Mr Wicht practiced at Wicht and Marairs until his death in the late 1960’s, whereafter Mr Marais had to take over the reins.  During this time, he credits the survival of the practice to the immense loyalty and support of this staff members, who were willing to stand by him during a very turbulent transition. 

After the death of Mr Marais, the practice was then continued by Mr Pierre Langenhoven.  Mr Langenhoven was until then an attorney at the State attorney’s office but was eager to take on the challenge of private practice.

With his subsequent partner Mr Jan van Rensburg, he moved the firm from strength to strength, growing the commercial practice areas of the firm and establishing it as one of the most respected firms in the region.

In 1987 Wicht and Marias was incorporated as a private company, “Wicht and Marais Ingelyf”.

Mr Langenhoven was joined by a number of partners and attorneys, who then went on to go and establish their own firms, including Mr Jan van Rensburg, Mr Jan Moller, and the firms’ first female attorney and director, Mrs Ammarentia Pienaar.

In 1996, Mr Johann Pistorius joined the firm, first as a candidate attorney and then thereafter as associate and finally as a director.

The firm’s other directors, Ms Ilse Hattingh and Mr Kenny Modihapula also joined the company initially as candidate attorneys and were later appointed as associates and directors.

In 2014 the company expanded their services by opening a satellite office in Hartbeespoort under the management of Mrs Annaschka Human.

After going through a number of name changes through the years, the firm finally adopted the name LANGENHOVEN PISTORIUS MODIHAPULA ATTORNEYS in 2018.

From there, we’ve grown and gone from strength to strength which was only possible due to the support and loyalty of our clients and staff.

LITIGATION

We assist clients with the resolution of disputes regarding debt collection, family law, labour law, criminal and other matters in a wide variety of forums.

PROPERTY 

Our Property Department will assist with property transfers, registration of bonds, and is involved with and responsible for the development and opening of a number of townships and sectional title schemes in the area.

COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE

We assist clients with the drafting and compilation of legal documents and agreements, giving practical and applicable advice and sensible solutions. This department will also assist clients with the registration of companies and trusts where needed.

GENERAL LAW

We also provide additional general legal services such as administration of deceased estates, drafting of wills, and general legal advice.

We are a proud member of the PH Group of Associated Law Firms.

The PH Group is the largest legal network in South Africa. Currently comprising of nearly 50 law firms with more than 60 offices in 9 provinces and over 500 professionals, the Group continues to grow year-on-year and expand its presence to major centres across South Africa.

The Group was founded in 2006 by Bloemfontein firm PH Attorneys in response to an identified need of law firms to strategically position themselves for the future and access the economies of scale of a large group with national visibility and brand awareness. Membership provides firms with a range of benefits including vital support services, marketing infrastructure and strategic partnerships that create value, cost savings and business opportunities for firms.

Member firms are dynamic and prominent law firms in their respective regions and subscribe to the Group values of caring, innovation, expertise, standards and transformation – values which make each firm stand out as a New Breed of Law Firm. The Group brand has grown strongly since its establishment and has obtained recognition as a leading brand in the legal profession. The brand is complimentary to individual firm brands which it supports and strengthens by adding visibility and differentiation.

Members pool their resources and expertise to foster a national service directory and network of firms and professionals that are able to assist clients across South Africa. Group quality standards and best practices also provide clients with the comfort of working with experts who provide consistent value-adding legal services to their clients.

With a strong transformation imperative, the Group supports firms to transform and address vital aspects of BEE, employment equity, skills development and diversity; contribute to their communities;  develop their professionals;  and position firms as employers of choice with their staff.

The scale and purchasing power of the Group enables cost reductions, strategic partnership opportunities and negotiating power which benefit member firms and ultimately each firm’s clientele.

For more information on the PH Group, its values, members and national service directory please visit www.phfirms.co.za.

The PH Group was established in 2006 by founding member firm PH Attorneys and has since evolved to become the Largest Legal Network in South Africa and the only network of its kind that caters exclusively to the needs of South African law firms.

The PH Group was established in response to an identified need of small and medium-sized law firms to form part of a larger network and so gain access to shared resources, expertise and economies of scale.

To ensure member firms aspire to the Group Standards and Values, PH Attorneys undertakes a member firm certification process every two years to review the adherence of member firms to the Group Standards. The certification process follows a comprehensive evidence-based review of each member firms’ adherence to the Group Standards.

Following such review, member firms that have excelled are recognised through the Group’s New Breed Law Firm Awards that provides recognition to top-performing member firms and acknowledges their progress to becoming New Breed Law Firms™. The awards are allocated after the completion of the bi-annual certification process and allows member firms to showcase their performance to their clients and staff. Each award is valid for two years from date of award.

We are proud to announce that our firm has in 2023 been awarded Platinum Achiever status by the PH Group for achieving more than 90% compliance with the Group Standards. This achievement confirms that we are truly a New Breed of Law Firm™ and provides comfort to you, our client, that you are working with a leading, well-managed and compliant law firm that cares about you and your business. We have gone to great lengths to do so, and believe this Award confirms our commitment to you.

For more information on the PH Group and the Group Achiever Awards, please visit www.phfirms.co.za.

As a firm we value transformation and have positioned transformation as a central prerogative of our firm. We also fully subscribe to the national Group BEE Standards which apply to PH member firms and are delighted by our collective efforts to help set the standard for transformation in the legal industry! View our latest Group Transformation Report for more information on our initiatives.

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