Drake Flemmer & Orsmond was founded in 1888 and is one of the oldest and largest established law firms in East London. The firm has always had a sound reputation in the Eastern Cape and nationally and strong maritime law connections internationally.
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The firm consists of 7 Directors, namely Angus Pringle, Bongani Qangule, Richard Jardine, Ingrid Gaertner , Terence Mathie, Shaun Mathie and Sonja Nel. The firm employs 2 Professional Assistants, namely Nicole Martin and Samantha Vockerodt, as well as four candidate attorneys.
The firm has an additional 40 non-professional staff consisting of legal secretaries, administrative staff and support staff.
The King William’s Town branch is situated at 10 B Sutton Square, Queens Road, William’s Town. A member of staff travels to King William’s Town daily to attend to the lodging and registration of documents in the Deeds Office. This ensures that there is no time lost in the posting of documents and any queries at the Deeds Office can be attended to immediately.
The firm has a good working relationship with most of the local Estate Agents and currently finds itself on the conveyancing panels of the following banks: Standard Bank, ABSA Bank, Nedbank, First National Bank, SA Homeloans, Investec Private Bank and Imperial Bank.
The firm is the appointed representative for Daimler Chrysler, South Africa and is on the panel of the following insurance companies: Mutual & Federal, Motor Claims Bureau, Allianz, Lion of Africa, AIG and Admiral Underwriters.
The firm has a good relationship with the office of the State Attorney, has a number of corporate and business clients, and it’s services are utilised by a number of professional practices particularly in the medical and engineering field.
The firm has a large debt collection department and offers most other legal services.
The firm prides itself in offering a professional and efficient service. It’s ethos and service orientated approach to the law and it’s clients is what sets the firm apart from other firms. The Directors believe in specialist knowledge and a hands-on approach to ensure successful outcomes and also value the importance of transparency and effective communication in client relationships.
This dynamic and progressive firm is uniquely positioned to offer specialised services and has the necessary resources to do so in the form of an extensive library, in both electronic and hard copy form, access to company, deeds and other related searches and the latest computer software.
The firm has achieved a level 2 on it’s latest BEE scorecard and remains committed to the BEE policy. The firm is involved in legal education as well as various community projects and charities.
