Lawyer profile
Dirk Nickel
Certified specialist in family law (Fachanwalt für Familienrecht), Certified specialist in medical law (Fachanwalt für Medizinrecht), Wester Rechtsanwälte, Cologne
- Checked in the official register of the German Federal Bar (BRAK) on 12 October 2026
- Overall rating 4.8 of 5
, from 156 reviews of the firm
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At a glance
- Opening hours
- Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 09:00h - 12:30h and 13:30h - 16:30h, Wednesdays 09:00h - 12:30h and 13:30h - 16:00h, Fridays
Sources: the firm's website, retrieved on 24 October 2026. Focus areas and opening hours are the lawyer's or firm's own words.
Location of the firm
Reviews of the firm
4.8 of 5 Overall rating from 156 reviews on 2 platforms. How we calculate the overall rating
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Örtliche | 4.5 of 5 | 10 | 12 October 2026 not counted separately: shares its reviews with golocal, counted only once |
| golocal | 4.6 of 5 | 10 | 12 October 2026 |
| 4.9 of 5 | 146 | 13 October 2026 |
These reviews apply to the firm, not to individual lawyers.
Details from the official lawyer register
- Name
- Dirk Nickel
- Professional title
- Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt)
- Specialist titles
- Certified specialist in family law (Fachanwalt für Familienrecht), Certified specialist in medical law (Fachanwalt für Medizinrecht)
- Regional bar association
- Köln
- Admitted since
- 22 January 2008
- Law firm
- Wester Rechtsanwälte
- Firm address
- Robert-Perthel-Str. 45, 50739 Köln
- Phone
- 0221-1301206
- Fax
- 0221-1301214
- nickel@wester-rechtsanwaelte.de
- Identifier in the special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA)
- DE.BRAK.ade67e35-48a2-436f-b1a8-d847e6bdf4fd.26cd
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.
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