Eugene Gouws
Director
Eugene was born in Welkom in 1965 and matriculated in 1983 at Welkom Gimnasium. He obtained his private pilots license at the age of 17 and completed his National Service in the South Africa Airforce.
As a director at the firm, Eugene is mainly involved in commercial law,
contracts, conveyancing and administration of deceased estates. He is
also a director in the firm’s property practice group, involved in
property transfers and
bond registrations.
He obtained his B.Proc degree from the
Freestate University, completed his articles at Hill Mchardy &
Herbst, and was admitted as an attorney in 1992, and as conveyancer of
the High Court of South Africa in 2006.
Eugene joined Maree & Partners (Hennenman) in 1992 and opened an
office for Hill McHardy Herbst in Welkom in 1993. In 1994 Eugene bought
the Welkom office and practiced for his own account under the name Hill
Mchardy
& Gouws Inc. until Maree & Partners
(Henneman, Virginia and Welkom) and Hill McHardy & Gouws Inc.
amalgamated as Maree Gouws Attorneys (Henneman, Virginia and Welkom) in
2000. Eugene served as director of the said firms
until he re-joined Hill Mchardy & Herbst
Inc. as director in 2007.
For Eugene, quality of service, a strong
work ethic and his reputation are very important. With over 27 years of
general law practice and management, litigation, deceased estates and
property experience, he is able to give
legal advice to clients. He is known for his
high standard of service to clients.
Eugene is involved in his
local community and for several years, served on different church and
school governing bodies, was a Commissioner
of the Small Claims Court, and is still serving
on boards of Cycling clubs and Cycling SA. In his spare time, Eugene is
a keen traveller and cyclist.