The Firm 

The pioneer of the firm is Mathew Pravda, a well-known, respected and recognised attorney who earned his reputation, integrity and excellence as early as 1990, when he served as a candidate attorney with Du Toit, Havenmann & Krog.

Pravda grew in rank and stature quickly and it was not long before he became a formidable adversary, both in the Courtroom and the boardroom. He became one of the fastest growing Family Law practitioners and had then seen the need to expand his practice. 

The growth of the commercial division necessitated Pravda extending an opportunity to Andre Terblanche, who joined the firm in 2000 and headed the commercial department in his capacity as a partner.

The firm’s dominance in the Family Law arena was cemented with the advent of Roger Knowles.

Knowles was invited to join the firm after he had decided to continue his passion of public speaking and leave the profession in its entirety. He was initially taken on as a partner in the firm and subsequently discontinued that status and stayed on in the firm as an associate.

Pravda has always maintained his position as senior partner of the firm and continues to steer the firm in the right direction.

Ana is based at our Durban branch and handles civil litigation, with a keen focus on family law and commercial law. Ana’s exposure to the legal fraternity is close onto 14 years.

Tim is also based at our Durban branch and deals with a wide variety of matters, which include both criminal and civil matters. He specialises in taxations, maintenance as well as domestic violence matters.

It’s not hard to tell that Akshar is a previous Mr India winner! Aside from winning Mr India, Akshar can help you win your maintenance, protection order, or domestic violence matter or assist you with your commercial debt collections at our La Lucia Branch. He is equally energetic and passionate to his career choice

Our FAIS Compliance officer and involved in the FICA, Tax compliance, commercial and insurance division of the firm, no audit or financial discrepancy slips past Alida Govender.

Crystal is an integral part of our La Lucia office, handling all estate and conveyancing matters together with Ms Tooray as well as heading the debt collection division within that branch.

Justin is a 2^nd generation continuance of the Pravda legacy, continuing the firm’s promise to its clients. He is young, energetic, and has all the makings of a modern-day lawyer. Justin has trained in both branches and handles a wide array of matters as well as performing overseeing and supervisory functions for the various department heads.

Denisha is at your service to assist with queries in the Durban office and assists in both an administrative capacity, as Mr Pravda’s assistant as well as handling all Court compliance functions at our Durban Branch.

Renu heads our collections department, dealing with all billing and assists in debt recovery and collections for commercial clients.

Accounting whizz that has been taking care of the firms accounting needs for the past 20 years. Shikar is integral to the practice who apart from ensuring that the firms books of account is up to date, he also assists in corporate and tax affairs.