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Managing Director | Lawyer (H) Monica Kromann

Monica Kromann

Managing Director | Lawyer (H)

Monica Kromann is a lawyer, owner, and managing director of KROMANN Law Firm, which she founded in August 2006. Today, KROMANN Law Firm is one of the country’s leading specialists in cases concerning parental responsibility, residence and contact arrangements, forced child removals, divorce, probate administration, and criminal law.

With more than 20 years of experience, Monica has appeared in hundreds of cases nationwide before the Children and Youth Committee, the National Social Appeals Board, as well as the District Courts and High Courts.

Monica has rights of audience before the Supreme Court and can therefore take your case all the way to the highest level of the courts.

By choosing Monica as your legal representative, you are ensured competent handling of your case, and you can be confident of having a lawyer by your side who fights 100% for you and your case. In addition, you can be assured that the team behind KROMANN Law Firm is always available, approachable, and highly focused on guiding you through your case in the best possible way, both at the firm and before the relevant authorities handling your case.

Monica conducts cases before courts across the country, including both District Courts and High Courts, and can therefore represent you regardless of where in the country you live.

For more than 10 years, Monica has been a regular legal advisor for Aarhus Stiftstidende, where she continues to answer questions on, among other things, family and inheritance law, published as weekly columns online and in the newspaper. You can follow these contributions weekly under the "Q&A section" (In Danish) and on KROMANN Law Firm’s Facebook page.

Monica Kromann is included on the list of lawyers approved by the Secretariat of the National Youth Crime Board for handling cases before the board.

Monica speaks Danish and English.

Education

Certified mediator in 2016 through the Danish Bar and Law Society (Danske Advokater)
Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Aarhus University, 1999
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Commercial Law (BSc in Business Economics and Commercial Law), 1995

Bar admission

Appointed lawyer at the Danish Refugee Appeals Board (Flygtningenævnet) in 2016
Appointed lawyer in cases of adoption without consent in 2010
Appointed lawyer by the Danish Ministry of Justice in 2005

Memberships

Member of the Association of Danish Family Lawyers.
Member of the Association of Danish Mediator Lawyers.
Registered member of the Danish Bar and Law Society (Advokatsamfundet).
Member of the Danish Inheritance Law Lawyers Association.

Rights of audience

Rights of audience before the Supreme Court (2010)
Rights of audience before the High Court (2005)

Activities

Q&A column editor, Aarhus Stiftstidende
Member of the board of HOME-START
Chair of the Board of the Legal Aid Clinic (Advokatvagten) in Aarhus
Member of the board of Den Mobile Retshjælp (Mobile Legal Aid)
Lecturing on family law topics

Secretary

Emilie Bilde
Associate partner | Lawyer Emilie Hummel Kristiansen

Emilie Hummel Kristiansen

Associate partner | Lawyer

Emilie Hummel specialises in family law and inheritance law, and assists clients in cases concerning parental responsibility, residence and contact arrangements, forced child removals, divorce and division of assets, guardianship cases, and estate administration.

In addition, Emilie has several years of experience in drafting wills, lasting powers of attorney, and prenuptial agreements.

Emilie is also specialised in immigration law and has successfully advised a wide range of clients in cases involving family reunification, residence permits, and asylum.

Emilie is a lawyer and associate partner at KROMANN Law Firm.

Emilie speaks Danish and English.

 

 

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Aarhus University, 2020

Bar admission

Appointed lawyer by the Danish Ministry of Justice in 2023

Experience

Lawyer KROMANN Law Firm 2023
Trainee lawyer at KROMANN Law Firm (2020–2023)
Legal assistant / law student at KROMANN Law Firm (2018–2020)

Memberships

Registered member of the Danish Bar and Law Society (Advokatsamfundet).

Activities

Lecturer on family and inheritance law topics

Secretary

Trine Bracht
Lawyer Erwin Steffensen

Erwin Steffensen

Lawyer

Erwin Steffensen works within a range of asset-related and commercial law areas, where he assists clients in cases concerning, for example, contract and agreement law, purchase law, real estate, debt collection, as well as residential and commercial tenancy law.

Erwin also has extensive experience in dispute resolution, including litigation, criminal cases, arbitration cases, housing law cases, enforcement proceedings/debt collection, administrative board cases, neighbour law disputes, and general negotiations. By choosing Erwin to assist you in your case, you gain a skilled litigator and negotiator who strives to achieve the best possible outcome for you. You are welcome to contact Erwin for a non-binding discussion of your case.

