Fred Wenzel

“My job is fun for me. In penal law especially, every trial is different. One has to be able to persuade others orally in concrete situations where legal knowledge alone is not sufficient. One needs knowledge of psychology, rhetoric, sociology, an understanding of people, a sense of what is feasible, and character. One has to dispute things while at the same time winning over others. Be tenacious and yet at the same time flexible. And always fight with our best efforts on behalf of the client!”

Legal career

Born in 1960
Studies of law in Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, and Montpellier, France
Legal degree obtained in France: Maîtrise en Droit, Université Montpellier
Admitted to the bar in 1990
Associate at our firm since 1994.
Specialized attorney (Fachanwalt) for penal law since 1998
Admitted to practice before the Amtsgericht (Local Court), Landgericht (Regional Court), and Oberlandesgericht (Higher Regional Court)

Fields of practice

Penal law, family law, media law, intellectual property law, immigration law and law concerning foreign nationals

Other activities

Instructor for continuing education for attorneys offered by the Vereinigung Hessischer Strafverteidiger e.V. (Association of Defense Attorneys of the Federal State of Hesse),
Instructor of penal-law topics in continuing education courses for debt advisors and insolvency advisors.

Memberships:

Vereinigung Hessischer Strafverteidiger e.V. (Association of Defense Attorneys of the Federal State of Hesse) (www.stvh.org)
Arbeitsgemeinschaft Strafrecht im Deutschen Anwaltsverein (Penal Law Working Group of the German Bar Association) (www.ag-strafrecht.de)
Deutscher Anwaltsverein (German Bar Association) (www.anwaltverein.de)
Deutsch-Französische Juristenvereinigung e.V. (German/French Attorneys’ Association) (www.dfj.org)
Aktion Sühnezeichen Friedensdienste e.V. (Action Reconciliation Service for Peace) (www.asf-ev.de)
Städelscher Museums-Verein e.V. (Städel Museum Association) (www.staedelverein.de)

Languages

French (fluent), English