Lawyer and notary profile
Matthias Janitz
Civil-law notary (Notar) · Certified specialist in construction and architects' law (Fachanwalt für Bau- und Architektenrecht), Schulz Sozien, Essen
- Checked in the official register of the German Federal Bar (BRAK) on 13 October 2026
- Overall rating 4.5 of 5
, from 36 reviews of the firm
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- Languages
- English
- Focus areas
- Architects' law (Architektenrecht), Construction law (Baurecht), Real property law (Grundstücksrecht), Tenancy and lease law (Miet- und Pachtrecht), Administrative law (Verwaltungsrecht)
- Opening hours
- Monday to Thursday: 9:00 to 12:30, 13:30 to 17:00
- Friday: 9:00 to 12:30 and by appointment
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.
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Reviews of the firm
4.5 of 5 Overall rating from 36 reviews on 2 platforms. How we calculate the overall rating
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Örtliche | 4.0 of 5 | 1 | 13 October 2026 not counted separately: shares its reviews with golocal, counted only once |
| Gelbe Seiten | 4.0 of 5 | 1 | 13 October 2026 not counted separately: shares its reviews with golocal, counted only once |
| golocal | 4.0 of 5 | 1 | 13 October 2026 |
| 4.7 of 5 | 35 | 13 October 2026 |
These reviews apply to the firm, not to individual lawyers.
Details from the official lawyer register
- Name
- Matthias Janitz
- Professional title
- Lawyer (Rechtsanwalt)
- Specialist titles
- Certified specialist in construction and architects' law (Fachanwalt für Bau- und Architektenrecht)
- Regional bar association
- Hamm
- Admitted since
- 23 April 1996
- Law firm
- Schulz Sozien
- Firm address
- Zweigertstr. 28-30, 45130 Essen
- Further office
- Schulstr. 28, 44623 Herne
- Phone
- 0201-82777-0
- Fax
- 0201-8277799
- essen@st-sozien.de
- Website
- www.st-sozien.de
- Identifier in the special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA)
- DE.BRAK.1b40aa88-78b8-4771-b2df-8209a7d88e18.c374
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
- Matthias Janitz
- Official title
- Lawyer and civil-law notary (Rechtsanwalt und Notar)
- Official seat (Amtssitz)
- Essen
- Chamber of notaries
- Westfälische Notarkammer
- Appointed since
- 1 February 2021
- Partnership
- Schulz Sozien
- Office
- Zweigertstraße 28-30, 45130 Essen
- Phone
- 0201-827770
- Fax
- 0201-8277799
- bussmann@st-sozien.de
Source: Notarverzeichnis der Bundesnotarkammer (§ 78l BNotO), as of 28 October 2026. The register is kept in German.
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