Attorney-at-Law and Notary public, born 1951
registered in the official register of lawyers and register of notaries public
Languages: German, French
Education
- Law graduate from the University of Berne (1977)
- Law intern with the law office of Sennhauser & Gross (1980–1982)
- Regular professional development in conferences and courses
Professional Experience
- Lawyer with the Swiss Federal Banking Commission (1977–1979)
- Admitted to the bar in 1982, since then active as a self-employed lawyer
- Court clerk at Division Court 11 (1980–1985)
- Judge at the Administrative Court of the Canton of St. Gallen (from 1987–2017;
2010–2017, vice president) - Judicial activity as a member of the Anklagekammer [appeals court] of the Canton of St. Gallen (1987–1992)
- Legal consultant to Hausverein Ostschweiz <www.casafair.ch> (since 2001)
- Trusted lawyer of the Staff Association of the Federal Administration, Eastern Switzerland branch (since 1990)
Additional Functions
- School council of the city of St. Gallen (1980–1984)
- Member of the board and president of a housing cooperative (1989–2004)
Practice areas
- Administrative law
- Building and planning law
- Tenancy and lease law
- Property law
- Public personnel law
- Inheritance law
- Service contract and mandate law
Memberships
- Swiss and St. Gallen Bar Association
- Member of the board of the St. Gallen Bar Association (1990–1997)