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Corlia van Zyl

Corlia joined the firm on 3 February 2025 as Director in our Conveyancing Department. Before joining our firm, she fulfilled the role of Director and Head of the Transfer and Development Centre at Phatshoane Henney Attorneys. With a strong focus on property transfers and registrations, her ...

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Maurice Ellis


Maurice is a director and heads our Magistrates Court and Collections department and also specializes in Labour Law and Magistrates Court litigation. He joined our firm in 2016 and was appointed as director in 2023.

Maurice grew up in Oudtshoorn. He obtained his BA (Law) and LL.B de...

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Nico Marais


Nico is a director and heads our Conveyancing Department and specializes in property transfers, property developments and bond registrations, property consolidations and – subdivisions, servitudes and general commercial contracts. He settled in Mossel Bay in 1997 and was appointed as a d...

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Corlia van Zyl

Corlia joined the firm on 3 February 2025 as Director in our Conveyancing Department. Before joining our firm, she fulfilled the role of Director and Head of the Transfer and Development Centre at Phatshoane Henney Attorneys. With a strong focus on property transfers and registrations, her ...

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André van Niekerk

André is an Associate in the Estates and Commercial Practice department and joined the OMP family in September 2024.

André specialize in integrated estate planning and tax and related considerations, corporate structur...

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Anna-Marie Pretorius


Anna-Marie heads our Deceased Estates Department, where she administers deceased estates and estates of persons under curatorship. She also drafts customized wills and trusts for our clients.

Anna-Marie grew up in Mossel Bay. She obtained her BA (Law) and LL.B degrees in 1985 an...

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Corlia van Zyl

Corlia joined the firm on 3 February 2025 as Director in our Conveyancing Department. Before joining our firm, she fulfilled the role of Director and Head of the Transfer and Development Centre at Phatshoane Henney Attorneys. With a strong focus on property transfers and registrations, her ...

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André van Niekerk

André is an Associate in the Estates and Commercial Practice department and joined the OMP family in September 2024.

André specialize in integrated estate planning and tax and related considerations, corporate structur...

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