Request a Case Review
A complimentary initial review with Petr Chovanec for Czech, Czechoslovak, and related German citizenship questions.
Cases I review
I review Czech citizenship questions for former citizens and their descendants, including U.S. families whose records go back before 1918. My work has included declarations under §§ 31 and 32 of the Czech Citizenship Act, cases involving the Beneš decrees and the Winton children, and applications for the Czech Compatriot Certificate.
I also review cases where Czech and German citizenship questions overlap, including those involving Sudeten German or Jewish family history and the Deutsche Volksliste. My German citizenship work has included determinations of citizenship (Feststellung) and cases under §§ 5 and 15 of the German Nationality Act.
How to request a review
Email me a brief description of your case and what you want to establish. If you know them, include the relevant dates and places of birth, emigration, and naturalization, as well as any earlier citizenship decisions. Describe the records you have and save copies of passports and certificates for follow-up.
The initial review is complimentary. If the facts suggest a path worth pursuing, we can discuss the records you’ll need and whether I can help prepare the case.
Attorneys are welcome to get in touch about collaboration, expert work, or a second opinion.