Fiduciary Law and Conveyancing
Wills, Trusts, Estates Planning & Administration
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Suite 3
24 Hilton Avenue
Hilton
Address
Gillitts Office Park
2 Rodger Place
Gillitts, 3610
Registration
A G Jenkins Attorneys Inc.
Reg No 2021/341617/21
In this day and age of specialisation, I believe that there is a special need for specialist Fiduciary Lawyers, particularly with regard to the administration of Trusts. With the development of Trust law, accurate and comprehensive administration of Trusts is required in law, and the practice caters for a full range of administrative functions pertaining to the setting up of and administration of Trusts accordingly.
– Ant Jenkins
ABOUT US
A G JENKINS ATTORNEYS is a boutique firm, specializing in Fiduciary Law and Conveyancing.
Fiduciary Law is a term encompassing legal work involving Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration, and Personal Affairs Administration.
A Fiduciary relationship encompasses the idea of utmost faith, trust and confidence to manage and protect property, money or other assets for another person. The duties of a Fiduciary include loyalty and reasonable care of the assets within his or her custody. All of the Fiduciary’s actions are performed for the advantage of the beneficiary.
The practice is headed by Anthony (Ant) Jenkins, an Attorney and Conveyancer of 40 years standing, who commenced practise for his own account on 1 January 2010. Ant had previously been a partner in three firms of Attorneys in Pietermaritzburg, and decided at the end of 2009, to open his own practice.
Over the years, Ant has become a specialist in Fiduciary Law and his practice is very specifically aimed at this area of law, as well as Conveyancing.
The practice operates out of two offices, the main office being run from Suite 3, 24 Hilton Avenue, Hilton, Pietermaritzburg and a branch office being run from Gillitts Office Park, 2 Rodger Place, Gillitts (on Thursdays).
Ant is ably assisted by Professional Assistant Attorneys, highly experienced Estates and Trusts Paralegals, Candidate Attorneys, and private secretaries.
The practice utilises sophisticated computer software for the administration of Trusts, as well as the reporting and administration of Deceased and Curatorship Estates. The utilisation of sophisticated programmes in this regard has substantially enhanced the level of service that the practice is able to provide to its clients.
The practice prides itself in being a very personal one, and Ant and his staff make a special effort to build personal relationships with their clients, as, particularly in this area of law, they believe that relationship building and the maintaining of relationships are the central to this type of work.
Ant and his staff all possess a high level of empathy and consideration for clients who are in an emotionally fragile position in either preparing for, or administering Estates after the death of a client. Ant believes that a very personal approach should be adopted to the administration of a Deceased Estate, which is principally attended to by his Estates Paralegal, Nikita Naidoo, attorneys and candidate attorneys, but carefully monitored and supervised by Ant personally. Ant ensures that he develops a personal relationship with the family of the deceased person as this substantially enhances the ability to wind up a Deceased Estate efficiently and effectively following a death.
Ant and his staff also specialise in the drawing up of Wills and more complicated Estate Plans, and monitor the regular updating of Wills and Estate Plans from time to time with their clients.
OUR TEAM
A G JENKINS ATTORNEYS is a boutique firm , specializing in Fiduciary Law and Conveyancing.
Fiduciary Law is a term encompassing legal work involving Wills and Trusts, Estate Planning and Administration, and Personal Affairs Administration.
A Fiduciary relationship encompasses the idea of utmost faith, trust and confidence to manage and protect property, money or other assets for another person. The duties of a Fiduciary include loyalty and reasonable care of the assets within his or her custody. All of the Fiduciary’s actions are performed for the advantage of the beneficiary.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
ANTHONY (Ant) JENKINS
Director: Senior Attorney and Conveyancer, and registered Trust & Estate Practitioner.
NIKITA NAIDOO
Head of the Estates department, Accounting and Administration
LORNA GOVENDER
Director: Attorney, head of the Trusts department and Compliance
Anthony (Ant) Jenkins
Director: Senior Attorney and Conveyancer and registered Trust & Estate Practitioner.
