We are Attorneys, Notaries and Conveyancers who have over 40 years of experience and we understand business and believe that it is our passion for work and the willingness of our professionals and staff that allows us to gain thorough knowledge of our clients’ business and their specific needs.
Originally started by Michael Ruben Burmeister in February 1978 as M R Burmeister & Company. In June 1980 Hermanus De Villiers Lamprecht joined Michael Ruben Burmeister and they practised under the name and style of Burmeister & Lamprecht. The firm later relocated to 12 Graham Street, North End, Port Elizabeth during 1987. In 1996 Craig Todd De Lange joined the firm and in 1999 Burmeisters was incorporated and practised as Burmeister De Lange Incorporated. In May 2008 Soni Inc amalgamated with Burmeister De Lange Inc. to form a new firm Burmeister De Lange Soni Inc. During 2016 Burmeister De Lange Soni Inc had a revamp and commenced practising as BDLS Attorneys Inc. In August 2017 BDLS Attorneys Inc relocated to their new offices at 60 2nd Avenue, Newton Park, Port Elizabeth.
We pride ourselves in our dedication to passionate advocacy and effective and efficient representation on behalf of our clients. We pursue our clients’ interests vigorously to obtain fair compensation and a just outcome.
We represent our clients throughout the legal process, providing them with the necessary information to make a decision about whether to settle their case, and if not, then preparing our clients for trial.
Litigation is often a stressful and taxing process for the litigant. We are fortunate to have a litigation team who possess the required proficiency, passion and skill, with a high success rate of favorable outcomes, to advocate for our clients in all legal matters. All the members of our litigation team enjoy a high degree of specialization, covering all areas of litigation that make up the department, ensuring that our clients get the best expertise and counsel, at the most reasonable rate.
Our litigation group compliments our consultative work for the primary areas of our practice, ultimately creating a full-service and balanced law firm.
As part of our Litigation Department, we have a dedicated team specialising in divorces, maintenance, access, parenting plans and domestic violence issues.
Conveyancing is one of our biggest departments, and we pride ourselves as a market leader in its field. Whether attending to transfers, bond registrations and other property related matters, BDLS Attorneys have the hands-on experience and specialised expertise to assist you.
We are on the majority of the Bank Panels to assist with Bond registrations and cancellations. We presently have 3 Conveyancers in offices.
At BDLS Attorneys we are skilled to ensure you top advice and service for all aspects of Commercial Law : from Companies and Trusts to Joint Ventures, Share Holding Agreements, Association Agreements and related activities.
Our labour department deals with the complexities relating to labour law such as
We have an experienced deceased estates department which deals with all the aspects of reporting and administrating of such estates.
BDLS Attorneys Inc prides itself in successfully assisting clients with the formation and registration of trusts, the drafting of wills and assisting with estate planning by referring clients to dedicated estate planners.
All the members of our debt recovery team enjoy a high degree of specialization, covering all areas that make up the department, ensuring that our clients get the best expertise. Debt recovery is carried out in the Magistrate’s Court, Regional Court and High Court. We are proving ourselves to be a market leader in this field.
BDLS Attorneys pride ourselves on providing exceptional legal advice on a full range of family law services, within a compassionate, straight forward no nonsense approach to Family Law. Our specialist team, headed personally by Managing Director Craig de Lange and Director Angelique Gomes is very sensitive to the sometimes difficult psychological challenges people face during divorce and separation. Our personalized approach therefore allows our clients to deal with divorce using some creative approaches.
Some of our services include:
