De Beer & Claassen was established in 1956, and is an inseparable part of the history of Sasolburg. De Beer & Claassen is a fourth-generation family law firm, with a proud heritage of over six decades, during which time strong bonds have been built up with our local community. We care and aim to make a difference in the lives of our clients, staff and community.

In valuing our clients’ needs, we have created a new breed law firm that offers it's clients, the best legal advice provided by a team of diversely experienced and knowledgeable legal advisors that are able to assist you with all your legal needs.

To celebrate our 65th anniversary in 2021, we decided to once again push the conventional approach to law and establish a new breed of law firm, starting with a complete new rebranding, upgraded offices, new technology, improved service standards and an all-inclusive service offering to differentiate us from our competition.

We have been a member of the Phatshoane Henney Group for the past 8 years and have achieved various awards for service excellence and group standards in the past. We have achieved a Platinum and Gold Standards Awards over years for maintaining a high level of client service and standards expected from us a member of the group. Our standards and client service will provide you the client with peace of mind when dealing with the professionals at our firm.

The Phatsoane Henney Group is the largest association of independent law firms in South Africa. As a member of the Group, De Beer & Claassen enjoys a national footprint of over 50 law firms with offices in 9 provinces and more than 500 professionals to better assist our clients with a wholistic legal advisory service. No matter what the problem, no matter where you live, we can assist you.

Choose us for the Win, choose us for our award-winning service standards, expert legal advice, dynamic team, innovative legal solutions, and legacy of more than 65 years. If this does not impress you, choose us for the impact, positivity and change we inspire in our staff, clients and community.  

De Beer & Claassen is a client focused law firm, we make it our business to understand the legal needs of our clients and to find innovative solutions to meet our clients' ever changing legal needs. Some may say we are legal problem solvers, and they would be completely correct, as legal problem solvers and advisors we have stood the test of time and have built a legacy over the past 65 years. We are known for our people, expertise, honesty, integrity, innovation and care we practice, all seeded in our solid reputation, respect earned and winning results over the years.

The expression We Win, Things Change is at the core of everything we do. The wins we achieve daily, however big, or small, is the fuel that drives us to continuously improve our service for our clients and enhance the accessibility and affordability of legal services for all. 

In addition to our legal expertise, we pride ourselves in longstanding and loyal relationships with our clients. As a young, dynamic law firm with expert legal advisors in the various fields of law, we serve our client-base with excellence, always going above and beyond. We win, things change for the better!

At De Beer & Claassen we care about our clients, customer service means everything to us. We strive to be the law firm that offers our clients exceptional service and value, that bends over backwards to make each client feel welcomed, listened to, and valued.

We are serious about the law and we focus on delivering excellent legal services at a reasonable, consistent price. Our team of talented legal advisors are experts in a variety of legal areas providing a ‘one stop shop’ for all our clients' legal needs. As your needs change throughout our relationship with you, we will ensure that you have the right legal advisor for the job. Our integrity and client focus will remain consistent irrespective of which team member assists you.

We are a proud member of the Phatshoane Henney Group of Associated Law Firms. The Phatshoane Henney Group is the largest legal network in South Africa. Currently comprising of nearly 50 law firms with more than 60 offices in 9 provinces and over 500 professionals, the Group continues to grow year-on-year and expand its presence to major centres across South Africa.

The Group was founded in 2006 by Bloemfontein firm Phatshoane Henney Attorneys in response to an identified need of law firms to strategically position themselves for the future and access the economies of scale of a large group with national visibility and brand awareness. Membership provides firms with a range of benefits including vital support services, marketing infrastructure and strategic partnerships that create value, cost savings and business opportunities for firms.

Member firms are dynamic and prominent law firms in their respective regions and subscribe to the Group values of caring, innovation, expertise, standards and transformation – values which make each firm stand out as a New Breed of Law Firm™. The Group brand has grown strongly since its establishment and has obtained recognition as a leading brand in the legal profession. The brand is complimentary to individual firm brands which it supports and strengthens by adding visibility and differentiation.

Members pool their resources and expertise to foster a national service directory and network of firms and professionals that are able to assist clients across South Africa. Group quality standards and best practices also provide clients with the comfort of working with experts who provide consistent value-adding legal services to their clients.

With a strong transformation imperative, the Group supports firms to transform and address vital aspects of BEE, employment equity; skills development and diversity; contribute to their communities;  develop their professionals;  and position firms as employers of choice with their staff.

The scale and purchasing power of the Group enables cost reductions, strategic partnership opportunities and negotiating power which benefit member firms and ultimately each firm’s clientele.

For more information on the Phatshoane Henney Group, its values, members and national service directory please visit www.phfirms.co.za.

The PH Group was established in 2006 by founding member firm PH Attorneys and has since evolved to become the Largest Legal Network in South Africa and the only network of its kind that caters exclusively to the needs of South African law firms.

The PH Group was established in response to an identified need of small and medium-sized law firms to form part of a larger network and so gain access to shared resources, expertise and economies of scale.

To ensure member firms aspire to the Group Standards and Values, PH Attorneys undertakes a member firm certification process every two years to review the adherence of member firms to the Group Standards. The certification process follows a comprehensive evidence-based review of each member firms’ adherence to the Group Standards.

Following such review, member firms that have excelled are recognised through the Group’s New Breed Law Firm Awards that provides recognition to top-performing member firms and acknowledges their progress to becoming New Breed Law Firms™. The awards are allocated after the completion of the bi-annual certification process and allows member firms to showcase their performance to their clients and staff. Each award is valid for two years from date of award.

We are proud to announce that our firm has in 2023 been awarded Platinum Achiever status by the PH Group for achieving more than 90% compliance with the Group Standards. This achievement confirms that we are truly a New Breed of Law Firm™ and provides comfort to you, our client, that you are working with a leading, well-managed and compliant law firm that cares about you and your business. We have gone to great lengths to do so, and believe this Award confirms our commitment to you.

For more information on the PH Group and the Group Achiever Awards, please visit www.phfirms.co.za.