At JMS Inc. Attorneys, Conveyancers and Notaries, you’re never just another client.
Our 19-year track record of success is built on placing our clients at the centre of what we do. We care about value and excellence and we think you do too. That’s why we secure the results you need without the headache of a big-firm bill.
With offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban and operating nationally, our trusted team of seasoned professionals offer personalised service across commercial law, litigation, insolvency, conveyancing, wills and deceased estates.

Litigation
We safeguard your interests by skilfully interpreting and applying complex legislation such as the National Credit Act and the Companies Act.

Debt Recovery and Insolvency
We institute proceedings and can advise you on liquidation and business rescue applications. We also appoint liquidators and business rescue practitioners.

Agreements
We’ll help your business - large or small - to identify and reduce your risks as you contract and conduct your work.

Property and Conveyancing
We’ll transfer your commercial, residential or sectional title property.

Wills & Deceased Estates
At JMS Inc. Attorneys, Conveyancers and Notaries, you’re never just another client.
Our 19-year track record of success is built on placing our clients at the centre of what we do. We care about value and excellence and we think you do too. That’s why we secure the results you need without the headache of a big-firm bill.
With offices in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Cape Town and Durban and operating nationally, our trusted team of seasoned professionals offer personalised service across commercial law, litigation, insolvency, conveyancing, wills and deceased estates.

Litigation
We safeguard your interests by skilfully interpreting and applying complex legislation such as the National Credit Act and the Companies Act.

Debt Recovery and Insolvency
We institute proceedings and can advise you on liquidation and business rescue applications. We also appoint liquidators and business rescue practitioners.

Agreements
We’ll help your business - large or small - to identify and reduce your risks as you contract and conduct your work.

Property and Conveyancing
We’ll transfer your commercial, residential or sectional title property.

