Coenie matriculated at Pionier High School in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal. He obtained a BCom (Law) degree in 1994 at the University of the Free State and in 1997 he obtained a BProc degree whilst working at Webber Attorneys in Bloemfontein.

He joined Cloete and Nevelingh Attorneys in Harrismith and became a Director in 1998. In 1999 he moved to Hermanus where he joined Lucas Steyn as a Director, and they practised together until September 2021 when Lucas passed away. Coenie has been the only Director of the firm since.

Coenie has been actively involved in the past as a Director of Hermanus Property Protection and other charity groups, and is currently a Trustee of charity trusts. He focuses on charity and believes it is our responsibility to make the “world a better place” by how we live and breathe daily. He believes that unselfishness will change lives and people around him and that will create a “ripple” effect to others.

He is a keen adventure motorbike rider and enjoys riding his BMW GS Adventure when time allows. He is further an avid reader in phycology, battlefield tactics and archaeology.

BCom (Law) – University of the Free State

BProc - UNISA