PETER LE MOTTÉE
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and senior partner of Le Mottée Rossle Attorneys
Peter Le Mottée obtained his BA degree in 1979 and his LLB in 1982 from the University of the Witwatersrand. Peter was admitted as an attorney in 1984 but spent the following 5 years as a youth worker for Scripture Union. Thereafter Peter was the chairperson for the Scripture Union Regional Executive for many years. He was also a member of the arbitration panel of the Methodist Church of South Africa’s from 2003 to 2012 and acted as the convenor for the Panel from 2005 to 2012.
In 1989 he started his professional career at EFK Tucker (1989 – 1992) and thereafter moved to Dykes Daly Attorneys where he practised as a partner of the firm until 1997. Peter was the founder of Le Mottée Agnew Attorneys and practised in partnership from 1997 to 2010. From 2010 to 2023 Peter has practised for his own account as a sole practitioner under the name and style of Peter Le Mottée Attorneys. Peter is now the senior partner of Le Mottée Rossle Attorneys where he continues to apply more than 30 years of experience in legal practice. Peter is a contract law specialist and a senior commercial and litigation attorney with extensive experience in a broad spectrum of other legal spheres, including trust law and estates.
MAX-WILHELM ROSSLE
Attorney of the High Court of South Africa and partner of Le Mottée Rossle Attorneys
Max-Wilhelm obtained his LLB degree at the University of Pretoria in 2013. During his student career he gained practical experience at several law firms and the National Prosecuting Authority and was employed as an on-site Internal Relations Officer by a construction contracting company during the SAPPI Go-Cell project.
Max-Wilhelm started his articles in January 2014 at HTN Attorneys, gaining experience in the National Credit Act and debt collection, after which he joined Peter Le Mottée Attorneys in April 2014 as a candidate attorney. Max-Wilhelm was admitted as an attorney 2016 and since then has been an associate at Peter Le Mottée Attorneys. Since 2014 Max-Wilhelm has been responsible for most of the civil litigation and family law practice and later also gaining commercial law experience and managing the contracting interests of many of the firm’s clients. Max-Wilhelm became a partner in the firm in March 2023, to form Le Mottée Rossle Attorneys, where he continues to practice in the civil litigation, family law and commercial law fields.
ANDILE MUNATSI
CANDIDATE ATTORNEY
Andile Munatsi matriculated in 2014 thereafter joined Mobicel Interactive Trading in 2015 as an intern administrator and after-sales consultant. Andile spent the following four years as an administrative volunteer for Scripture Union.
In 2019, Andile obtained her Higher Certificate in law, after which she joined Peter Le Mottée Attorneys as a legal secretary. She continued to advance her academic journey while gaining practical legal experience. In 2022, she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Science and Technology, with law as a major, and subsequently obtained her Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 2025, both from the University of South Africa. She is currently pursuing a Masters degree in commercial law at the University of Johannesburg, further enhancing her legal expertise and positioning herself for continued growth within the legal profession.
MAUREEN SMITH
ACCOUNTING
Maureen has worked in all sections of accounting, auditing and bookkeeping since 1973 and has, for over twenty years, specialised in trust auditing of law firms for various accountants. She now contracts to various companies and can be found at Le Mottée Rossle Attorneys on a weekly basis.
ROSINA NGOBENI
Filing clerk
Rose has worked for Peter Le Mottée for over 25 years and has been the firm’s filing clerk for over 10 years. Apart from knowing how to make the perfect cup of coffee she knows just where every file belongs and is an integral part of the team.