The practice is headed by Anthony (Ant) Jenkins, an Attorney and Conveyancer of many years standing, who commenced practise for his own account on 1 January 2010. Ant had previously been a partner in three firms of Attorneys in Pietermaritzburg, and decided at the end of 2009, to open his own practise.
Over the years, Ant has become a specialist in Fiduciary Law and his practice is very specifically aimed at this area of law, as well as Conveyancing.
NIKITA NAIDOO
Estates & Trusts Paralegal
Nikita was initially employed by Ant Jenkins in 2003 as a secretary. Since her employment 17 years ago she has developed into a highly proficient Trust and Estate Paralegal, as well as a legal bookkeeper. Nikita has been with A G Jenkins Attorneys since it was initially founded in January 2010 and has become one of the senior members of the firm. Nikita heads up the Deceased and Curatorship Estates Department, and is a highly experienced and competent administrator of Trusts. Nikita also heads up the Accounting and Administration departments and is an integral member of the Management Team of the company.
VILONA (LORNA) GOVENDER
Director: Attorney
Lorna obtained her LLB degree at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2014 and thereafter commenced working at A G Jenkins Attorneys on in December 2014, where she served Articles of Clerkship for 2 years. Lorna was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa on 27 March 2017 and has since then practiced as an Attorney at the firm mainly in the Trusts, Wills, Antenuptial Contracts and Estate Planning Departments of the firm. Lorna heads up the Trust Administration department and is an integral member of the Management Team of the company.
MANDY GOVENDER
Director’s PA
Mandy joined A G Jenkins Attorneys in February 2019. She is the Legal Secretary and Personal Assistant to Ant Jenkins. Her experience includes office administration, personal assistance, diary management, attending to client queries and direct interaction with clients. Mandy is generally the point of first contact with Ant Jenkins’ department and her friendly and professional manner is a great asset of the firm.
NSIKI CELE
Receptionist, Administrative Assistant & PA
Nsiki joined A G Jenkins Attorneys on in November 2018, Nsiki is out Receptionist and is a PA and Trust Administration Assistant to attorney Lorna Govender. She has prior experience in office administration which was acquired through working in various fields including accounts, personal assistance, diary management and client services.
JOAN AYLES
Conveyancing Paralegal
Joan is a senior Conveyancing Paralegal. She has a wealth of experience having worked in this field for over 30 years. Joan runs conveyancing transfers from start to finish under the review of Caitlin Askew or Ant Jenkins.
FELICIA KHANYILE
Bookkeeper
Felicia has worked at two other law firms in Pietermaritzburg after having studied computerized bookkeeping, payroll, bookkeeping to trial balance and business literacy at Damelin College and Varsity College.
MOHSINA DAWOOD
Candidate Attorney
Mohsina obtained a BCom Law degree at Varsity College and a LLB degree at the University of South Africa in 2023 and is currently serving her Articles of Clerkship at A G Jenkins Attorneys. Mohsina works predominantly in the Estates Department under the supervision of estates administrator, Nikita Naidoo and works along with Trust Administration attorney, Lorna Govender, to expand her knowledge on Trusts.
During weekends you will find Mohsina baking up a storm in the kitchen, exploring the beautiful sights and discovering hidden gems in the city.
REGAN BROWN
Candidate Attorney
Regan Brown is a candidate attorney at A G Jenkins Attorneys Inc. He graduated with an LLB degree from the University of South Africa.
He commenced his articles in January 2024 and currently serves in the Estates and Trust Department.
NATALIE GOVENDER
Administrative Assistant
Natalie Govender joined A G Jenkins Attorneys Inc in June 2022 and became a part the Deceased Estate team as an administrative assistant under the guidance of Nikita Naidoo. Natalie is gaining continuous learning is and I am always looking for opportunities to grow and acquire new skills within the firm. Natalie’s prior experience include office administration, accounts, client liaison and social media marketing.
JANIQUE VAN WYK
Professional Assistant Attorney
Janique Van Wyk is one of the newest members of A G Jenkins Attorneys Inc. She obtained her LL.B degree from the North-West University Potchefstroom campus in 2023 and was admitted as an Attorney of the High Court on 19 April 2024. Janique is a Professional Assistant Attorney in the Estate Planning department working alongside Ant Jenkins.
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