Attorney-of-trust / Lawyer
As of November 15, 2020, the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts has appointed lawyer Michaela Spandau from Stuttgart as attorney-of-trust for sexualized discrimination, sexual harassment, and violence.
By appointing a trust attorney, the ministry is addressing the existing need for advice in the institutions within its sphere of activity and for the contact persons there regarding sexualized discrimination, sexual harassment, and violence. Furthermore, it now offers victims the opportunity to directly turn to an external trusted person. The main focus of the work lies in providing initial legal advice on a specific situation. The trust attorney can be contacted anonymously and guarantees legal confidentiality upon request, particularly crucial due to existing dependency relationships. The measure is also intended to help quantify the dark figure in the area of sexual harassment more effectively.
By signing a joint resolution, the ministry and the universities have sent a clear signal against sexualized discrimination, sexual harassment, and violence. The establishment of a trust attorney is another component of the ministry's efforts to combat sexualized discrimination, sexual harassment, and violence.
Contact
Lawyer Michaela Spandau (Javitz & Spandau Attorneys)
Immenhofer Straße 5, 70180 Stuttgart
Phone: 0711 673 53 70
vertrauensanwaeltin-mwk@rechtsanwaelte-js.de
Michaela Spandau has been a specialist lawyer for criminal law since 2014. She is a founding member of the network of dedicated lawyers in victim protection (NERO) and advises adults and children affected by violence and sexual offenses voluntarily and anonymously. She is a co-author of the work "Victims' Rights - Handbook for the Victims' Rights Attorney". Michaela Spandau also speaks Slovak, Czech, Spanish, and English.
