Cantonal Bar Associations

Index:

Bar Association of the Canton of Aargau
Bar Association of the Canton of Appenzell
Bar Association of the Canton of Basle-Country
Bar Association of the Canton of Basle-City
Bar Association of the Canton of Berne
Bar Association of the Canton of Fribourg
Bar Association of the Canton of Geneva
Bar Association of the Canton of Glarus
Bar Association of the Canton of Grisons
Bar Association of the Canton of Jura
Bar Association of the Canton of Lucerne
Bar Association of the Canton of Neuchâtel
Bar Association of the Canton of Schaffhausen
Bar Association of the Canton of Schwyz
Bar Association of the Canton of Solothurn
Bar Association of the Canton of St Gall
Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino
Bar Association of the Canton of Thurgau
Bar Association of the Canton of Unterwalden
Bar Association of the Canton of Uri
Bar Association of theCanton of Vaud
Bar Association of the Canton of Valais
Bar Association of the Canton of Zug
Bar Association of the Canton of Zurich

Bar Association of the Canton of Aargau

Secretariat:
Frey-Herosé-Strasse 20
Postfach 4322
5001 Aarau
TEL 062 873 40 50
FAX 062 873 40 51
e-mail: info@anwaltsverband-ag.ch

President:
Mr Patrick Wagner, Rheinfelden
TEL 061 831 36 00

Treasurer:
Dr Thomas Ender, attorney, Baden

Secretary:
Mr Martin Lüscher, attorney, Aarau
TEL 062 823 40 50

Members:
Mr Matthias Becker, attorney, Lenzburg
Mrs Brigitte Bitterli, attorney, Aarau
Mrs Barbara Sramek, attorneym, Baden
Mr Werner Wunderlin, attorney, Baden

Bar Association of the Canton of Appenzell

President:
Mr Pietro Donati, attorney, St Gall
TEL 071 222 10 77

Treasurer:
Mr Matthias Leuthold, attorney, Herisau

Secretary:
Mr Michael Manser, attorney, St Gall
TEL 071 222 40 33

Bar Association of the Canton of Basle-Country

General-Secretary:
Master of Law Andrea Tarnutzer-Münch
Güterstrasse 106
4053 Basle
TEL. 061 366 90 65
FAX 061 366 90 69
e-mail: sekretariat@advokaturambahnhof.ch

 "Kammertelefon" BS and BL 061 261 95 25
(here you may receive the address of a lawyer who can give you legal advice)

President:
Dr Thomas Ramseier, Muttenz
TEL 061 467 90 00

Vice-President/Secretary:
Mr. Roman Felix, Reinach
TEL 061 717 756 80 40

Treasurer:
Mr. Raymond Marti, Binningen
TEL 061 426 50 50

Members:
Mr Simon Rosenhtaler, attorney, Liestal
Mrs Claudia Weible Imhof, attorney, Laufen

Bar Association of the Canton of Basle-City

General-Secretary:
Master of Law Andrea Tarnutzer-Münch
Güterstrasse 106
4053 Basle
TEL. 061 366 90 65
FAX 061/366 90 69
e-mail: sekretariat@advokaturambahnhof.ch

"Kammertelefon" BS and BL 061 261 95 25
(here you may receive the address of a lawyer who can give you legal advice)

President:
Dr David Jenny, attorney, Basle
TEL 061 279 33 00

Vice-President:
Dr Sabine Herrmann, attorney, Basle
TEL 061 272 15 33

Treasurer:
Dr Oscar Olano, attorney, Basle
TEL 061 226 24 24

Members:
Dr Maurice Courvoisier
Dr Judith Natterer Gartmann, attorney, Basle
Mr Lukas Polivka, attorney, Basle
Dr Beatrice Speiser, attorney, Basle

Bar Association of the Canton of Berne

Secretariat:
Mrs Véronique Bachmann
attorney
Platanenstrasse 2
P.O. Box 1052
3401 Burgdorf
TEL 034 423 11 89
FAX 034 423 11 92
e-mail:  bav@solnet.ch

