Tag Archives: lawyers

What is it with American Clients and their Nazi Obsession?

Posted on 2022-12-12 by Andreas Moser

I really like to help the victims of Nazi persecution. Or rather their descendants, considering that most people who survived that horror have passed away since. My main focus is on the restitution of German citizenship to those whose ancestors … Continue reading →

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How to tell if a lawyer is experienced

Posted on 2017-06-26 by Andreas Moser

As I mentioned in the 10 Rules on Finding a Good Lawyer, I think that experience is overrated. Nonetheless, it seems an important criterion for some clients. So, here is a simple test to determine a lawyer’s experience: you have to approach … Continue reading →

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Why it’s important to get the best divorce lawyer

Posted on 2017-01-05 by Andreas Moser

Note that I wrote “best”, not “most expensive”, because these two do not always coincide. How do you find the best lawyer? Luckily, there is my 10-step guide. (Thanks to @littlewisehen for the photo.)

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Persecution of Lawyers in South America

Posted on 2017-01-01 by Andreas Moser

Persecution of lawyers has a long history in South America. From Marie Arana’s biography Bolívar – American Liberator: Bolívar was handed an agitated letter from Páez, reporting the miserable state of affairs in Venezuela. “Your cannot imagine how ruinous the … Continue reading →

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Imagine a World without Lawyers

Posted on 2016-06-10 by Andreas Moser
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Three Kinds of Service

Posted on 2013-10-22 by Andreas Moser

I have always been telling this to my clients. I am happy it has finally been made into a nice graphic.

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Pushy person poses paradox

Posted on 2013-10-11 by Andreas Moser

I receive a lot of questions through my blog and by e-mail, most of them about law. Some of them are interesting, some of them are funny, others are incomprehensible. The worst ones are those by people who believe that … Continue reading →

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The kind of People who become Lawyers

Posted on 2013-01-19 by Andreas Moser

From an article in The Huffington Post about a young man who took part in a riot: “Rag Gu Rock Gue Kim, also known as Rocky, was caught on video during the June 2011 riot damaging vehicles and trying repeatedly … Continue reading →

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Lazy Lawyer from Russia

Posted on 2011-09-02 by Andreas Moser

Some lawyers have an odd concept of legal research. As a lawyer from a civil law jurisdiction (Germany), I generally start with a look into the codes and statutes. If you are from a common law jurisdiction and nobody in … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Immigration Law, Law, Russia | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments