Colette Donnellan

Colette attained her LLB degree at the University of Pretoria in 2001, after which she joined Garlicke & Bousfield as a candidate attorney in Durban. She completed her articles with Naudes Inc. in Bloemfontein in 2003, when she further qualified as a Military Legal Practitioner and came first on course. In 2004, Colette was admitted as an attorney of the High Court, Free State Provisional Division. During which she spent time as a Defense Counsel in the Military Courts defending the accused in criminal matters. Colette was then, in 2005, given the opportunity to be a legal researcher at the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein. There she assisted 19 Supreme Court of Appeal Judges. Colette then took up teaching at the Military Academy in Saldanha and lectured on the Law of Armed Conflict, Law of Evidence and Criminal Law. In 2007, Colette attained her Masters in Law, focusing on Medical Jurisprudence and Forensic Medicine. Colette later joined a private practice firm in Oudshoorn, James King & Badenhorst Inc. where she focused on Conveyancing and Administration of Deceased Estates. In 2012, Colette was admitted as a Conveyancer after receiving the Law Society Award for attaining the highest marks in the 2012 Conveyancing Examinations nationwide. After relocating to Durban in 2013, Colette decided to start her own firm in Umdloti, focusing on Conveyancing, Administration of Deceased Estates & Estate Planning. Colette also spends a couple of hours a week on lecturing Roman Law to UFS LLB students at Varsity College in Durban North.

Admission Status:
Practicing Roll

Languages:
Afrikaans, English

Direct Contact:
  +27 (0)84 423 4208