President:
Mr Jürg Friedli, attorney, Thun
TEL 033 222 22 66

1st Vice-President:
Mr Vincent Kleiner, attorney, Tavannes

2nd Vice-President:
Dr Fritz Rothenbühler, attorney, Berne

Secretary:
Mrs Véronique Bachmann, attorney, Burgdorf

Members:
Mr Mark Ineichen, attorney, Berne
Mr Martin Kindler, attorney, Berne
Mrs Andrea Lanz Müller, attorney, Berne
Dr Béatrice Pfister, attorney, Berne
Dr Annette Spycher, attorney, Berne
Mr. Marc Wollmann, attorney, Biel

Bar Association of the Canton of Fribourg

President: 
Mr Albert Nussbaumer, attorney, Fribourg
TEL 026 309 23 30

Vice-President: 
Mr Nicolas Charrière, attorney, Fribourg                                                       TEL 026 322 11 56

Treasurer:
Mr Nicolas Charrière, attorney, Fribourg

Secretary:
Mrs Isabelle Brunner Wicht, Fribourg
TEL 026 425 43 00

Webmaster:
Mr Denis Schroeter, attorney, Fribourg

Members:
Mr Christian Delaloye Fribourg
Mr Pierre-Henri Gapany, Fribourg
Mrs Isabelle Python, Friourg

Bar Association of the Canton of Geneva

Secretariat:
5, rue des Chaudronniers
1204 Geneva
TEL 022 310 50 65
FAX 022 781 45 59
e-mail: secretariat@odageneve.ch

President:
Mr Vincent Spira , attorney, Geneva
TEL 022 718 88 44
spira@verslaw.ch

Vice-President:
Mr François Canonica, attorney, Geneva
TEL 022 347 47 47
fcanonica@canonica-law.ch

Treasurer: 
Mr Fabio Spirgi, attorney, Geneva

Members:
Mr Robert Assael, attorney, Geneva
Mr François Canonica, attorney, Geneva
Mr Jean-Marc Carnicé, attorney, Geneva
Mr Nicolas Jeandin, attorney, Geneva
Mr Grégoire Mangeat, attorney, Geneva
Mrs Birgit Sambeth Glasner, Geneva
Mr Guy Vermeil, attorney, Geneva

Former Presidents:
Mrs Dominique Burger, attorney, Geneva
Mr Jean-François Ducrest, attorney, Geneva

Secretary "Jeune Barreau":
Mr Simon Ntah, attorney, Geneva

Bar Association of the Canton of Glarus

President:
Mr Hansjürg Rhyner, attorney, Glarus
TEL 055 645 37 37

Vice-President and Secretary:
Mr Daniel Althaus, attorney, Glarus
TEL 055 640 20 45

Treasurer:
Mr Stefan Müller, Glarus

Bar Association of the Canton of Grisons

President:
Mr Hans-Ulrich Bürer, attorney, Chur
TEL 081 252 81 01
FAX 081 252 98 58
e-mail: info@grav.ch
Internet: www.grav.ch

Vice-President:
Mrs Karin Caviezel-Eggenberger, attorney, Chur
TEL 081 257 06 64

Secretary:
Mr Peter Guyaz, attorney, Chur
TEL 081 250 51 61
e-mail: info@diana-honegger.ch

Treasurer:
Mr Stefan Lechmann, attorney, Chur
TEL 081 253 67 77

Member:
Mr Rudolf Kunz, Chur
TEl 081 252 88 61

Bar Association of the Canton of Jura

President:
Mr Jean-Marie Allimann, attorney, Delémont
tél. 032 422 32   

Vice-President:
Ms Martine Lang, attorney, Porrentruy
tél. 032 466 14 09

Secretary:
Claude Jeanneret, attorney, Delémont
tél. 032 422 97 13

Treasurer:
Mr Vincent Willemin, attorney, Delémont
tél. 032 433 29 42

Member:
Mr Manuel Piquerez, attorney, Porrentruy

Bar Association of the Canton of Lucerne

Secretariat:
Mr Markus Haas, attorney
Winkelriedstrasse 35
P.O. Box 3240
6002 Lucerne
TEL 041 418 81 36
FAX 041 418 81 37
e-mail: info@lav.ch
www.lav.ch

