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.

About Celina Schenkel

Founded in 2016

1 person in their team


Practice areas
Family
Criminal Defense

Languages spoken
English

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Practice areas

Family

Provides counsel and representation in separation and divorce cases, drafting and negotiating separation and divorce agreements, and preparing marriage, maintenance and cohabitation contracts; represents clients in custody, visitation and child maintenance disputes before courts and the KESB, focusing on enforceable agreements and courtroom advocacy tailored to family-law procedures in Switzerland.
Adoption
Child Abuse
Child Custody
Child Support
Child Visitation
Collaborative Law
Divorce & Separation
Domestic Violence
Father's Rights
Marriage
Military Divorce
Same Sex & LGBT
Annulment

Criminal Defense

Defends accused persons, including juveniles, in general criminal matters and ancillary criminal statutes such as narcotics, road-traffic and immigration-related offences; represents victims and injured parties in criminal proceedings and pursues related civil claims arising from criminal acts, combining courtroom experience gained as a former court clerk with strategic case management and procedural advocacy.
Arrests & Searches
Bail Bond Service
Criminal Litigation
Drug Crime
Drunk Driving
DUI & DWI
Juvenile Law
Sex Crime
Speeding & Traffic Ticket
White Collar Crime