Wills & Deceased Estates
We will draft your will and help you administer the deceased estate.
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Happy ClientsManaging Director
Jason Smith
Admitted as an attorney in 2001 and conveyancer in 2005
Education:
BCom, LLB, HDip Tax, AIPSA Diploma
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting, property related transactions.
Director
Grant Filippa
Admitted as an attorney in 2001
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
Director
Kerry Vinokur
Admitted as an attorney in 2014
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Director
MICHELLE DA COSTA
BCom, LLB
Practice Areas:
Head of Conveyancing Department, all property-related transactions.
director
MELINDA VAN DER WALT
LLB, completing an LLM in Mercantile Law
Practice Areas:
Banking, insolvency and general commercial litigation.
Director
Thabo Thobela
Admitted as an attorney in 2017
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank and commercial litigation, family law and general litigation.
Associate
TIANA VAN DER MEER
Admitted as an attorney in 2017
Education:
BCom, LLB, LLM in International Commercial Law, PGD in Tax Law.
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
Associate
Helen Arevalo
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2006, and admitted as an attorney in South Africa in 2020
Education:
LLB, BA Political Science, Juris Doctor
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Associate
Ben Da Silva
Admitted as an attorney in 2021
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
associate
Megan Friedland
Admitted as an attorney in 2013
Education:
BComm, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
professional assistant
YVONNE JANSE VAN RENSBURG
Admitted as an attorney in 2023
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Wills and deceased estates, bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Chief Operating Officer
Tanya Herholdt
Education:
NDip Technical Financial Accountant, NDip Real Estate
paralegal
Katlego Nthebe
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Paralegal
Nadia Chetty
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Wandiswa Shabalala
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Lelethu Khashe
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Lauren Steyn
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
CARISSA NELSON
Education:
LLB, H CERT (Law)
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
NASHIYA AKHTARUZZAMAN
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
CILLIERS DURAND
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
TEGAN HAMIEL
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
ELELWANI LIGEGE
Education:
NDip (Law), LLB, HCert (Marketing & Sales)
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
SIMPHIWE NTSHANGASE
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing.
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Happy ClientsManaging Director
Jason Smith
Admitted as an attorney in 2001 and conveyancer in 2005
Education:
BCom, LLB, HDip Tax, AIPSA Diploma
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting, property related transactions.
Director
Grant Filippa
Admitted as an attorney in 2001
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
Director
Kerry Vinokur
Admitted as an attorney in 2014
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Director
MICHELLE DA COSTA
Admitted as an attorney in 2005, notary in 2006 and conveyancer in 2007
Education:
BCom, LLB
Practice Areas:
Head of Conveyancing Department, all property-related transactions.
director
MELINDA VAN DER WALT
Admitted as an attorney in 2014
Education:
LLB, completing an LLM in Mercantile Law
Practice Areas:
Banking, insolvency and general commercial litigation.
Director
Thabo Thobela
Admitted as an attorney in 2017
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank and commercial litigation, family law and general litigation.
Associate
TIANA VAN DER MEER
Admitted as an attorney in 2017
Education:
BCom, LLB, LLM in International Commercial Law, PGD in Tax Law.
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
Associate
Helen Arevalo
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2006, and admitted as an attorney in South Africa in 2020
Education:
LLB, BA Political Science, Juris Doctor
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Associate
Ben Da Silva
Admitted as an attorney in 2021
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
associate
Megan Friedland
Admitted as an attorney in 2013
Education:
BComm, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
professional assistant
YVONNE JANSE VAN RENSBURG
Admitted as an attorney in 2023
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Wills and deceased estates, bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Chief Operating Officer
Tanya Herholdt
Education:
NDip Technical Financial Accountant, NDip Real Estate
paralegal
Katlego Nthebe
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Paralegal
Nadia Chetty
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Wandiswa Shabalala
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Lelethu Khashe
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Lauren Steyn
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
CARISSA NELSON
Education:
LLB, H CERT (Law)
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
NASHIYA AKHTARUZZAMAN
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
CILLIERS DURAND
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
TEGAN HAMIEL
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
ELELWANI LIGEGE
Education:
NDip (Law), LLB, HCert (Marketing & Sales)
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
SIMPHIWE NTSHANGASE
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing.
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Active Matters0
Years Experience0
Attorneys0
Happy ClientsManaging Director
Jason Smith
Admitted as an attorney in 2001 and conveyancer in 2005
Education:
BCom, LLB, HDip Tax, AIPSA Diploma
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting, property related transactions.
Director
Grant Filippa
Admitted as an attorney in 2001
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
Director
Kerry Vinokur
Admitted as an attorney in 2014
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Director
MICHELLE DA COSTA
Admitted as an attorney in 2005, notary in 2006 and conveyancer in 2007
Education:
BCom, LLB
Practice Areas:
Head of Conveyancing Department, all property-related transactions.
director
MELINDA VAN DER WALT
Admitted as an attorney in 2014
Education:
LLB, completing an LLM in Mercantile Law
Practice Areas:
Banking, insolvency and general commercial litigation.
Director
Thabo Thobela
Admitted as an attorney in 2017
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank and commercial litigation, family law and general litigation.
Associate
TIANA VAN DER MEER
Admitted as an attorney in 2017
Education:
BCom, LLB, LLM in International Commercial Law, PGD in Tax Law.
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
Associate
Helen Arevalo
Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2006, and admitted as an attorney in South Africa in 2020
Education:
LLB, BA Political Science, Juris Doctor
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Associate
Ben Da Silva
Admitted as an attorney in 2021
Education:
BA, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation, commercial drafting.
associate
Megan Friedland
Admitted as an attorney in 2013
Education:
BComm, LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
professional assistant
YVONNE JANSE VAN RENSBURG
Admitted as an attorney in 2023
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Wills and deceased estates, bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Chief Operating Officer
Tanya Herholdt
Education:
NDip Technical Financial Accountant, NDip Real Estate
paralegal
Katlego Nthebe
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
Paralegal
Nadia Chetty
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Wandiswa Shabalala
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Lelethu Khashe
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Lauren Steyn
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
CARISSA NELSON
Education:
LLB, H CERT (Law)
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
NASHIYA AKHTARUZZAMAN
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
CILLIERS DURAND
Education:
BA (Law), LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
TEGAN HAMIEL
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
ELELWANI LIGEGE
Education:
NDip (Law), LLB, HCert (Marketing & Sales)
Practice Areas:
Bank, insolvency and commercial litigation.
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
SIMPHIWE NTSHANGASE
Education:
LLB
Practice Areas:
Conveyancing.
Johannesburg
Suite 1,
26 Baker Street,
Rosebank.
Pretoria
Unit 12
Norma Jean Square
244 Jean Avenue
Die Hoewes
Centurion
Cape Town
2nd Floor
The Chambers
50 Keerom Street
Cape Town
Durban
2nd Floor
Clifton Place
19 Hurst Grove
Musgrave
Durban
Postal
P.O. Box 52-2720
Saxonwold
Web: www.jmsainc.com
Email: info@jmsainc.com
Tel: 0861 225 106
Tel: 011 447 8188
Mobile: 083 557 0704 (after hours)
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Johannesburg
Suite 1,
26 Baker Street,
Rosebank.
Pretoria
Unit 12
Norma Jean Square
244 Jean Avenue
Die Hoewes
Centurion
Cape Town
2nd Floor
The Chambers
50 Keerom Street
Cape Town
Durban
2nd Floor
Clifton Place
19 Hurst Grove
Musgrave
Durban
Postal
P.O. Box 52-2720
Saxonwold
Web: www.jmsainc.com
Email: info@jmsainc.com
Tel: 0861 225 106
Tel: 011 447 8188
Mobile: 083 557 0704 (after hours)
Fill in the form
& we'll contact you.
