Legal representation –
resolutely on your side.
Unlike the notary, the solicitor represents only your interests. Prof. Dr. Frank Martin is a Specialist Solicitor for Family Law, for Employment Law and for Inheritance Law – complemented by many years of experience in Traffic Law. You receive triple certified specialisation and clear recommendations for action – in Limburg, Montabaur and within a radius of around 100 km.
Three certified specialisations
The title "Specialist Solicitor" is awarded by the Bar Association only for particular theoretical knowledge and extensive practical experience. Prof. Dr. Frank Martin holds it three times over – for Family Law, Employment Law and Inheritance Law. In Employment Law, solicitor Benjamin Meiser also holds the specialist title – meaning you have two Specialist Solicitors for Employment Law at your side.
As a specialist lawyer for family law, Prof. Dr. Frank Martin supports you through all stages – from an amicable solution to consistent representation in court.
- Separation and divorce, including agreements on the consequences of divorce.
- Spousal, child and separation maintenance: calculation and enforcement.
- Custody and access rights, including the shared residence model.
- Equalisation of accrued gains and division of joint assets.
- Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements for forward-looking arrangements – notarised on request.
In employment law, we represent both employees and employers – with Prof. Dr. Frank Martin and lawyer Benjamin Meiser, two specialist lawyers are at your side.
- Dismissal and unfair dismissal claims – important: a three-week deadline applies from receipt of the notice of dismissal.
- Severance pay and termination agreements: negotiation and review.
- Warnings, employment references and correction of references.
- Employment contracts and review of standard terms, including for employers.
- Dismissals for operational, conduct-related and personal reasons.
Inheritance law often involves considerable assets as well as deeply felt family relationships. As a specialist lawyer for inheritance law and member of the Inheritance Law Working Group of the German Bar Association, Prof. Dr. Frank Martin supports you comprehensively – from forward-looking estate planning to the administration of the estate and consistent representation in inheritance disputes. As a firm with its own notarial office, we combine legal advice and notarial certification under one roof.
Planning your estate with foresight
- Sole wills, joint ("Berlin") wills and inheritance contracts – drafted in a legally sound manner to avoid later disputes over interpretation.
- Targeted disinheritance as well as permissible arrangements to reduce compulsory portion liabilities.
- Legacies, division instructions and conditions as well as arrangements for prior and subsequent heirs.
- Wills for disabled or needy persons to preserve beneficiaries' entitlement to social benefits.
- Business owner's will and arrangement of business succession – coordinated with corporate law.
- Integration with a power of attorney for care and a living will in the event of incapacity.
Enforcing and defending against compulsory portion claims
- Asserting compulsory portion claims for disinherited children, spouses and parents.
- Enforcing claims to information and valuation – up to a notarial inventory of the estate.
- Supplementary compulsory portion claims for lifetime gifts (reduced over ten years).
- Defending against unjustified or excessive compulsory portion claims on behalf of the heirs.
- Waiver of compulsory portion as a forward-looking planning tool.
Administering an inheritance – acting correctly as an heir
- Applying for a certificate of inheritance and, where there is a foreign connection, the European Certificate of Succession.
- Reviewing acceptance or disclaimer of the inheritance; important: the disclaimer period is generally only six weeks.
- Limiting liability for estate debts (estate administration, estate insolvency, plea of insufficiency and exhaustion of assets).
- Assuming, advising on and supervising the execution of wills.
Community of heirs and inheritance disputes
- Division of the community of heirs – amicably or through the courts.
- Partition auction to resolve real estate within the estate.
- Contesting wills, for example due to lack of testamentary capacity, formal defects or mistake of motive.
- Claims for information, compensation and surrender between co-heirs.
Tax and international inheritance matters
- Forward-looking use of tax allowances and arrangements to reduce inheritance tax – coordinated with your tax adviser on request.
- International inheritance cases: choice of law and determination of the applicable law under the EU Succession Regulation.
Whether it concerns provident planning or an acute dispute – we review your case, clearly outline the options and enforce your interests.
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After a traffic accident or in the event of an impending driving ban, we enforce your rights and defend against unjustified claims.
- Accident handling and claims settlement with the opposing insurer.
- Compensation and pain and suffering damages in an appropriate amount.
- Fines proceedings, driving bans and points in Flensburg.
- Withdrawal and reissue of a driving licence.
When it comes to Bitcoin, Ethereum and other crypto assets, we combine legal advice with practical experience – from protection to transfer.
- Estate planning and access safeguarding for crypto assets in cases of inheritance and provision for incapacity.
- Transfer and gifting of crypto assets, including in corporate law contexts.
- Contract drafting for purchase, sale and participations.
- Disputes and enforcement of claims.
Good contracts prevent disputes. We review, draft and enforce agreements of all kinds.
- Review and drafting of purchase, service and works contracts.
- General terms and conditions – drafted in a legally sound manner.
- Enforcement of contractual claims, out of court and in court.
- Defence against unjustified claims.
From formation to dissolution, we support merchants, shareholders and companies.
- Formation of companies and selection of the appropriate legal form.
- Shareholder and participation agreements.
- Commercial contracts and ongoing advice in business dealings.
- Shareholder disputes and disputes under company law.
If the insurer does not pay, or does not pay in full, we enforce legitimate claims.
- Claims settlement with your own and the opposing insurer.
- Review of refusals of benefits and reductions in payment.
- Coverage action and enforcement through the courts.
- Occupational disability, liability and property insurance.
In addition, the firm is engaged in pro bono mandates – legal representation with social responsibility.
Representation that creates clarity.
Legal disputes are stressful. Our task is to give you certainty: we review the legal situation, identify realistic goals and represent you consistently – both out of court and in court.
- Honest initial assessment of your prospects of success
- Transparent information on costs and procedure
- Clear communication without unnecessary legal jargon
- Consistent representation of your interests
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