In October 1950, Jannie Wessels was requested by the Welkom Township Company to open the first legal firm to serve the newly established township of Welkom.
Since the early days of Welkom and the Free State Goldfields, the firm, which became known as Wessels & Smith in 1955, has flourished, developing a reputation for service excellence with the Welkom business community as well as the public at large. Specialisation has become the cornerstone of the firm’s ethos.