AttorneyMichael Affolter
Michael Affolter, MLaw, Attorney-at-law, born 1988
Professional activities
| Since 2019 | Independent attorney and partner at HERZER Rechtsanwälte |
| Since 2019 | Substitute judge at Bülach District Court |
| Since 2020 | Lecturer at the Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences (FFHS) |
| Since 2020 | Member of the foundation council of “Stiftung Dr. Hans und Hilde von Lorentz” for gifted children and adolescents |
| 2016 – 2019 | Chairman of the Arbitration Authority in rental and lease matters in the District of Bülach |
| 2014 – 2019 | Auditor and Clerk at Bülach District Court |
| 2012 – 2013 | Placement at law office, court and public prosecutor’s office |
Education
| 2018 | Zurich bar admission |
| 2008 – 2014 | Degree in law at the University of Zurich Master of Law UZH (magna cum laude) |
| 2001 – 2007 | Hohe Promenade cantonal school, Zürich High school diploma (classical profile) |
Publications
- Affolter Michael, Das hypothetische Einkommen im Familienrecht – ein Überblick, AJP 2020, S. 833 ff.
- Affolter Michael, Nachehelicher Unterhalt bei aussergewöhnlich günstigen finanziellen Verhältnissen, Kommentierung des Bundesgerichtsentscheids 5A_747/2020 vom 29. Juni 2021, iusNet Familienrecht, 20. Oktober 2021
Languages
German, English and French
Memberships
- Zurich Bar Association ZAV
- Swiss Bar Association SAV
- Swiss Judges’ Association (SJA)
- Private Claimants Network (PCN)
- Zurich Criminal Defence Emergency Service
(Member of the «Verein Pikett Strafverteidigung Zürich») - Civil procedure law practice group
- Family law practice group
- Criminal defence practice group
Military
Gfr, Pz Gren (Gef), a D
Contact
Michael Affolter
michael.affolter@herzerpartner.ch
Monika Frey (assistant)