Chantal Helm-Serfontein
Legal Executive

chantal@dawsonslawyers.co.nz
09 272 0002

Chantal brings nearly two decades of legal experience to Dawsons. She practised in her home country of South Africa from 2007 until 2020, when she and her family immigrated to New Zealand, and she has worked with mid-sized firms in South Auckland in the years since. Her focus is property, estate planning, and estate administration — and she has a particular gift for working with clients from a wide range of cultural backgrounds.

How Chantal can help

  • Buying and selling residential property

  • Wills, enduring powers of attorney, and family trusts

  • Estate planning

  • Estate administration and probate

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Laws, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa

  • Admitted to practise in South Africa (2007)

  • Registered Legal Executive (2024)

Outside the office
Chantal and her family have embraced kiwi life — travelling and exploring whenever they can. Her teenage children keep her on her toes, and she and her husband enjoy social dancing together.

 

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