1975 – 1981
Law studies

1982 – 1985
Legal clerkship in the regional court Offenburg district

1986
Lawyer at regional court Waldshut-Tiengen

1987
Lawyer at regional court Baden-Baden

1991
Admission to the higher regional court Karlsruhe

1997
Foundation of a law firm in Karlsruhe

2008
Degree as Specialised Road Traffig Lawyer