Bettina Hinz‑Uhl

Fully qualified lawyer by conviction
Human being by experience

After high school, I studied law in Trier –
fast, focused, and with a flair for record-breaking speed.

Eight semesters later, I was ready to change the world.
Or at least: Eastern Germany.

Idealism meets reality

Full of drive, I started my legal clerkship in Chemnitz.
The idea: to help rebuild the East.

The reality?
Chemnitz wasn’t quite my thing.

Erfurt, on the other hand, was.
That’s where I started my first job as a lawyer –
young, motivated… and completely unaware of what was coming.

Instead of courtroom drama and legal swordplay:
Files. Stacks of them.

I was alone.
And soon: frustrated.

Life’s lesson

Then life stepped in –
with an illness that changed everything.

What had seemed important faded into the background.

I fought.
And I won.

Physically strong, mentally sharpened,
driven by a deep will to live.

That time taught me:
Freedom is not a phrase. It’s a decision.

Since then, I’ve lived by one principle:
Carpe diem. Every day.
No rearview mirror. No fear.

A career with conviction

Back in my profession, I found myself at Messe Erfurt –
and stayed for 19 years.

I took responsibility for legal and contractual matters,
as well as for risk and quality management.

What I brought to the table:

• grasping complexity quickly

• negotiating clearly and fairly

• leading with integrity

What I missed:
a sense of professional belonging.

Not privately –
I had long since found home in my own family.
But professionally.

Arriving in our own business

In the summer of 2018, Mike and I made a decision:
We would work together.

Since then, I’ve been responsible for all legal matters in our advisory firm –
with a special focus on thoughtful wealth transfer to children and grandchildren.

A sensitive subject.
And a deeply human one.

Today, I know: This is where I belong

Because I work with people
who understand that life’s most important decisions
aren’t just about legal logic –
they begin in the heart.