Lawyer and notary profile
Dr. Claus Höpfner
Civil-law notary (Notar) · Certified specialist in employment law (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht), Kanzlei Geraats & Kollegen, Münster
- Checked in the official register of the German Federal Bar (BRAK) on 21 October 2026
- Overall rating 3.8 of 5
, from 23 reviews of the firm
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At a glance
- Languages
- English, French
- Focus areas
- Employment law (Arbeitsrecht), Inheritance law (Erbrecht), Company law (Gesellschaftsrecht), Property sales (Immobilienverkäufe), Social insurance law (Sozialversicherungsrecht), Real estate law (Immobilienrecht), Commercial law (Handelsrecht), Contract law (Vertragsrecht), Banking law (Bankrecht), Intellectual property (trade marks, patents, designs) (Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz), Inkasso, national und international, Medien-, Urheber und Internetrecht
- Opening hours
- Monday to Friday 08:45 to 17:00
Sources: the firm's website, retrieved on 24 October 2026; Deutsche Anwaltauskunft des Deutschen Anwaltvereins, retrieved on 12 October 2026. Focus areas and opening hours are the lawyer's or firm's own words. Focus areas from the directories' fixed lists have an English label with the German term in brackets; all others stay in German.
Location of the firm
Reviews of the firm
3.8 of 5 Overall rating from 23 reviews on 2 platforms. How we calculate the overall rating
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gelbe Seiten | 1.0 of 5 | 2 | 21 October 2026 not counted separately: shares its reviews with golocal, counted only once |
| golocal | 1.0 of 5 | 2 | 21 October 2026 |
| 4.0 of 5 | 21 | 21 October 2026 |
These reviews apply to the firm, not to individual lawyers.
Details from the official lawyer register
- Name
- Dr. Claus Höpfner
- Professional title
- Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt)
- Specialist titles
- Certified specialist in employment law (Fachanwalt für Arbeitsrecht)
- Regional bar association
- Hamm
- Admitted since
- 1 September 1995
- Law firm
- Kanzlei Geraats & Kollegen
- Firm address
- Hammer Str. 39, 48153 Münster
- Phone
- 0251-89907-0
- Fax
- 0251-8990710
- rechtsanwalt@geraats.de
- Website
- www.geraats.de
- Identifier in the special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA)
- DE.BRAK.d349306c-1b19-4460-aedc-5ec970f76238.cdb3
Source: Official lawyer register of the German Federal Bar under section 31 of the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO). The register is kept in German. We show names and addresses as the register gives them and add an English description to German professional titles.
Details from the register of notaries (Notarverzeichnis) of the Federal Chamber of Notaries (Bundesnotarkammer)
- Name
- Dr. Claus Höpfner
- Official title
- Lawyer and civil-law notary (Rechtsanwalt und Notar)
- Official seat (Amtssitz)
- Münster
- Chamber of notaries
- Westfälische Notarkammer
- Appointed since
- 18 January 2008
- Partnership
- Geraats Höpfner
- Office
- Hammer Straße 39, 48153 Münster
- Phone
- 0251/899070
- Fax
- 0251/8990710
- hoepfner@geraats.de
Source: Notarverzeichnis der Bundesnotarkammer (§ 78l BNotO), as of 28 October 2026. The register is kept in German.
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