I handle cases in all areas of law. You can therefore use me both in dispute resolution and dispute prevention. My clients include mainly Czech family businesses and entrepreneurs. However, I often help people to resolve legal matters that are not related to business, which include, for example, divorce or division of share co-ownership.
I always try to come up with solutions so that the client has a legitimate feeling that I have helped them as their attorney and provided good service. I enjoy helping a particular individual and, therefore, I like to solve my clients' existential problems, whether they are related to family relationships, freedom or property.
My great passion is the game of chess (especially speed chess). I can play several games at once. In cultivating this passion of mine, I have developed both combinatorial and strategic thinking and the ability to react appropriately and quickly to changing conditions. I use this in my legal practice and on behalf of my clients - for instance, during witness interviews, I can deftly formulate questions that show the court that the truth is quite different than it appeared until then. On several occasions during my long career, I have been able to put a witness or opposing party under pressure and, as a result, convict them of lying or concealing facts (even though some of these lies were very sophisticated). In general, my main strength is my ability to choose adequate litigation tactics. At the same time, I can find unconventional and surprising solutions.
I also like to use the described skills in the criminal defense of clients. In criminal cases, more than anywhere else, evidence is important, including the examination of witnesses. My skills and experience also help me in ensuring that the proceedings properly establish what really happened, as well as the legality of the actions of the police, the court, and other authorities. This enables me to fulfil my role, which is first and foremost to provide for that my client is not wrongly convicted.
In my work, I also draw on my knowledge of non-legal, predominantly technical sectors such as engineering, transport, energy, and capital construction. As a technical deputy, I was in charge of the construction of a freight station in Prague. Thanks to this knowledge and experience, I know what needs to be treated to avoid disputes, for example in the construction sector.
I can also apply my knowledge and experience when a dispute arises in construction and other fact-intensive disputes that other attorneys often avoid because they are not as well versed in the technical issues that are usually absolutely necessary to properly understand the case. It is not only in these extremely complex disputes that I use my other strength, which is my very good memory, which means that I do not have to search extensively for laws, pleadings, or other documents.
I perceive any injustice or illegality with great distress, and, therefore, I take on cases that other attorneys might perceive as unattractive, such as recovering small debts or protecting against a wrongful removal or a retention of a child.
I graduated from the Faculty of Law of Charles University in Prague. I have been practicing law since 1985.