Gert van den Berg is a specialist in the field of trusts, estate planning and administration of estates. He spent a number of years in the office of the Master of the High court in Bloemfontein and six years with the trust department of a bank.

He was admitted as an advocate of the High Court of South Africa in 1985.

During the past forty six years, Gert van den Berg has been in private practice, specializing in trusts, estate planning and administration of estates. In December 2000 he joined PricewaterhouseCoopers as an Associate Director. Since 1st of July 2015 he practices under the name of Delport van den Berg (now known as Delberg) Estate and Trust Services (Pty) Ltd. He is co-author together with his late partner Dr PA Olivier of the book titled Praktiese Boedelbeplanning as well as co-author with Dr S Strydom of an updated version of the book Trust Law and Practice and also a summary of the most important court decisions regarding Trust Law which is available to practitioners in hardcopy or in electronic format.

Gert is well known for his informative lectures on trusts, estate planning and administration of estates at various universities and presented seminars on these topics throughout South Africa.

As a member of the Fiduciary Institute of South Africa (FISA) and the South African Institute of Tax Practitioners (SAIT) his valuable insight is continuously sought on complexities and proposed changes in the fiduciary industry.