People

 

Mr. L.A. Van Den Berg:

Postal address: P O BOX 35, MIDDELBURG, 1050
Telephone number: 013-243 1074 (w) 013-243 4753 (h)
083 626 1873 (cell)
Fax number: 013-243 1068
Mr L.A. Van Den Berg can assist clients in Afrikaans, English and German

EDUCATION

  • a) University of Potchefstroom: 1974, B Jur, et. Art
  • b) Unisa: 1978, LLB
  • c) Unisa: 2007, National Diploma – Real Estate: Property Valuation

CAREER PROFILE

  • Served in the Department of Justice as a prosecutor and later a senior prosecutor.
  • Served articles of clerkship with attorneys Brandmuller & Els, Middelburg.
  • Specific experience in Supreme Court litigation, criminal law, civil litigation, third party claims, commercial experience and Insolvency Law.
  • Passed Board Exam during 1981.
  • Admitted as an attorney on 27/10/1981.
  • Partner in legal firm Brandmuller, Van den Berg & Verster until August 1988.
  • Practiced as an attorney for own account from September 1988 until March 1999 under the name Leon van den Berg Attorney .
  • In partnership with Danie Koekemoer since March 1999 – Van den Berg & Koekemoer Attorneys.
  • Ex-Chairman of the Middelburg Law Society.
  • Ex-Member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Transvaal.
  • Ex-Chairman of the Middelburg Marathon Club – completed ten Comrades marathons.
  • Ex-chairman of the Middelburg Rugby Club.
  • Ex-Member of the School Board of the Hoër Tegniese Skool Middelburg.
  • Ex-Member of Middelburg Cycad Rotary Club – International affairs.
  • Vice Chairman of the Independent Election Committee – 1994 elections.
  • Auctioneer.
  • Co-member of Leoberg Auctioneers – 30 OR Tambo Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga with co-member Hannes Eksteen.
  • Admitted as attorney in the Supreme Court of South Africa on 4 March 1996.
  • Member of Judicial Committee South African Rugby Football Union.

 

MR. J.C. EKSTEEN:

Postal address: P O BOX 35, MIDDELBURG, 1050
Telephone number: 013-243 1074 (w)
082 813 1011 (cell)
Fax number: 013-243 1068
MrJ.C. Eksteen can assist clients in Afrikaans, English, Zulu and Xhosa.

EDUCATION

  • 1. High School High School Higveld Morgenzon
    Subject : Agricultural 1979
  • 2. Military Training Permanent Force 1980 – 1984
    Rank : Captain
  • 3. Instructors Diploma in Artificial Insemination 1979
    Spermova Al Centre
  • 4. Diploma in Agricultural 1985
    Lyceum College
  • 5. Diploma in Cattle Management 1987
    Nooitgedacht Experimental Farm
  • 6. Diploma in Co-Operative 1991
    Unisa
  • 7. Personel Manager 1994
    Internal OTK

CAREER PROFILE

  • Farming with family on a part time basis
  • Estate Marketing
  • Employed by Volkskas Auctioning Services 1985 – 1989
    Position : Junior Auctioneer
  • Employed by OTK 1989 – 1993
    Division : Marketing and Auctioneer
    OTK 1989 – 1991
    OTK as Senior Auctioneer 1991 – 1998
  • Employed by Louw & Collins Auctioneers full filiate of OTK
    Executive Official and Senior Auctioneer of th OTK Group
    1993 – 1997
  • Career highlights Marketing Official of the Year 1994
    Marketing Official of the Year 1995
    Marketing Official of the Year 1996
  • Co-member of Leoberg Auctioneers
  • Member of the Institute for Professional Auctioneers

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT

MRS. S. CLOETE

Postal address: P O BOX 35, MIDDELBURG, 1050
Telephone number: 013-243 1074 (w)
061 881 5531(cell)
Fax number: 013-243 1068
Home language: AFRIKAANS
Other languages: ENGLISH

EDUCATION

  • High School Hoërskool Noorderland (Polokwane)
    Matriculate (Grade 12) 2001
  • Tertiary:
  • Intec College
    Paralegal Diploma 2008
  • University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
    Certificate of Competence 2014
    (Executive Development Programme)

CAREER

Sumari has been employed as a paralegal at Van den Berg & Koekemoer Attorneys during 2011. She has 17 years excellent experience of all legal duties. During 2013 she was appointed at Leoberg Auctioneers with the following duties:

1. Administration of auctions which duties include:

1.1 Advertising;
1.2 Drafting Vendurol
1.3 Capturing Seller’s information as well as vendurol on Flexi Auction system;
1.4 Capturing sales on day of auction on Flexi Auction system;
1.5 Invoicing on Flexi Auction system;
1.6 Inquiry resolutions; and
1.6 Accounting to Sellers after auctions

2. Assistant to Head of Administration, Mr. van den Berg, and to Auctioneer, Mr. J.C. Eksteen;
4. All Typing
5. Opening and closing of files
6. Debtors and Creditors