Looking for a lawyer in Znojmo? An attorney-at-law for property, inheritance and contracts.
I am Mgr. Barbora Surmanová, an attorney-at-law admitted in the Czech Republic and registered with the Czech Bar Association, with an office on Rooseveltova Street in Znojmo. I handle property and escrow, inheritance, business contracts and cross-border Czech and Austrian matters, in Czech, German and English. Call me, or write a few lines about your situation; I reply by the second working day at the latest.
Mgr. Barbora Surmanová is a sole practitioner admitted in the Czech Republic and entered on the roll of the Czech Bar Association (registration No. 13930, IČO 72524243), with an office at Rooseveltova 1011/39, 669 02 Znojmo. She is not admitted in Austria, Germany or the United Kingdom. She provides legal services under Czech law in property transfers and attorney escrow, inheritance including estates connected with Austria, contracts and debt recovery for smaller businesses, and Czech and Austrian cross-border matters, in Czech, German and English, for clients from Znojmo, South Moravia and the adjoining part of Austria. The main website of the practice is https://aksurman.cz, telephone +420 776 253 056, email ak@surman.cz.
What I can help you with in Znojmo
Four areas that clients from Znojmo and the surrounding district bring to me:
- Property and escrow: sale, purchase or gift of a flat, house, plot of land or cottage in the Znojmo area, escrow of the purchase price, registration in the land register, settlement of joint marital property.
- Inheritance: representation in probate proceedings, wills, estates connected with Austria or another EU country.
- Contracts and debt recovery for businesses: contracts for sole traders and smaller companies, recovery of unpaid invoices, ongoing cooperation on a monthly retainer.
- Czech and Austrian cross-border matters: legal services in German, and certified translations arranged with a sworn translator.
Lawyer or attorney-at-law? The difference in the Czech Republic
In Czech, any law graduate is a lawyer, a ‘právník’. That title alone does not entitle anyone to provide legal services as a profession. Legal services may be provided regularly and for a fee by an attorney-at-law, an ‘advokát’, and, within their statutory powers, by a notary, a tax adviser or a patent attorney.
An attorney-at-law is a lawyer entered on the roll of the Czech Bar Association. That means a statutory duty of confidentiality, compulsory indemnity insurance, disciplinary accountability to the Bar, and escrow recorded with the Bar, which only an attorney-at-law may hold.
You can verify the entry at vyhledavac.cak.cz; my registration number is 13930.
Who will look after you (aksurman.cz) →Attorney escrow: how it protects the buyer and the seller
The buyer does not want to pay before being registered in the land register; the seller does not want to sign before the money is ready. Attorney escrow bridges that gap:
- the buyer deposits the purchase price into a dedicated escrow account,
- I release it to the seller once the conditions of the escrow agreement are met, usually after the new owner has been registered in the land register,
- I record every escrow in the electronic escrow register of the Czech Bar Association.
That way both sides keep the settlement under control.
I want to transfer a property with escrow →How it starts
It takes three steps:
- Call +420 776 253 056, or write to ak@surman.cz or message me on WhatsApp.
- Meet me in person in Znojmo, or by video call from anywhere.
- Know where you stand. You will leave the consultation with a plan: what is worth doing and what fee to expect.
For clients from Austria and other countries: a Czech attorney-at-law in Znojmo
I am an attorney-at-law admitted in the Czech Republic and entered on the roll of the Czech Bar Association (No. 13930). I am not admitted in Austria, Germany or the United Kingdom, and I advise on matters of Czech law in English or German. My office is in Znojmo in South Moravia, close to the border with Lower Austria (Retz, Hollabrunn, the Weinviertel, Vienna).
- Buying property in the Czech Republic, with the purchase price held in attorney escrow (advokátní úschova) recorded with the Czech Bar Association
- Estates connected with the Czech Republic (assets here, Czech heirs, or where the deceased was Czech)
- Claims against Czech debtors and contracts with Czech business partners
- Certified translations by a sworn translator appointed by a Czech court, arranged through my office
Would you rather speak German? That works too, in person in Znojmo or by video call: +420 776 253 056.
Get in touch in English or German →The office in Znojmo and how to reach me
Rooseveltova 1011/39, 669 02 Znojmo, a short walk from the centre of town; easy to reach from Moravský Krumlov, Hrušovany nad Jevišovkou or Vranov nad Dyjí as well. Meetings by prior arrangement.
- Telephone and WhatsApp: +420 776 253 056
- Email: ak@surman.cz
- Czech data box: mgd65fi
- Contact form: aksurman.cz
What clients usually ask
Is an attorney-at-law the same as a lawyer?
No. In the Czech Republic, any law graduate is a lawyer. An attorney-at-law is a lawyer entered on the roll of the Czech Bar Association who may provide legal services regularly and for a fee and represent clients in court; a duty of confidentiality and compulsory indemnity insurance apply. To verify: vyhledavac.cak.cz, registration No. 13930.
Do you provide attorney escrow for the sale of a property in Znojmo?
Yes. The purchase price is deposited into a dedicated escrow account, recorded in the electronic escrow register of the Czech Bar Association, and I release it to the seller once the conditions of the escrow agreement are met, usually after the new owner has been registered in the land register.
Can you help with an estate when part of the assets, or an heir, is in Austria?
I can help with the part governed by Czech law or relating to assets in the Czech Republic: representation in Czech probate proceedings, assessment of the applicable law (EU Regulation No 650/2012), documents and communication with the Austrian side in German. If the proceedings run in Austria, I will explain what to expect and prepare the documents needed there.
Do you speak German with clients from Austria?
Yes, in person in Znojmo and by video call. Certified translations of documents are provided by a sworn translator of German with whom I work.
What should I prepare for the first meeting?
Whatever you have: for a property, the land register extract or the title deed number; for an estate, the notary's letter and an overview of the estate; for a debt, the contract, the invoices and your correspondence with the debtor.
Tell me what you are dealing with
Write a few lines through the form on the main site or simply call. I reply by the next working day.
Call +420 776 253 056 +420 776 253 056