Celina Schenkel

Celina Schenkel is a Swiss attorney based in Schaffhausen who focuses on family law and criminal law. She offers representation and advice in matters including separation and divorce, child custody and maintenance, and defence and representation in criminal proceedings.

She holds a bilingual Master of Law from Luzern and Neuchâtel (2009) and obtained her attorney license for the Canton of Schaffhausen in 2013. Her background includes service as a court clerk at the Cantonal Court of Schaffhausen and, since 2016, work as a self-employed attorney within the Kanzleigemeinschaft Rosengasse. She is a member of the Schaffhausen Bar Association and the Swiss Bar Association.

Her practice emphasizes pragmatic, court-tested solutions tailored to client needs, with particular experience handling cases before courts and the KESB in child-related matters and representing both accused persons and victims in criminal matters. She conducts proceedings in German and can provide multilingual support in French, English and Spanish for advisory matters.