Professional background and experience:

Nicolette is an attorney with over 25 years of post-admission experience, specialising in personal injury, Road Accident Fund, insurance liability and medical negligence matters. She holds a BLC LLB from the University of Pretoria and is the founding director of Nicolette de Witt Attorneys Inc, a Pretoria-based law firm focused on liability litigation. Nicolette began her legal career in 1999 as a Candidate Attorney at the firm then known as Gildenhuys Van der Merwe, quickly rising through the ranks to become a Director. In this role, she gained specialised experience defending liability claims for major insurers and the Road Accident Fund. Her work spans acting for both plaintiffs and defendants, and she has successfully handled several high-value and precedent-setting matters, including the landmark BJ de Klerk v Minister of Police case in the Constitutional Court. Having spent two decades at Gildenhuys Malatji Inc., she brings deep legal insight and a strategic mindset to every case. In 2025, she completed her commercial mediation training with Conflict Dynamics and is accredited to mediate under the Gauteng High Court’s Mandatory Mediation Directive.

Mediation experience and style: 

As a newly accredited mediator, Nicolette combines her legal practice experience with a deeply impartial, people-centred approach. She is committed to helping parties find early, cost-effective solutions while preserving their relationships. Her style is structured yet empathetic, anchored in respect for each participant, clarity of process, and the value of mutual resolution. Nicolette aims to create a safe, constructive space where parties feel heard and empowered to craft practical outcomes together. She finds true professional fulfilment not in headline-making cases, but in every matter, big or small, successfully resolved on behalf of a happy, well-informed client.