ABOUT OUR TEAM
The firm was started in 1995 as a sole proprietorship by Johan Walker and was sold to a partnership in 2000 which had offices in Pretoria and sub-offices in Schoemansville, Hartbeespoort. The firm then continued under various names and gained further experience in all fields of law. In 2011 the firm was re-acquired by Johan Walker who commenced the practicing as a sole proprietorship once more. Further staff were acquired to broaden the workload which the firm can handle and to grow the firm towards better service return time for clients on their cases registrations or disputes. During July 2014 Le-Roy Walker became a partner and thereafter the firm operated as a partnership. The firm was then registered in the records of the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and started to operate as an incorporated company from the start of 2015 ever since.
JOHAN (J.B.D.) WALKER
Founder
Founder of Walker Inc, first admitted as an attorney on 26th day of May 1992 in the High Court of Pretoria. Admitted as a Conveyancer and a Notary. Johan has experience in various fields including criminal offences, property transfers, notarial drafting, and deceased estates. He now consults regularly with the firm and provides professional advice to all Walker Inc clients.
LE-ROY WALKER
Director
Le-Roy Admitted as an attorney on the 30th day of June 2014, further admitted as a Notary Public. Currently acting as a Director of Walker Inc. He has experience in Insolvency matters, has been under tutorship of Johan Walker and handles all estate surrenders, liquidations and sequestration, further attends to divorce matters and various technical other disputes.
ROELIEN BLIGNAUT
Conveyancing Manager
Roelien strictly handles Conveyancing matters. She has been employed at Walker Inc. since August 2015. She has abundant experience in all aspects of property transfers and registration of bonds. She is a highly respected Conveyancing typist and her professionalism is widely respected and enjoyed by estate agents and our clients.
RIANA JONES
Estates Administrator
Riana has been at Walker Inc. since September 2017. She is an exceptional employee currently heading the deceased estates administration department, who is very keen on detail and preciseness. She is committed to her work and treats all clients with respect and professionalism. She further assists all attorneys on a daily basis.
TALITA TALJAARD
Candidate Legal Practitioner
Talita currently completing her articles, joined the team during December 2017. Her dedication, hard work and commitment led her to attend to conveyancing, notarial contracts and property law in general. She mainly attends to the Conveyancing department.
THOMAS DE LA PORT
Paralegal
Thomas is employed as paralegal since 2022 and will be registering his articles in early 2024 with the LPC. He has vast experience in litigation and conveyancing matters including bond registrations.
MELANIE WESSELS
Paralegal
Melanie is employed as paralegal since January 2022 and will be registering her articles in early 2024 with the LPC. She provides professional service with a regard to precision. She has experience in litigation, commercial law and conveyancing.
TARISA DE LA PORT
Conveyancing Typist
Tarisa, joined our team in 2020 and strictly handles Conveyancing matters and bond registrations. Her experience in all aspects of property transfers and registration of bonds is of immense value. She is a widely known and respected Conveyancing typist and her professionalism is greatly respected by estate agents and clients alike.
EMILEEN VAN HEERDEN
Conveyancer
Emileen van Heerden was admitted as an attorney in 2000. Emileen started her career as a candidate attorney at Uys & Coetzee Attorneys, initially concentrating on litigation, in both High and Magistrates Courts, after which she was admitted as a conveyancer in 2002. From 2001 - 2003 she practised as a Professional Assistant for Tim du Toit & Co., Houghton and later joined Van der Merwe du Toit in Pretoria where she focused on all conveyancing aspects. She also gained exposure to a broad range of property transactions with M.C van der Berg Attorneys and Lategan Viljoen & Pretorius in Brits.
CONVEYANCING TEAM
JOHAN WALKER / ROELIEN BLIGNAUT / TARISA DE LA PORT / EMILEEN VAN HEERDEN / TALITA TALJAARD / MELANIE WESSELS / THOMAS DE LA PORT
We strictly handle Conveyancing matters. Roelien has been employed at Walker Inc. since August 2015. Talita joined our team in 2017 and Tarisa joined in 2020. Melanie and Thomas started in 2022. The Team has abundant experience in all aspects of property transfers and registration of bonds. We are proud of the professionalism and excellence in all areas of conveyancing and always endeavour to assist our clients in the most accommodating manner. Our Team is highly respected, trusted and their professionalism is widely enjoyed by not only estate agents but our clients as well.
The firm and staff members are active in the community, ranging from charity organizations, such as Rotary, and actively consulting the local businesses in the Hartbeespoort community and providing them with support and legal feedback on their daily activities. The firm and the staff members support the local business to ensure that the community remains economically active and sustainable.