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 Simon Käch, attorney, Berikon
TEL 056 648 25 30

Vice-President:
Mr Patrick Wagner, Stein

Treasurer:
Dr Thomas Ender, attorney, Baden

Secretary:
Mr Martin Lüscher, attorney, Aarau
TEL 062 824 84 00

Members:
Mr Jean-Pierre Gallati, attorney, Berikon
Mrs Barbara Sramek, 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 Chrisian Boll, attorney, Appenzell
TEL 071 788 03 30

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 Baltasar Bessenich, attorney, Basle
TEL 061 279 45 00

Vice-President:
Dr Caspar Zellweger, attorney, Basle
TEL 061 272 12 40

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

Members:
Dr Sabine Herrmann, Basle
Dr Bernhard Heusler, 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 Marc Labbé, attorney, Biel
TEL 032 322 25 21

1st Vice-President:
Mr Jürg Friedli, attorney, Thun

2nd Vice-President:
Mr Vincent Kleiner, attorney, Tavannes

Treasurer:
Mr Peter Morgenthaler, attorney, Melchnau

Secretary:
Mrs Véronique Bachmann, attorney, Burgdorf

Members:
Mr Mark Ineichen, Berne
Mr Martin Kindler, attorney, Berne
Dr Béatrice Pfister, attorney, Berne
Dr Fritz Rothenbühler, Berne
Dr Annette Spycher, attorney, Berne

Bar Association of the Canton of Fribourg

President: 
Mr André Clerc, attorney, Fribourg
TEL 026 347 30 90

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

Treasurer:
Mr Nicolas Charrière, attorney, Fribourg

Secretary:
Mr Albert Nussbaumer, attorney, Fribourg
TEL 026 309 23 30
Isabelle Brunner Wicht, Fribourg
TEL 026 425 56 56

Webmaster:
Mr Denis Schroeter, attorney, Fribourg

Members:
Mrs Marianne Loretan, attorney, Fribourg
Mr Pierre-Henri Gapany, Fribourg

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 Jean-François Ducrest, attorney, Geneva
TEL 022 707 18 00
jf.ducrest@borel-barbey.ch

Vice-President:
Mr Vincent Spira , attorney, Geneva
TEL 022 718 88 44
spira@verslaw.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
Mrs Birgit Sambeth Glasner, Geneva
Mr Guy Vermeil, attorney, Geneva

Former Presidents:
Mrs Dominique Burger, attorney, Geneva
Mr Alain Le Fort, attorney, Geneva

Secretary "Jeune Barreau":
Mr Grégoire Mangeat, attorney, Geneva

Bar Association of the Canton of Glarus

President:
Dr Thomas Hefti, attorney, Glarus
TEL 055 640 25 44

Vice-President and Secretary:
Mr Hansjürg Rhyner, attorney, Glarus
TEL 055 645 37 37

Treasurer:
Mr Daniel Althaus, attorney, 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 Pierre-Dominique Schupp, attorney, Lausanne
TEL 021 321 50 80
e-mail: p-d.schupp@rusconi-avocats.ch

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