Professional Career
• Study of law in Heidelberg, Würzburg, Munich
• Fellowship from the Foundation of the German People (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
• First state examination in law, Bavaria, 1970
• Doctorate by the Law Faculty of Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, 1971
• Scientific collaborator of Prof. Dr. Hans F. Zacher, Institute for Politics and Public Law, 1972
• Second state examination in law, Bavaria, 1974
• Admission to the bar, 1974
• Master of Laws (LL.M.) of the University of California at Berkeley, CA, U.S.A., 1975
• Associate lecturer, University of Augsburg, 1982
• Tax attorney, 1986
• Tax consultant, 1986
• Certified public accountant, 1992