L.Draai Attorneys Inc.

18/09/2026

12/05/2026

Did you know? Most people don't have a will. 📋
Every Tuesday from 9:00 to 12:30, L Draai Attorneys Inc. offers free consultations on Wills & Estates — no obligation, no cost, just clarity.
Whether you're planning ahead or dealing with a loved one's estate, we're here to guide you through it.

13/04/2026

We are working with Realty Real Estate to sell a property in our estate portfolio in Bridgetown, Athlone.

05/09/2025

I just want to commend my fellow attorney Lizelle Draai who has stood in for me during my medical leave (started 26 August due to end 10 October 2025). She is a very experienced conveyancer, but has navigated the intricacies of litigation in the last 2 weeks (and will do so for the period up to 10 October 2025 with Juanita Swart, our other attorney). You are as always in very good hands with L.Draai Attorneys Inc, a firm that specializes in estates and will drafting, estate/normal transfers, and estate, civil and criminal litigation. We also offer notarial services.

Also take note that our website www.draai.co.za was hacked and we had to take it down, but it will be up in due course.

L Draai Attorneys Incorporated is a boutique legal practice catering to the personal and unique needs of every individual client in a relaxed yet professional manner.

12/06/2025

Don't forget our free Tuesday morning sessions at our offices from 9am to 12.30 for any wills, estates and property transfer-related queries and/or drafting. We have three attorneys (including a conveyancer) on duty that can be of assistance to you with one of them having recently completed the course in deceased estates practice at UNISA. Our practice is also currently involved in two matters at High Court level in the area of wills and estates. Call for an appointment for the Tuesday mornings at 021 6973438.

16/01/2025

We are back in office and we just wanted to share this recent review provided by one of our clients (Karen Waters):

"I wanted to take a moment to thank you for all the support and guidance you've provided in handling the winding up of my mother's estate. Your professionalism, expertise and attention to detail made a challenging and emotional process much easier to navigate. I truly appreciate your dedication, patience and the care you put into ensuring everything was managed appropriately."

We look forward to doing the same for other clients and/or new clients.

12/12/2024

Another year has come and gone and wish you an amazing Christmas and all the best for 2025. Our office closes on Friday (13 December 2024) and reopens on 6 January 2025. We leave you with a couple of pictures from our year end function at Berthas as well as some of the renovations recently performed at our property to give you an even more professional experience.

05/11/2024

We assisted a young man recently on a pro bono basis to obtain a suspended sentence after being an awaiting trial prisoner for 4 months without him being able to raise bail. Kudos to Juanita Swart who handled this matter.

02/10/2024

I listened to a senior executive from a well known financial institution yesterday saying that attorneys are not always required in the process of drafting a will. You can do your will online using a properly legally drafted template, which is free. However, the financial institution will be appointed as executor/s later (upon your death) and they will be paid the executor's fees. I would still opt for the experience of an attorney to draft your will and there are so many opportunities for free wills these days in any event (with wills free month and our free Tuesdays). Your surviving family also have the option to go to whoever they want to wind up your estate and negotiate fees.

05/09/2024

We recommend that you be prudent during Wills Week 2024 to choose attorneys to prepare your last will and testament and not entities and/or individuals that are not registered with the Legal Practice Council. We continue to offer a free service in that regard on Tuesday mornings from 9am to 12.30 (by appointment, call 021 697 3438). We have been involved in wills litigation where wills were not properly drafted and/or executed and the cost of bringing applications to court to remedy such situations have been prohibitive.