Born

1942

Studies

in Münster, Innsbruck and Cologne – Bonn

Internship

in Berlin

Languages

English, Spanish, French

Uwe Kärgel was licensed as an attorney-at law in 1971.
In 1976 he founded his own first law firm, the predecessor to what is today Kärgel De Maizière & Partner, Berlin. Since 1981 until the end of his legally allowed tenure, in 2012, Uwe Kärgel worked as a notary public in Berlin.
His current professional interests encompass specialized areas of corporate law, commercial law..
Between 1981 and 1988 Uwe Kärgel was a member of the board of the Berlin Bar, in addition to which he was a long-standing elected member of the statutory college of the Federal Bar.
Between 1981 and 2003 he was a member of the board of the Berlin Bar Association, whose Chairman he was elected in 1989 and served as chairman until 2003.
In 2003 he was elected Honorary Chairman of the Berlin Bar Association.
Between 1991 and 1999, Uwe Kärgel was a member of the board of the German Bar Association.
In 1995, he was elected one of its vice-presidents, in addition to which, in 1997, he was appointed its treasurer.
Between 1987 and 1990 he was the President of the Association of Independent Professionals in Berlin.
For his contribution to the professional guild, Uwe Kärgel was awarded the Order of Merit with Ribbon in 1995 and in 2003 the Order of Merit First Class of the Federal Republic of Germany.
In 1999, he was conferred the Great Decoration of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria.
From 2004 till 2018, Uwe Kärgel was a member of the Praesidium of the German Red Cross- Section Berlin Red Cross, and since 2012- 2018 he has served as its President.
In 2011 he was honored by awarding him the Honorary Doctor ( Dr.h.c.) by the University of Russe, Bulgaria, for his merits to the European Bars.
2024 he was elected Honorary President of the German Red Cross Section Berlin Red Cross.
Uwe Kärgel has held various positions in supervisory/advisory boards and was a member of the IBA, UIA and honorary member of AUE.

Auszeichnungen

Seit 2014 „Top-Rechtsanwalt“ für Erbrecht in den FOCUS-Listen, seit 2016 zusätzlich „häufig von Kollegen empfohlen“
Kärgel de Maizière & Partner wurde von der Zeitschrift Capital als eine der besten Anwaltskanzleien 2020 und 2021 im Erbrecht ausgezeichnet.
Rechtsanwalt Dr. Dietmar Kurze wurde 2020, 2021, 2022 und 2023 von der Zeitschrift WirtschaftsWoche als “Top Anwalt Erbrecht” und die Kanzlei Kärgel de Maizière & Partner als “Top Kanzlei Erbrecht” ausgezeichnet.