Klaus Schmalz
Klaus Schmalz (born April 14, 1928 in Kronberg im Taunus ; † August 6, 2012 ) was a German lawyer.
Schmalz was Vice President from 1975 to 1983 and then President of the Federal Bar Association until 1991 . He later became its honorary president. After the Bastille rulings of the Federal Constitutional Court of 1987, which declared the previous professional standards of the legal profession to be unconstitutional, he promoted the specialization of the legal profession. He also advocated international contacts for the Federal Bar Association, u. a. to the Israeli Bar Association and by entering into a friendship agreement with the French Bar Association.
Honors
- 1981: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1987: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany - Great Cross of Merit
- 1997: Order of Merit of the Italian Republic - Cavaliere di Gran Croce
- 2001: Hessian Order of Merit
- Large Silver Medal of Honor Medal of honor for services to the Republic of Austria
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary notice in the Süddeutsche Zeitung
Gustav Fink (1954–1959) | Florian Waldeck (1959–1960) | Friedrich Franke (1960–1961) | Arthur Müller (1961–1967) | Karl Weber (1967–1974) | Heinrich Vigano (1974–1983) | Klaus Schmalz (1983–1991) | Eberhard Haas (1991-1999) | Bernhard Dombek (1999–2007) | Axel C. Filges (2007-2015) | Ekkehart Schäfer (since 2015)
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| SURNAME | Schmalz, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German lawyer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kronberg im Taunus |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 6, 2012 |