PEOPLE. ATTORNEYS.
ASSISTANTS. TEAM SPIRIT.

NIKLAUS KUNZ

lic. iur.
Attorney

since November 2024
Attorney with Suter.Legal. AG, Küsnacht
since January 2024
Military justice officer (Lt. Col.) on the staff of the Chief Auditor of the army (militia role)
2023 – 2024
Attorney at Wenger Vieli AG, Zurich
2018 – 2022
Attorney with Bihrer Attorneys at Law Ltd, Zurich
since November 2018
Member of Euconnex (European Construction Law Networking Experts)
since April 2018
Member of the Commission for Property Taxes of the municipality of Kilchberg
2017 – 2018
Legal Counsel at Nord Stream AG, Zug
since March 2015
Audit expert at the Association of Swiss Security Service Companies (VSSU)
2013 – 2017
Attorney with Hotz & Goldmann Advokatur/Notariat, Baar
2008 – 2012
Auditor and from 10.2008 clerk at the District Court of Pfäffikon, Zurich
2012
Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
2011
Certificate in Advanced Studies (CAS) in Forensics, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts/FHZ
2007
lic. iur., University of Zurich
2002
High school diploma type A,
Freies Gymnasium Zurich
German, English
August 7, 1982

„If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person’s point of view and see things from that person’s angle as well as from your own.“

— Henry Ford

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LADINA FURGER

M.A. HSG in Law and Economics
Attorney

Since May 2025
Attorney with Suter.Legal. AG, Küsnacht
2020 – 2023
Court clerk at the District Court of Bülach (from March 2022 also part-time chair of the conciliation board for tenancy and lease matters with equal representation)
2019 – 2020
Auditor at the District Court of Bülach, Switzerland
2018 – 2019
Substitute at Baker McKenzie, Zurich, Switzerland
2015 – 2018
Legal associate at the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
2015
Internship at Staiger Schwald & Partner AG, Zurich, Switzerland
2014
Internship at the Legal Department of the Cantonal Hospital of Graubünden, Chur
2024
Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
2017
M.A. HSG in Law and Economics, University of St. Gallen

2016
Exchange semester, Norwegian School of Economics
2015
B.A. HSG in Law and Economics, University of St. Gallen
2012
High school diploma, Protestant Middle School in Schiers
German, English
May 24, 1993

„It is not enough to know – you must also apply. It is not enough to want – you must also do.“

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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THOMAS HODGSKIN

MLaw
Attorney

Since June 2025
Attorney with Suter.Legal. AG, Küsnacht
2024 – 2026
Partner VC Investments at Ordway Selections, Zug
2022 – 2025
Part-time substitute judge of the District Court of Bülach
2020 – 2023
Attorney at Rechtskraft Advokatur and Business Coaching, Zürich
2017 – 2020
Court clerk at the District Court of Bülach (from 2018 also part-time chair of the conciliation board for tenancy and lease matters with equal representation)
2016 – 2017
Auditor at the District Court of Bülach
2015 – 2016
Substitute at Kohli & Partner Rechtsanwälte, Zurich
2020
Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
2013 – 2015
Master of Law, University of Zurich
2009 – 2012
Bachelor of Law, University of Lucerne
2001 – 2008
High school diploma type economy, Freies Gymnasium Zürich
German, English
March 12, 1989

„The unexamined life is not worth living“

— Socrates

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JÜRG MEIER

lic. iur., Attorney
Counselor

Since November 1, 2022
Legal Counsel at Suter.Legal. AG, Küsnacht
2008 – 2022
President of the District Court of Meilen
since 2014
President of the Examination Commission for the Public Prosecutor's Offices of the Canton of Zurich
2002 – 2020
Part-time substitute judge of the High Court of the Canton of Zurich
2001 – 2008
Vice President of the District Court of Meilen; President of the First Division of the District Court of Meilen
1996 – 2008
President of the Meilen Court for Tenancy Matters and the Juvenile Court
1996 – 2001
Full-time district judge/reporter in the Second Division of the Meilen District Court and single judge in civil status and family law proceedings
1992 – 1996
Full-time substitute judge (single judge in all types of proceedings) at the District Court of Meilen
1989 – 1991
Chief Clerk of the District Court of Meilen
1986 – 1989
Clerk of the District Court of Meilen
1986
Auditor of the District Court of Meilen
1989
Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
1985
University of Zurich, degree in
Law (lic. iur.)
German, English, Italian (basic knowledge)
December 24, 1957
Fachhandbuch Zivilprozessrecht, 1st edition, Zurich 2020, author of:
"ordinary proceedings before the Zurich district courts"
"simplified proceedings"

„You can only remain successful if you are constantly developing.“

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JANNIS MÜLLER

Assistant (part-time)

since June 2024
Assistant (part-time) at Suter.Legal. AG, Küsnacht
2022 – 2024
Technical Service Specialist, GFA-Bachwiesen, Zurich
2017 – 2021
Operational maintenance specialist, GFA-Bachwiesen, Zurich
2014 – 2017
Specialist in operational maintenance with Federal VET Diploma i.A.
GFA-Entlisberg, Zurich
since September 2024
BSc in Applied Law, ZHAW School of Management and Law
2024
Vocational baccalaureate BM2 Business (services type)
2022
Maintenance specialist
2018
Vocational trainer
2017
Operational maintenance specialist with Federal VET Diploma
German, English
August 12, 1996

„Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.“

— Theodore Roosevelt

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LAURA WOLFENSBERGER

Assistant (part-time)

since July 2024
Assistant (part-time) at Suter.Legal. AG, Küsnacht
since July 2024
Human Resources Administrator, School Administration Wald
2020 – 2024
Personnel Administrator, Wald School Administration
2019 – 2020
Clerk, City of Uster
since 2024
Law studies, Master of Law, University of Lucerne
2020 - 2024
Bachelor of Science in Business Law, ZHAW School of Management and Law
2022
SEMP study visit, Berlin School of Economics and Law
2019
Vocational baccalaureate and apprenticeship, City of Uster
German, English
July 2, 2000

„Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you.“