GERMANY - USEFUL LINKS ORGANISATION
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‘BRAK’ represents the German legal profession as a whole. It is responsible for regulating the legal profession and membership is obligatory for all lawyers practicing in Germany.
Website: www.brak.de
To complain about a lawyer, you must contact your regional bar association. There are 28 local bar associations.
T: +49 (0)30 28 49 39 0 F: +49 (0)30 28 49 39 11
Websites of many local bar associations contains search engines of local lawyers.
Littenstraße 9 10179 Berlin
Languages: German
Regional Bar Associations:
LAW GOVERNING BODIES Bundesrechtsanwaltskamm er (BRAK)
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[email protected] Federal Bar Association
Berlin: www.rak-berlin.de T: +49 (0)30 30 69 31-0 Cologne: www.rak-koeln.de T: +49 (0)221 97 30 10-0 Dusseldorf: www.rechtsanwaltskammerdusseldorf.de T: +49 (0)211 49 50 2- 0 Frankfurt: www.rak-hamburg.de T: +49 (0)40 35 74 41-0 Hamburg: www.rechtsanwaltskammerha mburg.de T: +49 (0)40 35 74 41-0 Munich: www.rak-muenchen.de T: +49 (0)89 53 29 44-0 Stuttgart: www.rak-stuttgart.de T: +49 (0)711 2 22 15 50 Deutscher (DAV)
Anwaltverein
German Bar Association
The DAV works to promote the legal profession in Germany. The membership to the DAV is voluntary for practicing lawyers in Germany.
Website: www.anwaltverein.de
The DAV has online search engines on the website of its national organisation and its many local offices.
https://anwaltauskunft.de/anw altssuche/erweitert/ (search engine for lawyers)
Some local branches of the DAV provide 24 emergency telephone hotlines with criminal lawyers who provide legal assistance after arrest. Many also organise pro-bono clinics which provide quick legal advice free of charge.
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[email protected] T: +49 (0)30 72 61 52 0 F: +49 (0)30 72 61 52 190
Languages: Website available in German, English, and French Littenstraße 11 D – 10179 Berlin Emergency hotlines: Cologne: T: 0221 42 63 82 Dusseldorf: T: 0172 201 1022 Dresden: T: 0172 795 55 59
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Frankfurt: T: 0172 690 690 Hamburg: T: 0171 610 5949 Munich: T: 0171 532 8104 Stuttgart: T: 0711 236 9306
OMBUDSMEN Petitionsausschus Petitions Committee
Petitions Committee is in place to receive comments, suggestions and complaints from members of the public about all aspects of public bodies and their functions. Anybody can petition, including foreigners and prisoners. Comments, suggestions and complaints can also be made by a third party on their behalf.
Website: www.bundestag.de/petition www.bundestag.de/htdocs_e/ bundestag/committees/a02 (English) E:
[email protected] All complaints must be made in writing, signed and include your address. Complaints can be sent by post or by fax. Languages: Website available in German, English, French and Arabic.
T: +49 (0)30 227 352 57 F: +49 (0)30 227 360 53 +49 (0)30 227 360 27 (Complaints) Petitionsausschus, Deutscher Bundestag, Platz der Republik, 11011 Berlin
