The foundation and motivation of my work is a deep respect for people and their striving for continuous improvement. It is on these pillars that my practice stands.

How can I best support people to achieve their best so that they themselves maximize their potential?

„Serving people’s health“ was my initial thought. With an A-level diploma in hand I started studying medicine in Bonn. Before the start of the semester I completed a nursing internship at the Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin, and worked during the semester as a nurses’ aid nightshifts and weekends. Through being in contact with patients and their families I realized, that often it was the circumstances that made people ill and that health meant more than just physical health. What should I study in order to understand the circumstances of people? I decided to study law. After completion of my first Staatsexamen I went from Hamburg, the gate to the world, to New Zealand where I earned an LLM in International Environmental Law from the University of Auckland. For my Referendariat and second Staatsexamen I returned to Hamburg. But my desire to learn more about the world, people and other cultures was still paramount. For 15 years I lived in many different countries and cultures and worked as mediator: New Zealand, Ethiopia, South Africa, Rwanda, Australia and last but not least in Myanmar where I worked for the UN.

The world is still my oyster, but Germany is home. Back in Germany I worked for two years at my alma mater the Universität Hamburg before becoming a defense attorney. I was a defense attorney with heart and soul however the second pillar of my conviction, striving for continuous improvement, did not play a vital role in my daily experience.