Effective 31 July 2009, I will close my law firm and
go on a sabbatical for at least one year.
I thank all of you who have put your trust into me as your lawyer in the past 7 years.
With my concentration in international family law, you have allowed me to learn a lot
about life in different cultures and countries. This has been a great experience. I am
especially proud of all the cases in which we together managed to perform separations in a
way that least affected your children and after which you and your ex-partner still
managed to be on speaking terms and continue to work together as parents. I will also
never forget the cases in which I was able to successfully return your children to your
homes after they had been abducted to other countries.
My decision to leave work for a while has certainly been accelerated by the events
in Iran in June 2009 :
I had travelled to Iran to witness the historic situation in the aftermath of the rigged
election. Not only was I beaten by Iranian police several times at one demonstration, but
I was also arrested for meeting with an Iranian human rights lawyer. I was imprisoned and
interrogated by Iranian Interior Intelligence Service. I spent 6 days at Evin prison in
Tehran, with nobody outside knowing of my whereabouts or my situation. No information was
given to me, either. I was in solitary confinement, had to sleep on the floor, and was
blindfolded each time I left my cell. At times, I had gotten used to the thought of
spending a few years in that prison.
My release was only due to an incredible amount of luck.
After this experience, my priorities have shifted quite a bit.
Some of the problems that I have had to deal with as a lawyer suddenly seem rather petty
and unimportant to me.
Now that I appreciate every single day in freedom, I want to concentrate more on my own
personal development and pursue my interests in literature, history, politics, philosophy,
travelling. There are just too many things I still have on my life's "to do
list" for me to wait until regular retirement age in 30 years.
Sincerely,
Andreas Moser
(andreas.moser@asamnet.de)
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