{"id":152,"date":"2017-06-22T09:41:52","date_gmt":"2017-06-22T07:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/lawyers\/ajla-bristric\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T09:59:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T07:59:50","slug":"dr-christoph-nickolaus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/lawyers\/dr-christoph-nickolaus\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Christoph Nickolaus"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; awb_type=&#8221;image&#8221; awb_image_background_position=&#8221;50% 0%&#8221; el_class=&#8221;header-image-box-lawyer&#8221; awb_image=&#8221;1213&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;boxed&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"color: #cfb441;\">Dr. Christoph Nickolaus<\/h1>\n<p>Lawyer, Accredited Specialist for Criminal Law, Magister iuris[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<p><a href=\"javascript:linkTo_UnCryptMailto('nbjmup;jogpAlbo{mfj.usbvu\/ef');\"><i class=\"fa fa-envelope\" style=\"padding-right: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Mail<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Dr.-Christoph-Nickolaus.vcf\"><i class=\"fa fa-download\" style=\"padding-right: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> vCard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-christoph-nickolaus-2891b9176\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i class=\"fa fa-linkedin\" style=\"padding-right: 8px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> Linkedin<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>Special Areas of Expertise<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Commercial Criminal Law<\/li>\n<li>Tax Criminal Law<\/li>\n<li>Legal Psychology<\/li>\n<li>General Criminal Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lawyer-description&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>VITA<\/h3>\n<p>Dr Christoph Nickolaus is a criminal defence lawyer and accredited specialist for criminal law in Wiesbaden. His main areas of practice are white collar criminal law, criminal tax law and legal psychology. In addition, he advises and defends clients nationwide in the area of general criminal law.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Dr. Nickolaus studied law at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, at the University of Speyer and at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UK).There he obtained the comparative law degree Magister iuris. He passed his first state law examination in Mainz. He completed his practical legal training in the district of the regional court of Bad Kreuznach.<\/p>\n<p>In his dissertation under the supervision of Professor Dr. Dr. Brettel, Dr. Nickolaus examined whether the psychological anchoring effect is noticeable in judges and whether it constitutes a violation of the right to a fair, objective and unbiased trial. Dr. Nickolaus worked as a scientific assistant at Professor Brettel&#8217;s chair until 2018, focussing on commercial criminal law and medical law.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, the Board of the Chamber of Lawyers Frankfurt am Main granted him the right to use the title \u201cAccredited Specialist for Criminal Law\u201d based on his particular theoretic and practical qualifications.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Nickolaus has been working at the Traut law firm since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>AWARDS<\/h3>\n<p><strong>2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Handelsblatt \u2013 Best Lawyers: \u201e<em>Anw\u00e4lte der Zukunft<\/em>\u201c \/ &#8220;<em>Ones to Watch<\/em>&#8221;<br \/>\nCategories: Criminal Tax Law, Economic Criminal Law.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.handelsblatt.com\/unternehmen\/dienstleister\/handelsblatt-best-lawyers-das-sind-die-besten-wirtschaftsanwaelte-deutschlands-2024\/100043284.html\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WirtschaftsWoche \u2013 TOP Anwalt<br \/>\nCategory: Compliance.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiwo.de\/erfolg\/management\/topkanzleien-gilt-vor-gericht-ein-promibonus\/30211908.html\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Focus Business &#8211; TOP Rechtsanwalt<br \/>\nCategory: Criminal Law.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.focus.de\/business\/rechtsanwaelte\/suche\/strafrecht\/deutschland\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>FAZ Institut &#8211; TOP Anwalt 2026<br \/>\nCategory: Economic and Criminal Tax Law.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/topanwalt.faz.net\/\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>RESEARCH AND TEACHING<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Nickolaus has been a free associate at the Brettel Chair of Criminology, Criminal Law and Medical Law, including Juvenile and Correctional Law, since 2018.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, he is a lecturer in criminal procedure law at the EBS Universit\u00e4t f\u00fcr Wirtschaft und Recht in Spring Term 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>PRESENTATIONS<\/h3>\n<p>Dokumentation des Strafverfahrens \u2013 Defizite und Chancen (Documentation of Criminal Proceedings &#8211; Deficits and Opportunities)<br \/>\n28.05.2022, Strafverteidigerjahr 2022 \u2013 auftakt: Dokumentation des Strafverfahrens<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/strafverteidigertag.de\/auftakt\/\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ausgew\u00e4hlte Praxisprobleme zu Covid-19 (Selected practice problems on Covid-19) (Co-Organisation und Moderation)<br \/>\n02.07.2020, Webkonferenz Wirtschaftsstrafrecht, WisteV e.V.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/20200702-Online-Veranstaltung-Covid-19.pdf\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ankereffekte bei der Verst\u00e4ndigung nach \u00a7 257c StPO? (Anchor Effects in <span class=\"paratitel\">Negotiated Agreement<\/span>s under \u00a7 257c StPO?)<br \/>\n07.07.2018, 54. Kolloquium der S\u00fcdwestdeutschen und Schweizerischen Kriminologischen Institute und Lehrst\u00fchle<br \/>\nSummary in: <em>Beisel\/D\u00f6lling\/Brettel<\/em> MschrKrim 2019, 163 (167).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>SELECTED PUBLICATIONS<\/h3>\n<p><em>Dr. Sven Henseler; Dr. Christoph Nickolaus<\/em><br \/>\nLehrbuch Steuerstrafrecht<br \/>\nC. F. M\u00fcller Verlag 2025; Aus der Reihe: Start ins Rechtsgebiet<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.otto-schmidt.de\/steuerstrafrecht-9783811466869\">Mehr erfahren<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Christoph Nickolaus<\/em><br \/>\nDokumentation der Hauptverhandlung aus Strafverteidigerperspektive<br \/>\n<em>Nickolaus<\/em> ZRP 2023, 49 ff.<\/p>\n<p><em>Marcus Traut; Dr. Christoph Nickolaus<\/em>,<br \/>\nAudiovisuelle Dokumentation der Hauptverhandlung \u2013 Die Zeit ist reif,<br \/>\n<em>Traut\/Nickolaus<\/em> StraFo 2022, 55 ff.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dr. Christoph Nickolaus<\/em><br \/>\nAnkereffekte im Strafprozess \u2013 Versto\u00df gegen das Prinzip des fairen Verfahrens?,<br \/>\nNomos Verlag 2018; The work is part of the series: Schriften zur Rechtspsychologie, Band 2.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/publications\/\">All publications<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; awb_type=&#8221;image&#8221; awb_image_background_position=&#8221;50% 0%&#8221; el_class=&#8221;header-image-box-lawyer&#8221; awb_image=&#8221;1213&#8243;][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=&#8221;boxed&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text] Dr. Christoph Nickolaus Lawyer, Accredited Specialist for Criminal Law, Magister iuris[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][vc_column_text] vCard Linkedin[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Special Areas of Expertise Commercial Criminal Law Tax Criminal Law Legal Psychology General Criminal Law [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;lawyer-description&#8221;] VITA Dr Christoph Nickolaus is a criminal defence lawyer and accredited specialist for criminal [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1931,"parent":40,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-152","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/152\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/40"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanzlei-traut.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}