA Masters Swimming Committee.

Virginia Wilson - Partner - LL.B., B.A., PostGradDip

VirginiaW@eagles-eagles.co.nz

Virginia has been practising for 37 years primarily in the areas of farming, business, commercial and residential law plus trusts, estates and the restructuring of legal entities.

She is involved with Soroptimist International and has served at club, region, federation and international levels. She is a trustee of The Conductive Education (Southern) Charitable Trust, Chairperson of the Local Executive Committee of CCS Disability Southland and is involved with the Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa, New Zealand locally and has served on two of its national work groups.

Her immediate and extended family are important to her, she has broad tastes in music playing both piano and organ while interests in New Zealand art, the design and discipline of gardening, travel and her friends add further significant dimensions to her life.

Peter Redpath - Partner - LL.B., B.A. (Hons)

PeterR@eagles-eagles.co.nz
027 431 3940

Peter’s particular areas of interests include Family Law, Employment Law and Criminal and associated prosecutions.
Peter has lived in Southland all of his life, is married and has four children. Outside of law, Peter has been actively involved in the Southland Community. This has included being a trustee of the Community Trust of Southland for eight years, School Board Member (and Chair), active involvement in administration and projects for various sporting bodies.

Peter has a strong interest in sport and outdoor recreation, being an active participant and following his children’s sport over the years. He also has a keen interest in following the arts and music.

Richard Little - Partner- LL.B., BSc

027 503 7840

Richard enjoys working in many different areas of the law specialising in conveyancing, civil and private law (wills, trusts etc). He has a particular interest in mental health law and regularly appears in mental health proceedings in his current role as the District Inspector for Mental Health in Southland.

He regularly appears on behalf of clients in the criminal court and is always available for agency instructions particularly in the High Court.

He is currently testing the capabilities of online Legal Services and is actively seeking new instructions from clients everywhere.

Richard was raised in Southland, living across the district and attending Southland Boys High School before attending Otago University. He then returned home to work with Eagles, Eagles and Redpath in 2010. He spent a year in Europe in 2014 before returning to concentrate on his career in law.

Both socially and competitively, Richard is active in the sporting community. He currently plays for the Invercargill Blues Rugby Club and enjoys social netball, squash and running whenever he can fit it in.

Richard will be happy to hear from you with any legal issues you might have, contact Richard today!
Katarina Coote - Associate - Solicitor - LLB


Katarina was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 2019 and joined the Eagles Eagles & Redpath team in January 2020. Since then, Katarina has gained experience in a wide range of areas within criminal defence and family law. She frequently appears in the District and Family Courts on a range of matters.

In relation to District Court work, Katarina has experience providing legal representation and advice on a range of criminal matters including traffic offending, violence and dishonesty offending. She also has experience appealing bail and sentencing decisions to the High Court. Katarina has duty lawyer approval which sees her appearing in the District Court for individuals who do not have a lawyer.

As for Family Court work, Katarina has experience providing legal representation and advice to those seeking to make or respond to applications relating to family violence, care and contact of children and Oranga Tamariki Act proceedings. She can also provide advice as part of the Family Legal Advice Service.

Katarina was raised in Bluff and attended Southland Girls’ High School before going on to complete her degree in Law at the University of Otago. She has strong connections to Southland being Rakiura Māori of Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha and Kāi Tahu descent. She believes that helping people in need and ensuring they have access to legal representation is the greatest reward. Katarina welcomes new and existing clients.

Tessa Kirby – Solicitor – LLB


TessaK@eagles-eagles.co.nz

027 298 1553


Tessa graduated with an LLB at the end of 2022 after spending 5 years at the University of Canterbury studying Law and Psychology. She is currently completing her final course of study and hopes to be admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor by the end of 2023. 

 

Tessa has an interest in many areas of law including family, relationship property, conveyancing, wills, and employment. She currently assists our lawyers with research across all areas and you may see her observing both District Court and Family Court matters.

 

Tessa is a born and bred Southlander and attended James Hargest College. She has grown up in a farming family and enjoys spending her time with family, friends and her dog, Luke. She also enjoys baking the best cookies in the world and keeping fit. Tessa has a passion for access to justice, advocacy for all people and is compassionate in all she does.




Support Staff

Nikita Brookland

Personal assistant to Katarina Coote, Tessa Kirby & Bella Hiroki

nikitab@eagles-eagles.co.nz 


Nikita is the smiling face on the end of the phone when you contact us and the first person you meet when you walk through our door, she will happily direct you to the appropriate person.


Jude Macdonald

Personal assistant to Peter Redpath

judithm@eagles-eagles.co.nz

Ava Kite

Personal assistant to Roger Eagles

avak@eagles-eagles.co.nz


After starting her legal career at another Southland firm, Ava joined the team in 2023 as PA to senior legal counsel, Roger Eagles. She assists Roger in criminal and parole matters, together with civil proceedings and relationship property matters. Ava enjoys dealing with people from all aspects of life and has special interest in criminal proceedings. She also enjoys spending time with her family and exploring the outdoors with her dog.




Amber Handley

Personal assistant to Richard Little

amberh@eagles-eagles.co.nz


Amber joined the team at the beginning of 2019 as our Receptionist before moving into her current role as Richard’s PA at the beginning of 2021. Amber assists Richard with criminal, civil and private client (trusts, wills and estates) matters. Amber especially enjoys assisting Richard with conveyancing transactions and his role as District Inspector for Mental Health in Southland.

Amber enjoys spending her free time in the garden with her animals. Amber is currently studying for her New Zealand Diploma in Legal Executive Studies.

Jazz Varcoe

Accounts administrator

JazzV@eagles-eagles.co.nz


Jazz joined the team at the beginning of 2021 as our Receptionist before moving into her current role as our Accounts Administrator in May 2022. Jazz assists with the daily management of our accounts and ensures that everything balances as well as assisting Virginia with wills and conveyancing transactions, which she especially enjoys.

Jazz enjoys spending her free time outdoors and keeping fit as well as spending time with her family and friends. Jazz is currently studying for her New Zealand Diploma in Legal Executive Studies


Vision And Values Of Eagles Eagles & Redpath

  • Interests of people’s come first.
  • Access to justice the important pathway for clients. 
  • Professionalism and quality of legal work performed for clients.
  • Integrity of the Partners and staff in the firm.
  • Maintenance of the firm’s hard work ethic.
  • Ensuring there is a pleasant and supportive working environment for Partners and staff.

Arrange an appointment with a member of our team. Call (03) 218 2182 now

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