- Inheritance law, real estate law and property law
- Labour law, company law, sales law and intellectual property law
- International private law
- Public law, in particular Service Regulations, tax law and building- and planning law
- Public notarization of marriage and inheritance contracts as well as in company law, in particular company formation and capital increase
- Debt collection
- Master’s degree at the University of Fribourg 1980
- Doctorate in Corporate tax law at the University of Fribourg and St.Gallen (HSG) 1985
- Various placements at the district court, canton court and canton tax office 1980 – 1985
- 1983
- In practice as an independent lawyer since 1985
- Canton councillor from 1996 until 2008
- President of Kinder- und Jugendhilfe St. Gallen from 2009 until 2024
- Born in 1956, from Arni AG, Wil SG and St.Gallen, married, 4 adult children