With a background from a medium-sized law firm specialising, among other things, in agricultural law, Erwin has gained extensive knowledge of the agricultural sector and the issues that may arise for farmers. He therefore provides legal advice within agricultural law and can assist with, for example, drafting farm lease agreements, advising on protected forests, handling boundary disputes and fencing cases, as well as general agricultural legal issues and disputes.

One of Erwin’s key areas of expertise is residential and commercial tenancy law, where he has built solid experience over many years and achieved strong results for his clients. He assists with all types of tenancy law matters and represents both tenants and landlords before rent boards and housing courts.

In addition, Erwin also offers assistance with drafting wills, prenuptial agreements and lasting powers of attorney, cases concerning parental responsibility, residence and contact before the Agency of Family Law and the family courts, as well as cases concerning the removal of children before the Children and Youth Committee, the National Social Appeals Board, and the courts.

Erwin speaks Danish, English, and Polish.

 

Education

Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Aarhus University 2021

Bar admission

Appointed lawyer by the Danish Ministry of Justice in 2024

Experience

Trainee lawyer at ML+ PARTNERS (2021–2024)
Law student at Prolex Advokaterne (2021)
Law student at RightlyIP (2019)
Law student at Aarhus Tenants’ Association (2018–2019)
Law student at Alektum Group (2018)
Law student at Baltic Control Ltd (2017–2018)

Memberships

Registered member of the Danish Bar and Law Society (Advokatsamfundet).

Activities

Board member of Den Mobile Retshjælp (Mobile Legal Aid)
Lecturer on tenancy law and enforcement law topics, as well as general negotiation techniques.

Secretary

Sarah Rasch Andersen

Assistant Attorneys

Assistant Attorney Rebecca Kromann Thorup

Rebecca Kromann Thorup

Assistant Attorney

Rebecca Thorup has worked at KROMANN Law Firm since 2019.

Rebecca primarily works with inheritance law matters, divorce and division of assets, estate administration, real estate transactions, construction law, and contract law. She also handles issues concerning parental responsibility, residence, and contact arrangements.

Rebecca speaks Danish and English.

Rebecca is employed as an assistant attorney and is authorised under lawyer Emilie Hummel Kristiansen.

Assistant Attorney Malene Frost Søgaard

Malene Frost Søgaard

Assistant Attorney

Malene Frost Søgaard specialises in family law, child law, real estate transactions, tort law, and criminal law.

Malene works with matters including parental responsibility, residence and contact arrangements, as well as division of assets and estate administration. She also handles cases involving forced child removals, support for disabled persons, and personal injury compensation.

Malene is authorised as an assistant attorney under lawyer Monica Kromann.

Malene speaks Danish and English.

Assistant Attorney Victoria Kromann Thorup

Victoria Kromann Thorup

Assistant Attorney

Victoria Thorup has worked at KROMANN Law Firm since 2021.

Victoria primarily works with matters concerning parental responsibility, residence and contact arrangements, division of assets, and estate administration. She also works with immigration law, employment law, and company law. In addition, Victoria drafts a wide range of legal documents, including wills, lasting powers of attorney, and prenuptial agreements.

Victoria speaks Danish, English, and German.

Victoria is employed as an assistant attorney and is authorised under lawyer Emilie Hummel Kristiansen.

Legal Secretaries

Emilie Bilde

Emilie Bilde

Legal secretary Secretary to lawyer Monica Kromann.
Trine Bracht

Trine Bracht

Legal secretary trainee Secretary to lawyer Emilie Hummel Kristiansen, assitant attorney Rebecca Thorup, and assistant attorney Victoria Thorup.
Sarah Rasch Andersen

Sarah Rasch Andersen

Legal secretary trainee Secretary to lawyer Erwin Steffensen and assistant attorney Malene Frost Søgaard.

Economist

Christian Boe Kristiansen

Christian Boe Kristiansen

Economist Master’s degree in Economics from Aarhus University, 2013.

Legal Caseworkers

Rikke Junker Thomsen

Rikke Junker Thomsen

Legal caseworker
Jeppe Edvardsen

Jeppe Edvardsen

Legal caseworker

SoMe

Isabell Thorup

Isabell Thorup

SoMe specialist
Mathilde Hyttel

Mathilde Hyttel

Communications Student

Other employees

Henriette Ravn

Henriette Ravn

Head Chef / Kitchen Manager
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