Rita
Tustin

My role as the  Client Trust Manager for the firm provides a unique and exciting opportunity to work along side staff within the firm .

Having had a number of years away from the law to raise a family, Cooney’s has provided me with a great opportunity to return to the profession in a way which allows me to continue to have a good work life balance.   

After graduating in 1997, I went on to practice law in Wellington for a number of firms including Kensington Swan in the areas of Trust and commercial law before heading off on the obligatory OE.  My husband and I returned to New Zealand in 2003 and moved to Mount Maunganui to raise a family.  During this time I have become involved with governance and management roles within an early childhood education organisation, and I am also on the Board of Trustees for Omanu primary school.   

There is never a dull moment in our household and outside of work I am a taxi driver for my children!