PROFESSIONAL STAFF
LOUIS STROEBEL
DIRECTOR
BA, BProc
Admitted as Attorney: 1987
Email: louis@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Property and Commercial
Mr Stroebel is meticulous about finding a suitable solution for each and every legal challenge he faces on a daily basis. During his years in active practice, he further qualified himself by obtaining a NQFS 5 National/Real Estate Certificate.
Mr Stroebel firmly believes in the saying: “Don’t wait. Analyse it and solve it”.
ASHMINI SINGH
DIRECTOR
BSoc Science, LLB, Adv Dip in Labour Law
Admitted as Attorney: 1998
Email: ashmini@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Labour Law
Ms Singh feels that Labour Legislation is current, dynamic and evolving, with every case bringing about new challenges and is indeed an area of the law that is never dull.
Ms Singh is a member of the Institute of Directors in Southern Africa (IoDSA). She has presented training courses across South Africa for the South African Payroll Association (SAPA) and has also acted as Part Time Commissioner for the CCMA, the National Bargaining Council for the Chemical Industry (NBCCI) and the South African Local Government Bargaining Council.
Ms Singh’s favourite quote is from the Scottish author, Frances Wright; “Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.”
LOUIS STROEBEL
DIRECTOR
LLB, LLM (Import / Export Law)
Admitted as Attorney: 2009
Email: Lstroebel@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Corporate and Commercial
Mr Stroebel believes that success lies in providing insightful solutions to challenging problems. He is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
Mr Stroebel is inspired by the words of Francis Chan, an American pastor and teacher: “Our greatest fear should not be of failure, but of succeeding at things in life that don’t matter”.
ANICA THEUNISSEN
DIRECTOR
BCom, LLB, LLM (Estate Planning)
Admitted as Attorney: 2013
Email: anica@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Fiduciary and Commercial
Ms Theunissen is passionate about finding a solution for every challenge and has a particularly keen interest in estate related matters. She is also a proud member of the Golden Key International Honour Society.
Ms Theunissen strives to live by the words: “Do your best, or don’t do it at all”.
LUISE VON DÜRCKHEIM-BOTES
CONSULTANT
BProc, LLB, LLM (Criminal Law)(Cum Laude), LLM (Corporate Law)
Admitted as Attorney: 2008
Email: Luise@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Corporate and Commercial
Ms Von Dürckheim-Botes mostly enjoys assisting clients to structure discerning solutions to their legal needs, as well as the daily intellectual challenges and creative thinking opportunities the profession provides. She is also a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and the Institute of Directors of South Africa (IoDSA).
Ms Von Dürckheim-Botes is especially inspired by the quote from Aesop: “The level of our success is limited only by our imagination, and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.”
PIETER FOURIE
ASSOCIATE
LLB
Admitted as Attorney: 2010
Email: pieter@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Corporate and Commercial
Practice areas: Civil Litigation, Labour Law, Commercial law
Pieter enjoys solving problems within the framework of the law to contribute to the orderly functioning of human society.
He is inspired by the words of Voltaire – “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking”
JACO WILLEMSE
ASSOCIATE
LLB
Admitted as Attorney: 2015
Email: jaco@sstlaw.co.za
Department:Dispute Resolution
Practice areas: Litigation, Insolvency, Evictions, Family law, Collections
Jaco enjoys working in an environment where the day to day task is complex of nature, and where all decisions made are in the best interest of the client.
His daily inspiration comes from ps121. – I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from?
CANDICE GARDINER
ASSOCIATE
BA, LLB, LLM (Mercantile Law)
Admitted as Attorney: 2019
Email: candice@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Corporate and Commercial
Candice has received various awards including the Golden Key Society and the Super Sport Award for Highest Mark in Sports Law.
Her daily inspiration comes from the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson- “The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.”
LISA RADYN
ASSOCIATE
LLB
Admitted as Attorney: 2020
Email: Lisar@sstlaw.co.za
Department:Property and Commercial
Ms Radyn enjoys challenges and believes that both triumphs and failures equally build character and being a lawyer presents just that. She believes that one first has to try in order to fail.
Ms Radyn is particularly inspired by the words of Albert Einstein: “In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity”.
DYLAN ROOTMAN
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
LLB
Email: ca8@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Dispute Resolution
Dylan enjoys the fact that being a lawyer means he constantly challenges his intellectual abilities.
His favourite saying is by Masashi Kishimoto: “For those who don’t believe in themselves, hard work is worthless”
RUSCO VAN DER WALT
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
LLB
Email: ca7@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Dispute Resolution
Rusco enjoys having the passion for establishing truth, for communicating effectively and for siding with the right side of justice and the ability to help others.
His favourite saying is “If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door” – Milton Berle.
ASHLEIGH VERCUIEL
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
LLB
Email: ca3@sstlaw.co.za
Department: Fiduciary and Commercial
Practice areas: Deceased Estates and legal research
Ashleigh is a member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and enjoys having the opportunity to learn something new every day and the privilege of sharing that knowledge with those who need it.
Her favourite saying is – “Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game” – Babe Ruth
OFFICE MANAGERS
ELAINE FOURIE
OFFICE MANAGER – FINANCIAL
Email: accounts@sstlaw.co.za
Office: Sasolburg
Department: Administration
Elaine finds inspiration in the words of Theodore Roosevelt – “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
MARIEKE SCHEEPERS
OFFICE MANAGER – ADMINISTRATION
BA, BA Hons (Industrial Psychology)
Email: adminpta@sstlaw.co.za
Office: Pretoria
Department: Administration
Ms Scheepers finds inspiration in the words of Eleanor Roosevelt: “You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.”.
