Our highly skilled staff goes above and beyond what is required
We have a diverse staff complement of over 50 individuals. This includes 6 directors who lead our firm, 16 legal practitioners, consultants, and professional assistants, 6 candidate legal practitioners in training, and 26 specialised personnel dedicated to providing general support and administrative functions.
Phatudi Maponya
Founder & Director
25 years+
B. Proc, LLB, H. Dip Company Law
Corporate Law and regulatory issues, high profile government matters, mergers and acquisitions and competition law issues.
Founder of South Africa’s leading black law firm. Oliver Empowerment and Topco Media’s Business Leader of the Year in 2016. Special advisor to government ministers and government institutions on frequent occasions.
Lynne du Toit-Koen
Chairperson
25 years+
BLC, LLB, Cert. Advanced Insolvency Litigation, Cert. Business Rescue, Cert. Compliance Management
Corporate Law and Regulatory issues, Procurement Law, Constitutional Law, Personal Injury Law
Revision of multi million rand SLA’s on behalf of SOE’s
Advisor on procurement processes for SOE’s
Member of LPC Investigating, Disciplinary & Mediation Committee
LPC Board Examiner
Palesa Ledwaba
CEO
11 years (10 post admission)
LLB
Tax Law – well-versed with the Customs & Excise Act; Tax Administration Act, and Income Tax Act
Administrative Law
Conducting and Chairing inquiries/investigations
Contract Law – drafting and interpretation; well-versed with NEC contracts
Corporate Law, Drafting of agreements as well as advise on Statutory Compliance
Being the youngest serving CEO since the incorporation of the firm
Heading the establishment of a then new branch to the firm in 2014 (Mafikeng branch)
Gauteng Branch Deputy Chairperson of the Black Lawyers Association
Appointed to serve in committees of the Provincial Legal Practice Council
Litigating in the Constitutional Court
Playing an instrumental part in the successful opposition of various tax reviews and appeals involving capital well over billions, for SARS, including an appeal against high profiled individuals, prominent mines and one involving military goods worth $83million
Representing a client in a multi-million construction agreement dispute
Pro-bona services: partnering with institutions such as ProBono.org, Funanani Trust, Dream Team Foundation, Pledge a Pad movement, National Association of persons with Cerebral Palsy and the Soweto Association of persons living with Disabilities.
Lettah Seefane
Director
9 years+
Manager of the Maponya Inc Mahikeng branch
7 years+
Manager of the Maponya Inc Mahikeng branch
LLB
Regulatory and Compliance investigations, Civil litigation, Contract law, Liason with State Owned entities, Trial Advocacy.
Outstanding performer in Personal Injury claims, Divorce and Insolvency Law at the School for Legal Practice
Trevor Shongwe
Attorney
5 years
LLB
General Litigation and Corporate law work
Administration of Deceased Estates
Family Law
Personal Injury
Litigated on behalf of an Institution of higher learning;
Successfully securing bail applications for clients;
Litigated on behalf of a client against the government for tender awarding irregularities;
Litigating in the Constitutional Court
Formed part of the firm’s team that provided a legal opinion to a client which is a high profile church during the lockdown period , that sought to Litigate against government.
Mandisa Tshabalala
Attorney
1 year +
Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
Administrative law, Tax law & Commercial litigation
Wits School of Law Dean’s Merit certificate (2019 & 2020)
Wits School of Humanities Certificate of Merit (2018)
Golden Key International Honour Society membership (2017)
Wits School of Humanities Certificate of First Class (2016)
Thabang Maponya
Attorney
1 year + Attorney
LLB
Deceased Estates, Labour law, Legal costs, Family law, Third party Litigation and debt collection.
Tshegofatso Morake
Attorney; Conveyancer
8 years (6 years post admission);
LLB
Conveyancing and Notarial deeds, Transfers, Bond registrations, Bond cancellations, Opening of sectional title schemes, Consolidation and Subdivisions, Expropriations, Deceased estates, Ante nuptial and Post nuptial contracts, Registration of Servitudes.
Heading the Conveyancing department successfully.
Katlego Daniel Boikanyo
Attorney
4 years + (2 years post admission)
LLB (NWU), Master of Laws with Public Law and Legal Philosophy (NWU)
General Litigation, Labour Law, Commercial Litigation, Administrative Law, Administration of Deceased Estates, Family Law, Third Party Litigation.
Member of Golden Key International Honour Society (2016); Elected Academic Affairs Officer of the North West University Law Student Council (2017 – 2018); Lecturer at the North West University, Faculty of Law (2019).
Thilivhali B. Mulaudzi
Attorney & Notary Public
5 years
BA.CRM & LLB
• Labour and Employment Law
• Administrative and Constitutional Law
• Judicial Review Applications and Appeals
• Family Law and Divorce Matters
• Notarial Practice
• Ante-nuptial (Marriage) Contracts
• Drafting and Registration of Notarial Bonds
• Third-party claims
• High Court Litigation
Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and an admitted Notary Public. Involved in a range of litigation matters including labour disputes, administrative reviews and family law matters. Has experience appearing in the High Court with Counsel. Has acted for and assisted in matters involving large public and regulatory institutions. Notarial practice including the drafting and registration of ante-nuptial contracts as well as notarial bonds
Contact us today still for outstanding legal advice
Learning from the past, excelling in the present and evolving into the future, Maponya prides itself on supplying outstanding legal services to current and future clients. With specialised knowledge, highly skilled lawyers and extremely efficient support staff, Maponya continues to expand its reputation as a premier law firm both in South Africa and beyond.