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„For lawyers, inheritance law is a
exciting field of activity.
It never gets boring, because every
Case not only legal
is varied, but
precisely because of the
is characterised by the people standing there.“

Kristin Winkler

„Inheritance law is an exciting field of activity for a lawyer. It never gets boring, as every case is not only legally varied, but is also characterised by the people at the centre.“

Kristin Winkler

Kristin Winkler, LL.M. (Buckingham)

Lawyer, specialised lawyer for inheritance law, specialised lawyer for tax law

GWGL Lawyers & Tax Consultants
Hohe Bleichen 5
D-20354 Hamburg

Tel. 040 / 300 39 86 - 0
fax 040 / 300 39 86 - 66
Mail Winkler@​GWGL-​Hamburg.​de

Expertise

As Specialist lawyer for inheritance law and tax law Kristin Winkler LL.M. (Buckingham) is the contact person for inheritance law as well as asset and company succession. She advises commercial and private clients on all questions of succession (planning) and represents heirs, beneficiaries of compulsory portions, legatees and executors in conflicts following the inheritance.

Her broad repertoire of inheritance law is rounded off by her work as a court-appointed Estate guardian and executor, Supplementary carer, guardian ad litem and Legal counsellor and as appointed by testators Executor of the will.

Professional stations

  • Apprenticeship as a bank clerk at Dresdner Bank AG in Hamburg
  • Studied at the University of Hamburg, completed 1st state examination
  • Stay abroad in Great Britain at the Cambridge Academy of English and postgraduate studies at the University of Buckingham with a Master of International and Commercial Law degree
  • Legal clerkship in Northern Germany at the Higher Regional Court of Celle with stations at the Local Court of Lüneburg, the Public Prosecutor's Office of Lüneburg, the District of Winsen and Ernst & Young
  • Admission to the bar 2004
  • Specialist lawyer for inheritance law and specialist lawyer for tax law
  • Probate administrator course and executor course at DVEV
  • Partner in a supra-local tax and legal consultancy firm in the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg
  • Partner at ROSE & PARTNER in Hamburg
  • Foundation of the law firm GWGL in 2016

Languages and other...

  • German
  • English

Mrs Winkler lives in lively Hamburg-Ottensen. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She loves the sea and the mountains. She likes going to the theatre, enjoys every moment on horseback and would love to play golf more regularly again.

Memberships and awards

  • Hamburg Bar Association
  • Working group on inheritance law in the DAV
  • German Association for Inheritance Law and Property Succession (DVEV)
  • German Association of Lawyers, Notaries and Tax Consultants for Inheritance and Family Law (DANSEF)

Honoured in Focus Spezial as „TOP lawyer in inheritance law“ in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

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