Smith Tabata

Highly Engaged Employees

Smith Tabata Incorporated was formed in 1996 through the merger of two long-established Eastern Cape law firms, Smith, Tabata, Van Heerden & Siwisa, human rights litigation practitioners and Barnes & Ross, commercial and property law specialists. Three of the firms equity directors are from historically previously disadvantaged background and the f... irm currently holds a B-BEE status level 2. The firm has grown into one of the largest law firms in the Eastern Cape, with offices in East London, King Williams Town, Port Elizabeth, Komani [Queenstown] and Mthatha. With four equity directors (three of whom being from historically disadvantaged backgrounds and holding a majority share in the ownership and management control of the firm), eight directors, ten associates, five candidate attorneys and over seventy support staff the firm is well equipped to assist clients in the fields of Conveyancing, High Court and Magistrates Court Litigation, Debt Recovery, Commercial Practice, Labour Law and Public Law. Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer of the company and an equity director. He has practised as an attorney since 1999 and is also an admitted conveyancer. He holds a Masters degree in labour law and heads that department. Dudley is an equity director, specialising in High Court and Magistrates Court litigation. He has practised as an attorney since 1984 and is also admitted to appear in the High Court. Mike is an equity director and heads our public law department. He has practised as an attorney since 1987, is admitted to appear in the High Court and is also an admitted conveyancer. Yanda has been an attorney since 2009, is admitted to appear in the High Court and is an equity director. His passion and speciality is litigation. Melissa is head of the property law division in East London, a director, a conveyancer, a notary public and also specialises in deceased estates. Dumisani is a specialist in constitutional and human rights law, was admitted as an attorney in 1984, is admitted to appear in the High Court ...Read More