Olubukola “Bukky” Olowookorun

Olubukola “Bukky” Olowookorun

LPDF Chairperson

Ms Olowookorun is based in Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) and is the founder and managing director of Bukky Olowookorun Attorneys Inc. She obtained her LLB degree from UPE. After completing her articles she was admitted as an attorney of the High Court in South Africa as a Notary Public and Conveyancer . She was also employed at the Human Rights Commission where she facilitated the accreditation for a law clinic. Ms Olowookorun was elected as a NADEL National Executive Committee (NEC) member after serving as the Chairperson of NADEL Gqeberha for many years, where she was also responsible for the National Gender Desk portfolio.

John Mohoto

John Mohoto

LPDF Deputy Chairperson

Mr Mohoto is based in Limpopo, his qualifications are B.Proc (Unin), LLB (Natal), Advanced Military Law(School of Military Justice), Military Legal Practitioner (Defence Legal Services), Judge of the Military Court,

Advocate holding Chambers at Justice Bernard Ngoepe Group, Limpopo Society of Advocates.

Umesh Jivan

Umesh Jivan

LPDF Director

Mr Jivan is a director at Jivan & Co Inc, which is based in Umhlanga Rocks, KZN. He holds a BA and LLB degree and is a practicing Attorney, Conveyancer and Notary Public. He serves as an independent councillor of the Law Society of South Africa, is the elected Chairman of the KZN Legal Practitioners Association and is an elected Councillor of the Legal Practice Council for KZN. He was also served as the past President of the KZN Law Society during 2017.

Walid Brown

Walid Brown

LPDF Director

Walid Brown is based in Cape Town and holds a BA English Major, LLB degree and Adv certificates in Insolvency Litigation and Business Rescue. He specialises in dispute resolution, property law, insolvency, business rescue and restructuring. He has the following titles under his belt; executive member of the Western Cape branch of the Black Lawyers Association, board member of the School for Legal Practice, Co-Chairperson of the Law Society of South Africa.

Chueuekgolo Joseph “CJ” Ntsoane

Chueuekgolo Joseph “CJ” Ntsoane

LPDF Director

CJ Ntsoane is based in Limpopo and is the founder and managing director of Ntsoane Attorneys. He holds a B-Tech degree in Marketing Management and a LLB degree. He is an admitted attorney with the right to appear in the High Court. He is currently serving as a board member at the Legal Practitioners Fidelity Fund as well as the LPDF. A trustee to various trusts and a member of the Institute of Directors of SA (IoDSA).

Noxolo Maduba-Silevu

Noxolo Maduba-Silevu

LPDF Director

Ms Maduba is the founder and a director of Maduba Attorneys Incorp based in Bloemfontein, FS. She holds a B. Proc. as well as a Certificate in Leadership Development (CPLD). She was admitted as an attorney in 2000. She is one of the two Councillors’ representing the LSSA in the SADC Lawyers Association. She is serving her second term as a Council Member in the Legal Practice Council where she served as a Chairperson of the Disciplinary Oversight Committee during her first term. She is a member of the Judicial Tribunal Conduct. She previously served as a President of South African Women Lawyers Association for two terms until 2017. She is a member of the Black Lawyers Association where she served as a National Secretary General from 2017-2019. She is passionate about women’s rights and serves the legal profession unreservedly.

Prudence Nokuphiwa “ Phiwa” Duma

Prudence Nokuphiwa “ Phiwa” Duma

LPDF Director

Ms Duma is a practicing attorney and the director at Duma Attorneys Inc. based in Durban, specialising in commercial law. She obtained her LLB degree from Howard College (Kwazulu Natal). She is a constituent member of the Black Lawyers Association. Ms Duma is passionate about youth empowerment through social cohesion and education. Her hobbies are athletics, hiking and sport in general.

Raj Badal

Raj Badal

LPDF Director

Mr Badal is an admitted attorney, notary and conveyancer. He has been practicing in Verulam, Kwazulu-Natal for over 40 years. He has a passion for legal education and development and is the current chair of the Standing Committee on Legal Education (SCLE) of the Law Society of South Africa. He has been a past President of the (then) Kwazulu-Natal Law Society and Vice President of the (then) Attorneys Fidelity Fund. He is a current National Executive Member of the National Association of Democratic Lawyers (NADEL).He runs Nadel workshops to aid candidate attorneys to pass their admission examinations.

Hanifa Abdulla

Hanifa Abdulla

LPDF Director

Ms Abdulla is the Director of H Abdulla Incorporated, based in Cape Town. She holds a LLB degree from the University of the Western Cape and a HDip (Tax) from Unisa. She was admitted as an attorney in 2013 and as a Conveyancer in 2016. Miss Abdulla runs a general law practice and specializes in Civil Litigation, Administration of Deceased Estates and Conveyancing.