President:
Dr Markus Kaufmann, attorney, Lucerne
TEL 041 417 10 70

Vice-President + public relations delegate:
Dr Urban Bieri, attorney, Lucerne

Treasurer:
Mrs Seila Barmettler-Bucher, attorney, Lucerne

Delegate for extension studies:
Mr. Stefan Kessler, Lucerne

Delegate for law and legislation:
Mrs Regual Suter-Furrer, Lucerne

Member of the profession's commission :
Mr Stefan Mattmann, Lucerne

Bar Association of the Canton of Neuchâtel

President:
Mr Ivan Zender, attorney, La Chaux-de-Fonds
TEL 032 913 14 15

1st Vice-President:
Mr Christophe Schwarb, attorney, Neuchâtel

2nd Vice-President: 
Mr Georges Schaller, attorney, Neuchâtel

Treasurer:
Mrs Carine Jendly-Richoz, attorney, Neuchâtel

Secretary:
Mr Basile Schwab, attorney, La Chaux-de-Fonds 
TEL 032 910 91 91

Bar Association of the Canton of Schaffhausen

President:
Mr Jens Onnen, attorney, Schaffhausen
TEL 052 624 96 00

Vice-President and Treasurer:
Mr Jürg Uhlmann, attorney, Schaffhausen

Secretary:
Mrs Birgitta Zbinden, attorney, Schaffhausen
TEL 052 632 20 65

Bar Association of the Canton of Schwyz

President:
Mr Richard Kälin, attorney, Freienbach
TEL 055 415 50 51
e-mail: kaelin@kaelin-bruhin.com

Vice-President and Treasurer:
Mrs Jolanda Fleischli, attorney, Lachen
TEL 055 451 50 55
e-mail: jf.law@hispeed.ch

Secretary:
Mrs Helen Schmid, attorney, Lachen
TEL 055 451 54 00
e-mail: anwalt@bluewin.ch

Bar Association of the Canton of Solothurn

Ms Simone Kury
attorney
Löwengasse 1
4500 Solothurn
TEL 032 622 46 46
FAX 032 622 46 44
e-mail: info@kury-law.ch

President:
Ms lic.iur. Ida Salvetti, attorney, Solothurn
TEL 032 621 34 34

Vice-President:
Mr Dieter Trümpy, attorney, Olten

Members:
Mrs Marie-Christine Müller Leu, attorney, Olten
Mr Rémy Wyssmann, attorney, Oensingen

General-Secretary:
Ms Simone Kury, attorney, Solothurn

Bar Association of the Canton of St Gall

Secretariat:
Mr Matthias Schmid
attorney
Vadiangasse 44
Postfach 262
9001 St Gall
TEL 071 492 03 20
FAX 071 492 03 21
e-mail: info@anwaltsverbands.ch
www.anwaltsverbandsg.ch

President:
Mr Markus Joos, attorney, St Gall
TEL 071 227 25 25

Treasurer:
see secretariat

Secretary:
Mr Adrian Rufener, attorney, St Gall

Members: 
Mr Jürg Dommer, attorney, Buchs
Mr Fredy Fässler, attorney, St Gall
Mrs Jacqueline Honsell, attorney, St Gall
Mrs Jeannine Scherrer-Bänziger, attorney, Oberuzwil

Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino

Secretariat:
Corso San Gottardo 54 C
P.O. Box 1649
6830 Chiasso
TEL 091 682 95 61
FAX 091 682 95 62
e-mail: info@tiav.ch

Opening hours:
Monday to Friday
From 8.30 to 11.30 am

President: 
Mr Battista Ghiggia, attorney, Lugano
Tel 091 912 30 30
e-mail: backoffice@legalghiggia.ch

Vice-President: 
Brenno Canevascini, attorney, Muralto
Tel 091 735 35 50

Secretary and Treasurer:
Mr Pascal Cattaneo, attorney, Chiasso
TEL 091 682 86 82/83

Members:
Mrs Flaviana Biaggi-Fabio, attorney, Biasca
Mr Nicola Corti, attorney, Lugano
Mrs Renata Foglia, attorney, Lugano
Mr Michele Rossi, Lugano

