Meet our team

PARTNERS

Francois Louw

B.Com.(Hons.) LL.B.(Stell)
M.Com.(UCT) Dip Tax Prac.(RAU)

Managing Partner
Attorney (admitted 1995),
Conveyancer, Notary

Specialising in property law, new developments, contracts, tax law & conveyancing.

Johan de Bruyn

B.Com. LL.B.(Stell)

Partner
Attorney (admitted 1993),
Conveyancer

Specialising in property law, conveyancing, valuations, marketing and sales.

Yolandi Hortnagl

LL.B.(Stell)

Partner
Attorney (admitted 2006),
Conveyancer, Notary

Specialising in conveyancing, Clara Anna Fontein development, property transfers, sectional title schemes, mortgage bonds and compliance, notarial contracts and authentications, antenuptial contracts, trusts and FICA compliance.

ATTORNEYS

Eleanor Kritzinger

LL.B.(Stell)

Head of Litigation | Attorney (admitted 2004) | Family Law & Divorce Mediator

Right of appearance in the High Court. Specialising in family, divorce & child law; High Court matters: general litigation, curatorship, change of marital regime & rehabilitation applications, property related litigation, & contractual disputes.

Tania van Toorn

B.A. LL.B.(Stell)

Attorney (admitted 1999),
Conveyancer, Notary

Specialising in conveyancing, property transfers, sectional title schemes, notarial contracts & authentications, antenuptial contracts and correspondent work.

Cheney Ras

LL.B.(Stell)

Attorney (admitted 2012),
Conveyancer, Notary

Specialising in conveyancing, property transfers, notarial contracts, authentications & antenuptial contracts.

Alet van Zyl

LL.B.(UNISA)

Head of Marketing, Client Relations
& Communication
Attorney (admitted 2015)

Specialising in brand marketing, development and implementation of client marketing strategies, public relations, client liaison, communication.

Hannelie van Niekerk

LL.B.(Stell)

Attorney (admitted 2016)

Specialising in general Magistrate’s Court litigation, evictions (residential and commercial properties), arrear rentals, correspondent instructions and maintenance matters with a special interest in labour law.

Laraine Rauch

B.Proc (UFS)

Attorney (admitted 1998)

Certificate Deceased Estate
Practice (LSSA).
Specialising in administration of deceased estates, wills & trusts.

Novashnee Munsamy

LL.B.(UKZN)

Attorney (admitted 2020),
Conveyancer, Notary

Specialising in Low Cost & Regular Residential Housing transactions, Upliftment of Pre-emptive Housing Waivers as well as Antenuptial Contracts, Notarial contracts and Authentications

Olajide Pariola

LL.B.(RAU)

Attorney (admitted 2009)

Specialising in new business development.

Eloise de Jager

LL.B.(Stell)

Attorney (admitted 2010)

Specialising in administration of deceased estates, contracts, commercial law, wills & trusts.

Megan Smith

B.Com. Law (UWC) LL.B.(UNISA)

Attorney (admitted 2024) & Client Relations Manager

Specialising in building and maintaining client relationships; ascertaining and assessing client feedback and improvement strategies; managing and enhancing our brand’s presence across social media platforms

Wian Notnagel

LL.B.(UNISA)

Candidate Attorney

Chandre Pietersen

BTh (Stell) LL.B.(Stell)

Candidate Attorney

Nombulelo Sefatsa

LL.B.(UNISA)

Candidate Attorney

FINANCE & OFFICE ADMIN

Michelle van Zyl

B.Com. Law(Stell)

Director
Louw & Coetzee Trust (Pty) Ltd

Bianca de Beer

Bookkeeper

Bianca Julyan

Operations Manager

Hannelize Zeeman

LL.B. (UFS)

Compliance Manager

Portia Jeffries

Supervisor: FICA & Compliance

Adele Beck

Compliance Administrator

Candice Crotz

Compliance Administrator

Tiffany Kellerman

Compliance Administrator

Nicole Saunders

Junior Receptionist & Operational Assistant

PARALEGAL & ADMIN

Elmarie Bosch

Conveyancing Paralegal

Sharon De Vries

Conveyancing Paralegal

Ronell Ohlms

Conveyancing Paralegal

Veronica Shehab

Conveyancing Paralegal

Carmen Munro

Conveyancing Paralegal

Magdale du Plessis

Conveyancing Paralegal

Emerenthia Prinsloo

Communication & Client Support

Jolande van Zyl

LL.B.(UNISA)

Estates Administrator

Candice van der Merwe

Conveyancing Assistant

Angeline Cleophas

Administrative Assistant

Pam Louw

General Office Assistant

Rachel Afrikaner

General Office Assistant

Simon Mgqubula

Gardener

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