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The author obtained his PhD in
law 2007/2009 with his dissertation thesis on liability in
(German) travel
law (one of very few jurists to do so in this specific rather
nonprofitable legal area). He obtained his admission as a
lawyer with the Bamberg bar association in 2003 and is currently licensed with the Munich bar
association.
He grew up
in a small rural bavarian neighbourhood that included the
families of American servicemembers and their
children from the nearby American garrison, and soon English was his
second mother tongue. His command of the English language served him well in the early
internet years, where he participated in or initiated several international web projects.
However, for several years now that skill has deteriorated due to
a lack
of practice: the requirements of studying and practicing law meant that he had to rely on
German and relegate his english into his dusty mental attic. for only
occasional use.
In 2009 he started to
give lectures on travel law at the University of Applied Sciences Kempten.
Born in 1974, he is "married with children" and lives in southern
Bavaria. Personally
he fortunately (knock on wood) never had serious problems during
any of his voyages, actually he doesnt even
travel a lot anymore lately. Ever since his childhood travels together
with his parents as a toddler he travelled all over Europe, mostly (but
far from limited to) Italy, France and Spain. Later years saw extended
stays in France and Poland, and trips to Egypt and repeatedly
the Maldives.
With Latin in school he had French and Spanish only as elective
subjects. However he is quick to aquire a useful command of foreign
languages which means that he soon got to find his way around in
France, Italy, Poland, Spain while he was there. Yet however again he
is just as quick at forgetting these language skills thereafter, so
that he merely knows
tidbits of
these languages now.
Having grown up with computers ever since Atari and C-64, I gave up on
really knowing the ins and outs of contemporary hard- and software due
to a lack of time ever since my late law study years. Now I merely know
sufficient to use MS Office for work and to get a system (both hardware
and operating systems) to run that stuff.
I am a certified SCUBA diver and though I was never a very ambitious
diver I enjoyed it immensely - havent gotten around to diving
for
quite a while now ever since the offspring showed up.
What is left is my love for English literature, mostly fiction
works of the late 19th and early 20th century (think H.G.
Wells).
CONTACT
Of course I am open to all kinds of feedback. Since I intentionally
dispense with a guestbook, you can simply drop me a line via Email
or use the form below.
Within what little free capacity I have I will also try to
answer
your questions. I cannot guarantee that however, sometimes
there's
too little time for too many emails, so answers may take a while or
might occasionally be rather curt.
Also, any answers will obviously be informal and non-binding. Please
accept that
I cannot do a binding yet free legal consultation re. your specific
case (nb. there is no "pro bono" in germany), and that for the time
being I am unlikely to accept your case as a paid mandate.
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