• Born in Hamm in 1965
• After graduating from high school (1984 in Hamm), studied law in Münster
• Worked as a research assistant after the 1st state examination
• Legal clerkship in Hamburg from 1992, during this time station and part-time work at the law firm Schneider Stein & Partner since 11/1994
• After the 2nd state examination, joined the firm as a lawyer in August 1995, partner since 1999
• Specialist lawyer for family law since 1999
• Admission to the Hanseatic OLG in 2000

Foreign language

• English

Memberships

• Hamburg Bar Association
• Working group on family law in the German Bar Association