1970
Born in Kelheim/Donau (Bavaria)
1991–1996
Law degree at FAU (University of Erlangen-Nuremberg)
1996
First state examination in law
1996/97
Research assistant at Institut für Bürgerliches Recht, Zivilprozeßrecht und freiwillige Gerichtsbarkeit der Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (Institute for Civil Law, Civil Procedural Law and Noncontentious Jurisdiction at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg) under Professor Greger
1998
Second state examination in law
1999
Called to the bar at Karlsruhe District Court
2004
Called to the bar at Karlsruhe Higher Regional Court
1999–2013
14 years as legal associate at a prestigious law firm licensed to practice at the Federal Court of Justice, while also practicing as a lawyer at his own firm with other partners
2013
Called to the bar at the Federal Court of Justice