Anna-Marie Pretorius heads our Deceased Estates Department. She administers deceased estates and estates of persons under curatorship and also drafts customised wills and trusts for our clients.

Anna-Marie grew up in Mossel Bay and matriculated at Point High School in 1982 whereafter she attended the University of Stellenbosch. Here she obtained her BA (Law) and LL.B degrees in 1985 and 1987 respectively. In 1988 she was admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court.

She started her legal career as Prosecutor in Oudtshoorn where she was promoted to Chief State Prosecutor and later moved to George also as Chief State Prosecutor. Between 1995 and 2000 she was the appointed Legal Advisor/Officer at the Mossel Bay Municipality where she dealt with Municipal by-laws and legislation on a continuous basis.

Anna-Marie is an avid gardener and if not gardening she enjoys spending time with her family or reading.