Marie Dyhrberg, QC is a Queen’s Counsel specialising as defence counsel in criminal law trials and human rights law. Her practice is located in Franklin Road and she works from her home in Freemans Bay. Marie has represented clients for over 30 years in many high-profile cases, including murder cases as well as cases that involve name suppression and clients being discharged without convictions. She is current convenor of the Auckland District Law Society Criminal Law Committee; past Chair of the International Bar Association Criminal Law Committee and past president of the New Zealand Criminal Bar association. Marie was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2014.
Pets
Marie has two dogs and is ‘grandmother’ to two others. The physical and mental health of her pets is a top priority for Marie. Angela and her top-class team at Pets and Pats ensure the dogs are well socialised and exercised through the week, which removes
a huge amount of potential stress during the day. The furry ones adore all members of Pets and Pats and get so excited when they hear the van arrive and see their caregiver for the day. Briar McKenna takes the dogs on fabulous adventures on weekends, to beaches and horse farms in Clevedon, and road trips to Coromandel and Taupo. Dogworkz provide top notch mobile grooming with lots of cuddles thrown in.
House cleaning
Feng has been with Marie for a few years now and can be trusted to keep confidences and clean the house to a high standard.
Entertainment
Perrin Robinson, Marie’s Godson, cooks for her when she is entertaining at home. Perrin’s specialities are Asian, Italian and fish/chicken dishes and Marie says his cooking is up there with top restaurants. Rocket Kitchen on Ponsonby Road takes care of desserts.
Online shopping
Shopping is a luxury for Marie due to time limits so she purchases make-up, beauty care, accessories, and tickets for music and comedy events online through the talents of Briar McKenna, who works at Metro Law. Although Marie has sharpened her computer skills, Briar knows the value of products and how to spot sites that are reliable.
Maintenance of properties
Briar also organises tradespeople for Marie’s home and investment properties, which takes a high degree of management skill. The high-quality garden at Marie’s home is due to Briar’s flair for plants and trees and she makes sure it is well maintained.
Practice manager
Sharron Jorgensen is totally responsible for keeping the management of the practice steady and Marie ready for court and clients. She is a calming influence on Marie who can be excitable at times. Sharron’s management skills and people skills are the best and she has helped Marie succeed and enjoy the practice of law for seven years now. She would be irreplaceable and her honesty and commitment to Marie’s practice and are without question.
Hairdresser
Farouk Ullah is a gifted haircutter who has taken such good care of Marie’s challenging hair for many years now. He has always been ready to be bold when Marie has gone down an exotic path with hair colours. Farouk is prepared to accommodate Marie’s unpredictable timetable and does her hair at his home.