Professional Experience /

Volunteer Work

• since 2021 Förderraum foundation for people with disabilities, President of the board (board member since 2011)
• since 2019 Tennisclub St.Gallen TCSG Board Member
• since 2016 clp Switzerland  Head of certification
• since 2012 Conciliation Committee Public Employees St.Gallen President 
• since 2011 Mediation Alternative Dispute Resolution
• since 2008 Specialist clp switzerland for collaborative law - Cooperative negotiation
• since 1996 Conciliation Committee Gender Equality St.Gallen President
• since 1993 Independent Attorney, 2002 founding of advokata.ch
• 2006-2019 Bar Exam Committee St.Gallen Member
• 1995-2005 Social Insurance Court St.Gallen Judge
• 1990-1992 District Court St.Gallen Clerk

Education

• 2011 Mediation SAV, advanced Training
• 2008 Specialist clp switzerland for collaborative law
• 2006 Specialist in Social Insurance with Federal Diploma
• 1996 LL.M. (Master of Laws) Duke University, North Carolina, USA
• 1991 Bar Exam St. Gallen
• 1989 Law School University Fribourg (licence bilingue german-french)
• 1984 Kantonsschule St.Gallen Matura
• 1982 Bachillerato en Ciencias y Letras, Comayagua, Honduras

Areas of Practice

• Liability and Social Insurance (Accident, Disability, Malpractice, Victim assistance)
• Marriage and Divorce, Collaborative Law, Mediation
• Inheritance, Last Will, Inheritance Contract, Living Will
• Contract Law (as Employment Law, Rental Law)

Membership

• Registry for Lawyer and Notary Public
• Bar Association of Switzerland and St.Gallen
• Brain Injury Association
• Versicherte Schweiz - Insurance coverage and effective inclusion of people with disabilities
• Collaborative Law Pool Zurich and Eastern Switzerland
• clp switzerland
• International Academy of Collaborative Professionals IACP
• Counsel for Victims of Accidents and Malpractice
• Feminist Lawyers
• WWF

Languages

• German
• English
• Spanish
• French
• Italian (spoken)