Bar Association of the Canton of Thurgau

President:
Mr Marcel Epper, attorney, Ettenhausen
TEL 052 365 11 41

Vice-President:
Mr. Matthias Hotz, attorney, Frauenfeld

Member::
Mr Mario Weber, attorney, Frauenfeld

Treasurer: 
Mr. Christoph Spahr, attorney, Arbon

Secretary:
Dr Thomas Dufner, attorney, Kreuzlingen
TEL 071 677 05 80
e-mail: office@raggenbass.com

Bar Association of the Canton of Unterwalden

President:
Mr Ralph Sigg, attorney, Hergiswil
TEL 041 632 56 56

Treasurer:
Mr André Britschgi, attorney, Stans
TEL 041 610 44 61

Secretary:
Mr Niklaus Theiler, attorney, Sachseln
TEL 041 660 77 88

Bar Association of the Canton of Uri

TEL 041 871 33 30
www.urilaw.ch

President:
Dr Franz-Xaver Brücker, attorney, Altdorf
TEL 041 871 00 22

Vice-President/Treasurer:
Mr Andreas Bilger, attorney, Altdorf
TEL 041 870 98 88

Secretary:
Mrs Romana Bossi Bisatz, attorney, Altdorf
TEL 041 870 94 44

Bar Association of the Canton of Vaud

Secretariat:
Grand-Chêne 8
P.O. Box 7056
1002 Lausanne
TEL 021 311 77 39
FAX 021 311 77 49
E-mail:  info@oav.ch
Internet: www.oav.ch

President:
Mr. Jacques Michod
TEL 021 321 20 27
E-Mail: michod@bourg8.ch

Vice-President:
Mr. Christophe Piguet
TEL 021 321 30 21
E-Mail: christophe.piguet@avpiguet.ch

Secretary: 
Vanessa Chambour, attorney, Lausanne
TEL 021 320 50 61
e-mail: vchambour@richardlaw.ch

Treasurer:
Mr Elie Elkaim, attorney, Lausanne
TEL 021 343 20 40
e-mail: eelkaim@lion-d-or.ch

Members:
Mrs Antonella Cereghetti Zwahlen, attorney, Lausanne
Mrs Cornelia Seeger Tappy, attorney, Lausanne
Mr Jean-David Pelot, Lausanne

General Secretary:
Mrs Joëlle Zimmermann, attorney, Lausanne
e-mail: zimmermann@dzbavocats.ch

Bar Association of the Canton of Valais

Secretariat:
Rue de la Dent-Blanche 8
P.O. Box 2236
1950 Sion 2 Nord
TEL 027 321 21 26
FAX 027 321 21 27
Internet: www.oavs.ch

Bar Association of the Canton of Zug

President:
Mr Werner Goldmann, attorney, Baar
TEL 041 767 46 46
w.goldmann@hotzgoldmann.ch

Vice-President:
Mr Hans Hagmann, attorney, Zug

Treasurer:
Mrs Nicole Kistler, attorney, Zug

Secretary:
Mrs Andrea Hodel-Schmid, attorney, Zug
TEL 041 710 64 70
andrea.hodel@hodel-frei.ch

Bar Association of the Canton of Zurich

Secretariat:
Dr Patrick Middendorf
Bahnhofstrasse 61
Postfach 7675
8023 Zürich
TEL 044 211 51 81
FAX 044 211 51 82
e-mail: sekretariat@zav.ch
Internet: www.zav.ch

President:
Mr Urs Haegi, attorney, Zurich
TEL 044 254 34 00

Vice-President:
Dr Georg Rauber, attorney, Zurich

Treasurer: 
Dr Annette Lenzlinger, attorney, Wetzikon

Members:
Dr Alessandro L. Celli, attorney, Zurich
Mr Georges Chanson, attorney, Zurich
Mrs Tanja Knodel, attorney, Zurich
Dr Dominik Vock, Zurich

President of the Commitee on Ethical Rules:
Mrs Gabrielle Mazurczak, attorney, Zurich

President of the Commission on Legal Fees:
Dr Paul Schaltegger, attorney, Zurich

Secretary:
Dr Patrick Middendorf, attorney, Zurich