Deborah joined De Jager & Lordan Inc. as Candidate Attorney in 1991 and is currently a consultant at the firm specializing in the administration of Insolvent and Deceased Estates, Wills and Estate Planning.  

Deborah joined De Jager & Lordan Inc. as Candidate Attorney in 1991 and is currently a consultant at the firm specializing in the administration of Insolvent and Deceased Estates, Wills and Estate Planning.  

Deborah is on the panel of Liquidators of the Master of the High Court and a member of the Southern African Restructuring and Insolvency Practitioners.  She obtained an Advanced Diploma in Estate and Trust Administration from the University of the Free State in 2019.

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