SMUTS & CO - Key Persons
Karen obtained her BComm (Law) and LLB degrees at the University of Stellenbosch and was admitted as attorney and conveyancer in February 2004. Karen completed her debt councillor qualification in 2009 whilst managing her own property law practice under the name of FJMO Attorneys. In 2011 she merged her business with Anri Smuts under the new and improved Smuts & Co Attorneys Inc. Karen furthermore obtained her Master Practitioner in Real Estate qualification (MPRE) and is a registered principal agent at the Estate Agency Affairs Board.
Karen specializes in Property Law, Property Developments, Property Acquisition financing, Trusts and has extensive practical knowledge of all property related matters.
Natasha obtained her BA and LLB degrees from the University of Stellenbosch in 1998 and 2000 respectively. She attended the School for Legal Practice in 2001 and worked as a Candidate Attorney for De Klerk & Van Gend Attorneys in 2002.
Natasha was admitted as an Attorney and Conveyancer in 2002. After getting married, Natasha worked overseas for a year and upon her return, joined Smuts Kemp & Smal Attorneys as an Attorney and Conveyancer in 2004. Natasha was admitted as a Notary Public in 2005. In 2012 Smuts Kemp & Smal split and Natasha was appointed as a Director in Smuts & Co Inc.
Natasha has experience in all aspects of Conveyancing including Developments.
Zenita, originally from Hoedspruit in the Limpopo Province, took on the demanding challenge of completing her articles whilst obtaining her degree part time. She received her Bachelors of Laws from the University of South Africa and has more than 13 years' experience in litigation, collections, family law, estates, property law and conveyancing. Zenita was previously a director of a company appointed as managing agents of sectional title units and is thus well versed in the complicated matters arising from Body Corporates.
Zenita joined the Smuts & Co team in January 2020 and will continue as a Director and Head of the Litigation Department focusing on litigation, evictions and family law.