Grant Adams

Grant is a consultant lawyer at Parry Field. He was a partner from 1988 to 2022. He is married to Robyn and has 3 adult sons and 2 grandchildren.

Grant advised on commercial, trust and rural transactions. His clients came from the tourism, high tech, accountancy, medical and other service industries as well as churches and charities.

Current roles:

• Chair: Southern Woods Nursery Limited
• Chair: Stepping Stone Trust
• Chair: Stepping Stone Connect Limited
• Member of Institute of Directors (IOD) and Mentor on IOD Tuakana/Teina Mentorship Programme for aspiring chairpersons
• Member of Parish Review Team for Anglican Diocese of Christchurch
• Consultant – charities and churches – effective legal and leadership structuring
• President Rotary Club of Avonhead 2023/24

Past roles and activities:

• Commercial/property/trust lawyer 1980 – 2023
• Chair: Partners of Parry Field Lawyers 2013 – 2021
• Chair: Burnside High School Board of Trustees
• Chair: St Christophers Community Trust
• Chair: Wai-ora Forestry Landscapes Limited
• Board Member various community trusts
• Member Anglican Synod
• Church Vestry Member

With increasing financial and compliance pressure on not-for-profit organisations, charities and churches, Grant spends some of his time assisting such organisations to better structure their legal and leadership structures. This also has led to a number of mentoring roles with younger business leaders which he finds very enjoyable and productive.