Are you looking for a most competent lawyer in family law? Then you have come to the right place. The title «Specialist Lawyer SBA Family Law» guarantees verifiable specialization.
I represent parties in the whole of German-speaking Switzerland. Because all courts apply the same law in family law. Or maybe you are already served by a well-founded one-time consultation?
Call and listen to your gut feel. I will take my time for you, or call you back as soon as I hear from your call.
Among Specialist Lawyers SBA, there are differences. Many remain general practitioners with a Specialist-Lawyer-SBA title. There, I am different. I love the complexity and diversity of this fascinating field of law and practice family law with passion. In addition, the judiciary in family law has the reputation of simply being a bit more «human» and solution-oriented than in other areas.
Based on my specific career and thanks to recommendations, as a Specialist Lawyer SBA Family Law I have further specialized in complicated variable incomes as well as complex assets. You can expect more from me, especially when it comes to divorces with entrepreneurs involved: saddle firmness in accounting law and income structuring; deep-rooted agility in questions of fair value estimations of the assets of an enterprise; quite generally sound SME-business knowledge (see also menu item «About me»).
One-time consultation
Often, those seeking legal advice are already well helped by a profound one-time consultation. Together with you, Dr. Heller creates a «big picture» of the given marriage or family situation. Together we consider legal options and think about maximum, but above all optimal solutions. In most cases, initial non-binding calculation sketches are also possible.
One-time consultations cost CHF 500.00 in cash against receipt, regardless of the time involved. They are carried out without preliminary consultation or follow-up. In view of a possible longer cooperation, one-time consultations give you a good opportunity to test the «chemistry» between you and Dr. Heller as well as his skills.
Divorces with entrepreneurs involved
Divorces of entrepreneurs afford specific legal competence. In an (German) article published in the Journal of the Swiss Bar Association Dr. Heller described for example the following requirements (translated in English):
„Entrepreneur-divorces – lawyers with business knowledge demanded: The determining of the income of entrepreneurs can, as the Swiss Federal Court stated, prove to be ‘utterly difficult’. If the statements or documents of the entrepreneur-husband are not conclusive or not convincing, then the standard of living lastly lived together by the married couple can be indicative of the correlating income of the entrepreneur-husband.
Dealing with entrepreneur-divorces I constantly am confronted with accusations of the opposing party, the entrepreneur-husband would practice a ‘poor-mouthing accountancy’. Namely profit would be diminished by blown up cushions, and private living costs would be paid by the company of the entrepreneur. Now the lawyer of the entrepreneur must argue based on business knowledge, he must defend business decisions or be able to explain the difference between a shareholders account and allegedly ‘living costs paid by the husband’s company’. And he must know how to parry the request [of the opposing lawyer] the entrepreneur-husband shall – besides annual accounts on balance – submit all account sheets and accounting vouchers in their entirety. Because, the entrepreneur-husband (and his company respectively) do have to submit accounting sheets and vouchers only if the opposing lawyer is able to comprehensibly substantiate an according information gap. Generally it seems that quite some lawyers are confused by the difference between requests for edition of proof documents and requests for providing information, whereas the latter do seem Spanish to them.”
Why a Specialist Lawyer SBA?
For all those who google «best divorce lawyer» or «top lawyer family law»: The title «Specialist Lawyer SBA» is a lawyer ranking you can rely on. This is because the title guarantees verifiable specialization with a binding duty of continuing education. The Swiss Bar Association SBA emphasizes on its website sav-fsa.ch that the title «Specialist Lawyer SBA» is «a seal of quality for specific legal advice — comparable, for example, to the ‘Specialist FMH’ in medicine.»
Prospective Specialist Lawyers SBA pass a rigorous selection procedure (proof of experience). This is followed by a university course including a final examination. Only after a further admission examination by the Swiss Bar Association SBA, the certified title is awarded. For every 13,000 lawyers practicing in Switzerland, only about one in a hundred qualifies as an Specialist Lawyer SBA Employment Law. Don’t settle for anything less.
Many people seeking legal advice in family law attach importance to the gender of their lawyer. Only about one third of all Swiss Specialist Lawyers SBA Family Law are men.
Hourly rates of a Specialist Lawyer SBA
No question, the Specialist Lawyer SBA charges his price. Nevertheless, in retrospective, he is often «cheaper» on balance than, for example, a general practitioner. In effect, the number of hours charged is more important than the hourly rate:
Fewer attorney hours x higher hourly rate is more cost effective than many attorney hours x lower hourly rate.
Time-consuming legal research or taking the argumentatively obviously wrong direction can make a mandate massively more expensive. This danger is significantly reduced with Specialist Lawyers SBA, thanks to their profound specialist knowledge and trained eye for the essentials. The Swiss Bar Association SAV informs on sav-fsa.ch, lawyers with a title «Specialist Lawyer SBA» oftentimes could address the clients concerns «more quickly and effectively.»
On the other hand, not every legal problem needs a lawyer who is among the top in the relevant field of law. Even young and less experienced lawyers can make up for a lack of experience with a high level of commitment, at least in the area of legal theory. So think carefully about which lawyer is best for you.