Lawyer and notary profile
Ralf van Norden, LL.M. MBA
Civil-law notary (Notar) · Certified specialist in family law (Fachanwalt für Familienrecht), Certified specialist in insolvency and restructuring law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht), Certified specialist in tax law (Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht), Melchers, Müller, van Norden & Fitschen, Nordenham
- Checked in the official register of the German Federal Bar (BRAK) on 22 October 2026
- Overall rating 4.5 of 5
, from 99 reviews of the firm
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- Languages
- English
- Focus areas
- Employment law (Arbeitsrecht), Marriage and family law (Ehe- und Familienrecht), Insolvency administration (Insolvenzverwaltung), Family law (Familienrecht), Divorce law (Scheidungsrecht), Civil law (Zivilrecht), Tenancy law (Mietrecht), Criminal law (Strafrecht), Inheritance law (Erbrecht), Tax law (Steuerrecht), Insolvency law (Insolvenzrecht), Social security law (Sozialrecht)
- Opening hours
- Monday 09:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 17:00
- Tuesday 09:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 17:00
- Wednesday 09:00 to 12:00
- Thursday 09:00 to 12:00, 14:00 to 17:00
- Friday 09:00 to 12:00
- Saturday closed
- Sunday closed
Sources: the firm's website, retrieved on 24 October 2026; Google, 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 99 reviews on 2 platforms. How we calculate the overall rating
| Platform | Rating | Reviews | As of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Das Örtliche | 5.0 of 5 | 1 | 22 October 2026 |
| Gelbe Seiten | 5.0 of 5 | 1 | 22 October 2026 not counted separately: shares its reviews with Das Örtliche, counted only once |
| 4.5 of 5 | 98 | 23 October 2026 |
These reviews apply to the firm, not to individual lawyers.
Details from the official lawyer register
- Name
- Ralf van Norden, LL.M. MBA
- Professional title
- Lawyer and civil-law notary (Rechtsanwalt und Notar)
- Specialist titles
- Certified specialist in family law (Fachanwalt für Familienrecht), Certified specialist in insolvency and restructuring law (Fachanwalt für Insolvenz- und Sanierungsrecht), Certified specialist in tax law (Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht)
- Regional bar association
- Oldenburg
- Admitted since
- 21 July 1998
- First admission
- 25 June 1998
- Law firm
- Melchers, Müller, van Norden & Fitschen
- Firm address
- Walther-Rathenau-Str. 34, 26954 Nordenham
- Phone
- 04731/93030
- Fax
- 04731/23000
- info@rechtsanwalt-nordenham.de
- Website
- www.rechtsanwalt-nordenham.de
- Interest in court-appointed defence (Pflichtverteidigung)
- Ja
- Identifier in the special electronic lawyer mailbox (beA)
- DE.BRAK.d860e167-9f44-4251-9b15-af4d22ce1b75.e096
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
- Ralf van Norden, LL.M. MBA
- Official title
- Lawyer and civil-law notary (Rechtsanwalt und Notar)
- Official seat (Amtssitz)
- Nordenham
- Chamber of notaries
- Notarkammer Oldenburg
- Appointed since
- 27 February 2019
- Office
- Walther-Rathenau-Straße 34, 26954 Nordenham
- Phone
- 04731/93030
- Fax
- 04731/23000
- notar@rechtsanwalt-nordenham.de
- Website
- www.rechtsanwalt-nordenham.de
Source: Notarverzeichnis der Bundesnotarkammer (§ 78l BNotO), as of 28 October 2026. The register is kept in German.
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