Based in Tauranga, she helped grow firm’s succession, estates, trusts practice
Holland Beckett has announced the promotion of Rebecca Steens – a Tauranga-based succession and estate planning lawyer with over 12 years of experience – to the partnership as of 1 April 2026.
“Her elevation to the Partnership recognises Rebecca’s sustained contribution to the firm’s strategic growth, the development of its Succession, Estates and Trusts practice, and her reputation as a trusted advisor to clients navigating complex estate and succession planning matters,” the firm said in a news release.
Holland Beckett shared that Steens helped lead the firm in establishing and expanding its succession, estates, and trusts practice into the Bay of Plenty’s largest specialist succession, trusts, and estates team.
With a background encompassing litigation and estate planning, she has assisted clients with matters involving trusts, estates, succession planning, and asset protection.
With a practical perspective, Steens helps clients tackle complex issues and proactively prepare for potential future disputes.
The firm noted that her promotion has grown the firm’s partnership to 17 partners.
Holland Beckett’s news release, her biography on the firm’s website, and her LinkedIn profile provided more information regarding her professional experience and educational background.
At Holland Beckett in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, Steens joined the litigation and dispute resolution team as a senior solicitor focusing on trust and estate disputes in January 2020. She became an associate in September 2020 and transitioned into the estates practice in 2021.
She has been a member of the Trust Law Committee of the Trust Law Association of New Zealand (TLANZ). She has regularly presented to TLANZ, Legalwise, and other professional audiences.
At Carey Olsen in Jersey in the Channel Islands, Steens worked as an associate in the dispute resolution team from September 2015 to December 2019. There, she focused on trust litigation in the international context.
As a Tauranga local, she commenced her legal career at a local firm. At Sharp Tudhope Lawyers, she served as a solicitor in the dispute resolution team from May 2013 to August 2015.
Steens earned admission to the New Zealand bar in 2013. She obtained her LLB (first-class honours) and a bachelor’s degree in communication studies from the University of Waikato.
