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Beware of Melissa Saunderson!

In June 2013, my amazing wife and I made use of a law firm called Saunderson Attorneys. We worked with a lady called Melissa Saunderson to do our ANC agreement. We sold a property in October 2013 and had to submit our ANC agreement. We then discovered that the H number Melissa Saunderson gave us belonged to a different couple. When we asked her about this, a world of problems started. Our ANC agreement was never lodged, defaulting our marriage to "in community of property"

Melissa Saunderson at Saunderson Attorneys did not submit our agreement before the deadline. This means that our contract was never lodged at the deeds office. We are now forced to sell the property in community of property. We then have to apply for a court order to make the changes. Since our problems started, Melissa Saunderon from Saunderson Attorneys has rejected lots of calls, hardly ever responds to emails, missed calls or sms messages. As a direct result of Melissa Saunderson, we are at risk of being married in community of property. Melissa Saunderson has often lied directly to us, and refuses to give as a date and time to meet with them in person. The managing partner Brad Saunderson has been just as unresponsive. We tried to phone him for the last week but always receive voice mail. He also failed to respond to our last 3 emails and various sms messgaes.

Beware of Melissa Saunderson And Saunderson Attorneys. Before you use this supposed law firm, please Google them. You will see that Google auto completes Saunderson Attorneys to Saunderson Attorney Complaints. There are tons of people who complain about exactly the same thing. Melissa Saunderson is extremely unprofessional an will cause you a lot of frustration...

This is a simple consumer warning, our official complaint consists of more than 21 pages.

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Rashaad123
, US
Dec 06, 2015 3:17 pm EST

Any body had any luck with this? We were also duped! The law society didn't help us either and now it apparently costs thousands to change to Anc!

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Simoney
, US
Nov 29, 2015 3:03 am EST
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Charmaine ! My body just filled with goose bumps ! We got the very same email ! Exactly ! My husband and I got married on the 15th November 2015 ... and then that is what we get ! They told us to go to another Notary but we need the damn contract to do that?!
FRAUDS ! DISGUSTING SERVICE! !

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Elnic
, ZA
Nov 26, 2015 3:49 am EST
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Are they still practicing or have they already been scrapped of the roll? We cannot get hold of them by phone or email, if you call on the cell phone it is put down as soon as it starts ringing. I only have Brad Saundersons no as this was the person I dealt with at the time.

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Charmaine du Preez
, US
Nov 26, 2015 1:45 am EST

Same story here, 'due to unforeseen circumstances' they are unable to process our ANC contract and they suggest we contact other Notaries to get the job done. My guess is they will not refund the money either. How on earth do you make a living selling services that you never perform and tell them at the 11th hour to go find somebody else to do it? These people need to be stopped. This is daylight robbery, no better than a thief breaking into your home to steal your goods. It's only after this shocking treatment that I googled them, and my word - did I find a lot of similar stories.

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Elnic
, ZA
Nov 25, 2015 11:27 am EST
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We have just been informed by our lawyers about the same issue. The lawyers have been trying to contact them but they do not answer their phones. If they have not responded to emails by tomorrow I will loge a complaint

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Joey Botes
, US
Nov 10, 2015 6:56 am EST

We are giving them the next 24 hours to respond to our messages, mails, text, etc.
Then we are contacting the Law Society:
Please direct all your complaints to:

Ms M Malatji
Head: Disciplinary Department
P O Box 1493
PRETORIA
0001

Tel: [protected]
Fax: [protected]
E-mail: dipuom@lsnp.org.za

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Mario da Costa
, US
Aug 07, 2015 9:17 am EDT

I have just been made aware by my lawyers of the same thing. Cannot find us registered and we have been asked to enquire. This is absolutely ridiculous. Has anyone tried laying a formal complain at the Law Society?

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Ruly
, US
Jul 31, 2015 6:13 am EDT

Same situation as everyone else. They completely duped us. Took our money but never delivered a service. They are professional con artists. I did my ANC with them in July 2013 and have never received a single document from them. Getting hold of them is impossible, and even when you do, they just lie to you and promise you more things but never deliver.

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Peturbed
, ZA
Jul 30, 2015 6:12 pm EDT

Oh my word! I think we might be in the same boat!

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13266896
, ZA
Aug 04, 2014 9:08 am EDT

Same here. I'm lodging a complaint by the end of the week should I receive no feedback.

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A Kathrada
, ZA
Jul 08, 2014 2:46 am EDT

We have had similar complaints with Saunderson Attorneys. Someone should contact the law Society in this regard.

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MickeyV
, ZA
Apr 24, 2014 3:46 am EDT
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We have also been given the run around by Saunderson Attorneys. My husband and I used them for our ANC contract. It's now been 9 months and all we get is excuses and more excuses on why we haven't received our contract yet. Melissa promised me a tracking number for my contract and I am still awaiting. These people need to be stopped and I will do everything I can on my side to take them to the cleaners.