Tauranga law firm Cooney Lees Morgan collected national honours on Thursday night, winning at the New Zealand Law Awards.

Partners from Cooney Lees Morgan with their award: Peter Washer, Kevin Casey, Matt Tustin, Sally Powdrell, Owen Cooney, Murray Denyer, Paul Tustin, Michael Cooney.

The firm won the ASB Mid-size Law Firm of the Year award at the gala dinner at Auckland's Langham Hotel.

Partner Michael Cooney says it's an award Cooney Lees Morgan is proud to have won.

'We're very thrilled. It's a prestigious award and we're just very grateful to our clients for the support they give us.”

The category the Tauranga firm won had five other contenders with Cavell Leitch Law taking second place and Wynn Williams & Co third.

'The competition was pretty solid and it's a broad category. We believe winning is a real testament to our hard work.”