DUPWEST - Key Persons

Chris Clemente

Job Titles:
  • Director, Collections and Litigation Department
Director of the firm since 2015, Chris heads the Magistrate's Court Litigation and Collections Department, and specialises in both Magistrate's Court and High Court litigation... in most fields of law. show more

Hennie Terblanche

Job Titles:
  • Attorney, Deceased Estates and Conveyancing
Hennie currently heads the Deceased Estate Department at DupWest. For the past 23 years, he has gained vast experience in both the deceased estates and conveyancing... fields of law and is considered a specialist in the field of deceased estates. show more

Janke van der Walt

Job Titles:
  • Candidate Attorney
Janke van der Walt obtained her B. Com Law degree in 2017, whereafter her entrance into the legal fraternity occurred in 2018, initiating a career path as a paralegal with exposure to various legal fields. This role were the building blocks for her comprehension of legal tenets, but also fueled her passion for law and individuals. She joined our firm in 2022, while completing her LLB at the end of 2023 from the esteemed University of the Free State. Janke is demonstrating enthusiasm and dedication every day to leave a long-lasting impact within our Firm and with her strong academic foundation and practical experience, she is well-positioned to advance her legal career and make significant contributions to the legal environment.

Keabetswe Teo

Job Titles:
  • Director
Keabetswe is a director at DupWest and practises as a commercial attorney.

Mary-Lee Pofadder

Job Titles:
  • Candidate Attorney, Collection and Litigation

Megan de Kock

Job Titles:
  • Attorney & Conveyancer, Conveyancing

Nico Esterhuyse

Job Titles:
  • Director, Litigation
A director of the firm, Nico specialises in High Court and Magistrate's Court litigation, which he has been doing for the past 26 years.

Pieter van Der Westhuizen - Managing Director

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Managing Director
  • Director, Commercial Department / DupWest 's Managing Director, Pieter, Has Vast Experience in and Is Actively Involved in Commercial Property Development and Township Establishment Transactions.
DupWest's managing director, Pieter, has vast experience in and is actively involved in commercial property development and township establishment transactions.

Robert Dobie

Job Titles:
  • Attorney, Litigation

Shawn Van Niekerk

Job Titles:
  • Attorney, Litigation Department
Shawn has a passion for serving clients and aspires to become a fierce litigant.

Sue-Mari Swanepoel

Job Titles:
  • Director, Family Law Department
Tenacious in her work, Sue-Mari heads the Collections Department of DupWest., attending to general civil litigation, family law and correspondent work.

Thys Strydom

Job Titles:
  • Attorney, Collections & Correspondent

Varushka Moodley

Job Titles:
  • Attorney, Commercial
Varushka Moodley obtained her BA LLB degree from the University of Pretoria in 2020 and joined DupWest as a candidate legal practitioner in the firm's commercial department in 2021. While completing her candidacy with us, Varushka was able to gain valuable experience and exposure throughout the different departments in the firm by participating and assisting where necessary. The candidacy programme offered at DupWest is one that prepares and moulds candidates to have a solid foundation in the profession. This is done by introducing the candidates to various aspects of the law and not be constrained to one sector within the law. Varushka was admitted as Attorney of the High Court of South Africa in July 2023 and are now applying her knowledge in our Commercial department.