For US attorneys & CPAs

Your German-law partner for clients with ties to Germany.

When a client’s estate, inheritance or family reaches into Germany, you need someone who handles the German side reliably — and keeps you in the loop. I am a German-qualified attorney (Rechtsanwältin) and Foreign Legal Consultant in Colorado since 2021, working with our partner office Rechtsanwälte Hösl & Dr. Hösl in Miesbach, Bavaria, Germany.

Discuss a casenicola@germaninheritancelaw.us

At a glanceOur scopeGerman law onlyYour roleUS law and US tax stay with youLanguagesEnglish and GermanDirect line+1 970 889 3789

What I handle

The German side of your client’s matter

Estates and inheritance

  • Certificates of inheritance (Erbschein) and disclaimers
  • German bank accounts, securities and real estate
  • Estate administration and communities of heirs
  • Compulsory share claims and inheritance disputes
Planning, tax and more

  • German wills and estate plans for clients with German assets
  • German inheritance and gift tax filings, coordinated with your US planning
  • Review of US wills and trusts for German assets
  • German citizenship by descent and work permits for employees posted to Germany

New · Trust review

Trust review — German risk assessment

A client’s trust has a beneficiary, settlor, trustee or asset in Germany? Send me the trust instrument. You get a written German-law memo in English: how the German tax office is likely to see the trust, where the risks are, and what can still be changed.

How the trust review works

CoversInheritance and gift tax, tax class and allowancesIncome tax on distributions and § 15 AStGGerman reporting dutiesScopeGerman law only — US law stays with you
How we work together

Clear roles, no surprises

Your client stays your client. We add the German piece.

  1. Free case discussion

    Tell me about the situation — anonymized is fine. I tell you whether and how I can help.

  2. Direct engagement

    Your client engages us directly, with a clear scope and fee information before we start.

  3. You stay in the loop

    With your client’s consent, I copy you on key steps and send a short summary at the end.


Let’s talk

Free 15-minute case discussion

For attorneys, CPAs and financial advisors. Email nicola@germaninheritancelaw.us or call +1 970 889 3789.

No referral fees are paid or accepted. Each client engages us directly.

Nicola S. Casper-Hoesl is admitted to practice law in Germany (Rechtsanwaltskammer München) and has been admitted in Colorado as a Foreign Legal Consultant since 2021. She advises on German law only. Nothing on this website is advice on U.S. federal or state law or U.S. tax matters; please coordinate those with your U.S. attorney or CPA.