Roxanne Vickers

I am an attorney in private practice and have been for the last 18 years. I operate my own firm under the name and style of Burmeister Vickers Attorneys. I am a Notary Public and a business rescue practitioner. My current field is civil (all aspects) and family litigation (High And Magistrates Court). I am a skilled drafter of both contracts and pleadings and I am looking for employment in the Cape. I am eager to explore any opportunity. Available on a months notice.

I have been in private practice for 18 years.

I have successfully run and managed my own firm for the last 8 years and have completed the PMT courses in order to operate for my own account. I have a Bachelor of Social Science Degree with a triple major in Psychology, Sociology and Law (cum laude). I also have an Honors degree in Psychology and a LLB degree, both of which I graduated cum laude.

I have an advanced certificate in Business Rescue and I am admitted to practice in the High Court. I was admitted as a Notary public in 2013. I have attended a variety of courses on construction contracts and have a keen interest on commercial law.

I have experience in all area's of the law (see detailed CV) and I am a results driven individual. I am well spoken and attend to all of my own trials, rarely ever instructing Counsel or sending candidate attorneys to attend to any of my matters in Court. I am always willing to attend to trials on behalf of colleagues as well and I am often instructed by colleagues to draft papers or to attend to arguments on their behalf simply because there seems to be a lack of experienced attorneys who are actually willing to argue matters in Court (key board warriors if you will).

My experience ranges from Public law, which I did exclusively on a wide scale at Smith Tabata Inc, civil law (delictual and contractual disputes in both the High and Magistrates Courts), which I have engaged in throughout my career and family law. My unique qualifications unfortunately make me particularly suitable for the family law and mediation arena and I am able to counsel and negotiate with all kinds of people effectively.

I do not deal with estates, nor do I deal with conveyancing but I do deal with property law in general (particularly notarial deeds). I have only 3 years of experience in Criminal law but I am interested and always eager to delve into this area if given the opportunity. Unfortunately, save for a 6 month stint with the late Advocate Terry Price and 3 criminal trails run on my own, I have not had an opportunity to pursue this path yet.

I completed the advanced short course in business rescue through UNISA in 2013 and I am well versed in Company law, the National Credit Act and debt collections. I am always on top of new legislation and I make it a personal goal to master it and any loopholes that may exist before my peers. I also have experience in Construction contractual disputes and JBCC contracts and I spent a good year attending seminars and negotiating my way through construction law when I first ventured out on my own.

My children are teenagers and do not require me as much as they in primary school and I am free now to pursue new opportunities, whatever they may be.

Bachelor of Social Sciences (cum laude)

Honours in Psychology (cum laude)

LLB (post graduate) (cum laude)

Notary Public

Business Rescue Practitioner