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Director

Tshifhiwa Tshitangano

Director · Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution

Qualification
LLB, University of Venda (2015)
Admitted
High Court of South Africa, 2018

Tshifhiwa founded Tshitangano Attorneys in 2018 following his admission as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He completed his articles with a respected Limpopo firm before establishing his own practice.

He has built a formidable record as a High Court litigator in Road Accident Fund claims, labour disputes, family law and commercial litigation. He heads the litigation department and its dispute resolution portfolio, leading a team of associates and candidate attorneys, and is the responsible attorney for all commercial engagements and public-sector mandates, including those for state entities and municipalities.

Tshifhiwa has argued matters before the Magistrate's Court, the High Court (Limpopo and Gauteng Divisions) and the Supreme Court of Appeal. He is also the firm's Information Officer under POPIA.

  • Contracts & commercial
  • High Court litigation
  • Road Accident Fund
  • Labour law
  • Family law
  • Insurance law
  • Corporate law
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Senior Associate

Petronella Johanna Kruyshaar

Senior Associate · Deceased Estates, Personal Injury & Family Law

Qualification
BLC, LLB, University of Pretoria (1992, 1993)
Admitted
High Court of South Africa, 1996

Petronella is one of the firm's most experienced attorneys, with 30 years of post-admission practice in deceased estates, family law and personal injury litigation.

She leads the Deceased Estates department and is the primary point of contact for executors, heirs and beneficiaries. Her work spans reporting estates to the Master, drafting and lodging Liquidation & Distribution accounts, will drafting, intestate succession and the resolution of estate disputes and creditor claims.

She also handles Road Accident Fund and personal injury matters, and supports the firm's family law work in divorce, maintenance and child custody. Clients benefit from her wealth of practical knowledge and procedural expertise.

  • Deceased estates
  • Wills & testamentary planning
  • Executor support
  • Family law
  • Personal injury
  • Road Accident Fund
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Senior Associate

Karen Gerber

Senior Associate · Conveyancing & Notary Public

Qualification
LLB
Admitted
Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public

Karen heads the firm's property department and serves as its resident Notary Public. As a registered conveyancer, she manages property transactions from first instruction to registration at the Deeds Office.

Her portfolio covers residential and commercial transfers, bond registrations and cancellations, notarial bonds and servitudes, sectional title registrations, body corporate matters and re-zoning applications. Her notarial practice includes antenuptial contracts, notarial bonds and deeds of servitude.

Close working relationships with South Africa's major lending institutions and developers, and meticulous attention to detail, mean transactions are concluded efficiently and with minimal risk of rejection.

  • Residential & commercial conveyancing
  • Bond registrations
  • Sectional title
  • Notarial services
  • Deeds Office practice
  • Property development
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Associate

Thabelo Muthevhuli

Associate Attorney · Labour, Criminal & Litigation

Qualification
LLB (2017)
Admitted
High Court of South Africa, 2020

Thabelo has developed a focused practice in labour and employment law, criminal law and general civil litigation. He regularly represents clients at the CCMA, Bargaining Councils and the Labour Court in unfair dismissal, unfair labour practice and retrenchment disputes.

In criminal matters he has handled bail applications, plea negotiations and trials in the Magistrate's and Regional Courts. He also supports the litigation department on commercial matters, summonses, default judgments and debt enforcement.

Thabelo is known for diligent preparation and clear, practical advice to clients under pressure.

  • Labour law
  • CCMA & Bargaining Council
  • Criminal law
  • Magistrate's Court litigation
  • Debt collection

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