Simon Mettler

Simon
Mettler

MLaw Attorney at Law
Certified Specialist SBA Family Law
Mediator SBA
Collaborative Lawyer clp Switzerland (clp lawyer)

German, French, English

  • Career
    2025 Certified Specialist SBA Family Law and Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Family Law at the Universities of Fribourg
    Since 2024 Partner at FamPlus AG
    Since 2020 Co-author of the Beobachter guides Faire Scheidung (Fair Divorce) and Trennung (Separation)
    2019 to 2023 Member and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees for a Zurich nursing home, responsible for finances and IT
    2019 Collaborative Lawyer clp Switzerland (clp lawyer)
    2018 Mediator SBA
    2017 to 2024 Attorney at two Zurich law firms, both specialising in family and inheritance law in domestic and international proceedings, with a focus on complex maintenance and matrimonial property disputes as well as asset and estate planning
    2016 to 2017 Part-time substitute at the Hinwil District Court
    2016 Admission to the bar of the Canton of Zurich
    2012 to 2017 Auditor, court clerk and chair of the conciliation authority for matters of tenancy and lease law at the Hinwil District Court
    2012 Master of Law, University of Lucerne
    2009 Bachelor of Science ZFH in Business Law, Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Winterthur
    2008 to 2012 Paralegal at various law firms in Zurich
    2006 Commercial Vocational Baccalaureate / Computer Science (Application Development), Computer Science High School, Zurich Enge Cantonal School
  • Network
  • Publications / Presentations
    • Marriage and inheritance contract with prenuptial agreement («Ehe- und Erbvertrag mit Vorausscheidungskonvention»), presentation held on 08.03.2025 in the specialization course Certified Specialist SBA Family Law (as a course participant)
    • «Mehr- und Minderwertverteilung von Liegenschaften im Miteigentum: Konkrete Fälle und praktische Abhandlungen», presentation at the Schulthess Forum on matrimonial property law in Zurich, 18.06.2024 (together with Michael Bucher)
    • Book Trennung – Was verheiratete Paare in der Krise regeln müssen (Separation – What married couples in crisis need to address), Beobachter Edition, updated 6th edition, January 2024, Zurich, Michael Bucher and Simon Mettler
    • «Praxisfragen zur Überschussverteilung», FamPra 04/2023 (together with Stefanie Althaus)
    • «Die familienrechtliche Rechtsprechung von September 2022 bis Mai 2023», presentation at the Lawyers’ Congress in June 2023
    • Book Faire Scheidung – Gute Lösungen für alle Beteiligten (Fair Divorce – Good Solutions for All Parties Involved), Beobachter Edition, 2nd updated edition, January 2023, Zurich, Michael Bucher and Simon Mettler
    •  «Die familienrechtliche Rechtsprechung von September 2021 bis August 2022», presentation during the Swiss Bar Association’s «Weiterbildungstage» professional development days from 14.-15.09.2022
    •  «Praxisfragen zur Überschussverteilung», contribution to the conference proceedings for the 10th Schweizerische Familienrecht§Tage from 09.-10.09.2022, publication series of on family law, FamPra.ch (together with Stefanie Althaus)
    •  «Praxisfragen zur Überschussverteilung», workshop during the 10th Schweizerische Familienrecht§Tage from 09.-10.09.2022 organised by FamPra.ch and the Faculty of Law of the University of Zurich (together with Stefanie Althaus)
    •  «Unternehmen in der güterrechtlichen Auseinandersetzung», presentation at the Schulthess Forum on matrimonial property law, 30.06.2021 (together with Michael Bucher)
    • Faire Scheidung - Gute Lösungen für alle Beteiligten (Fair Divorce – Good Solutions for All Parties Involved), Beobachter Edition, December 2020, Zurich, Michael Bucher and Simon Mettler
    • «Güterrecht für UnternehmerInnen», presentation at the Schulthess Forum on matrimonial property law in Zurich, 15.01.2020 and repeat presentation on 09.09.2020 (together with Michael Bucher)
    •  «Die familienrechtliche Rechtsprechung zwischen September 2018 bis Mai 2019», presentation at the 2019 Lawyers’ Congress
    •  «Das neue Kinderunterhaltsrecht bei verheirateten Eltern», workshop during the conference «SJWZ Weiterbildung Neues Kindesunterhaltsrecht und die neue berufliche Vorsorge bei Scheidung - Erfahrungsaustausch» on 31.05.2018 organised by the Stiftung juristische Weiterbildung Zurich
    • «Die familienrechtliche Rechtsprechung zwischen Juni 2017 und Juli 2018», presentation during the Swiss Bar Association’s 2018 «Weiterbildungstage» professional development days
  • Personal
    • Married, 1 son
    • Family time, cooking, baking, DIY projects, technology, board games