Danske Arveretsadvokater

What Danske Arveretsadvokater does

Danske Arveretsadvokater (Association of Danish Inheritance Lawyers) is a professional association of approximately 300 member lawyers specialized in Danish inheritance law, wills, estate administration, and marriage contracts, operating under the umbrella of the Danish Bar Association (Danske Advokater). The organization's core function is two-sided: it serves as a public-facing discovery platform for individuals and families seeking vetted inheritance law specialists via the 'Find en arveretsadvokat' online directory at danskearveretsadvokater.dk, and it serves as a professional membership body providing its lawyer-members with an extranet for case knowledge sharing, hearing responses (høringssvar), continuing education, and representation in legislative matters. The secretariat is operated by Danske Advokater, with day-to-day administration handled through a shared address at Vesterbrogade 32, Copenhagen V, and governance by a 7-member board (6 elected attorneys plus chairman), at least half of whom must be authorized estate administrators (autoriseret bobestyrer).

The association's revenue model is a single recurring subscription stream: members (lawyers and junior advocates) pay an annual membership fee of 2,000 DKK inclusive of VAT for access to member services and the right to participate in association events. No proprietary technology stack is referenced beyond a standard website with Google Analytics and a member extranet; the underlying product is fundamentally human legal advisory delivered by independent member law firms across Denmark, with individual firms setting their own service fees (a will typically costing 5,000–10,000 DKK at a member firm). The organization is registered in the Danish CVR under number 3457 4944, and was reorganized under its current articles of association adopted May 18, 2022 and approved June 1, 2022. Marketing is concentrated in organic SEO-driven web content and the LinkedIn corporate profile, with no paid acquisition channels disclosed.

Name

Danske Arveretsadvokater

Legal name

Danske Arveretsadvokater

Website

https://danskearveretsadvokater.dk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Danske Arveretsadvokater is a Danish professional association of approximately 300 lawyers specialized in inheritance law, wills, estate administration, and marriage contracts, operating under the umbrella of Danske Advokater. It connects individuals seeking inheritance legal services with vetted specialist members via a public online directory, funded by 2,000 DKK annual membership dues.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services - Inheritance & Estate Law

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Private Client (Trusts & Estates) Law (BPAHAAAK)

Keywords

• Inheritance law services
• Estate administration
• Will drafting
• Marriage contracts
• Legal association membership

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Annual Membership Dues: Lawyers and junior lawyers (advokatfuldmægtige) pay an annual membership fee to join the association. The stated fee is 2,000.00 DKK including VAT per calendar year. Membership provides access to the extranet, knowledge updates, case information, hearing responses (høringssvar), and the right to participate in association events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Danske Arveretsadvokater is a professional association of approximately 300 Danish lawyers who specialize in inheritance law, wills, estate administration, and marriage contracts. The association provides a public-facing directory that connects individuals and families with vetted member lawyers for legal advisory and representation services, while also serving its member lawyers through continuing education, an internal extranet, advocacy, and legislative hearing responses. Its revenue is generated through annual membership dues paid by lawyer members.

Product overview

Danske Arveretsadvokater is an association of approximately 300 member lawyers specializing in inheritance law, estate settlement, and related legal services. The organization offers advisory services in inheritance law, will and testament preparation, estate administration, and marriage contracts. Member lawyers provide legal guidance to the public on succession matters, while members also have access to a private extranet for professional updates and knowledge sharing. The organization operates under the umbrella of Danske Advokater (Danish Advocates).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Inheritance Law Advisory Services Professional legal advisory services on inheritance law, covering inheritance rules, estate settlement, wills, and marriage contracts, provided by approximately 300 member lawyers specializing in Danish inheritance and estate matters. Targeted at Danish individuals and families.
• Will and Testament Services (Testamente) Will drafting and registration services for Danish individuals, including notarized wills (notartestamente) and witness wills (vidnetestamente), with guidance on estate distribution preferences and inheritance conditions. A typical will costs 5,000–10,000 DKK at a member lawyer, with notary registration costing 300 DKK.
• Estate Administration (Dødsbobehandling) Complete estate settlement services administered by member lawyers, including private estate division (privat skifte), administrator-managed estates (bobestyrerbo), joint spousal estates (uskiftet bo), and simplified estate procedures, including tax and fee handling.
• Marriage Contracts and Separate Property (Ægtepagt og Særeje) Legal services for drafting marriage contracts (ægtepagt) that define property arrangements between spouses, including full separate property (særeje), divorce separation property (skilsmissesæreje), and combination arrangements. Registration of a marriage contract costs 1,850 DKK.
• Professional Membership for Inheritance Law Specialists Annual membership (2,000 DKK incl. VAT per calendar year) for Danish lawyers and junior lawyers (advokatfuldmægtige) seeking specialization in inheritance law. Provides access to the member extranet, case updates, hearing responses (høringssvar), continuing education events, and listing in the public 'Find en arveretsadvokat' directory.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Danske Advokater (Danish Bar Association)coreOthersDanske Arveretsadvokater is represented by and administered through Danske Advokater, the overarching Danish bar association. The secretariat functions (including the secretary Linda L. Pedersen) are handled by Danske Advokater. The association's home (hjemsted) is with the administrator (Danske Advokater), and the association is administered under the Danske Advokater umbrella organization. The registered CVR number is shared with Danske Advokater's structure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Horten: A major Danish law firm with a strong private clients and inheritance practice, comparable to member firms of Danske Arveretsadvokater in service scope and target clientele.
• Danske Advokater: The overarching Danish bar association that administers Danske Arveretsadvokater. It is the parent organization and represents all Danish lawyers, making it the broadest incumbent in the same professional/legal ecosystem.
• Gorrissen Federspiel: A top-tier Danish law firm with a private wealth and succession practice, attracting HNW individuals seeking estate planning and inheritance advice—a comparable target segment for the association's member lawyers.
• Bech-Bruun: A leading Danish full-service law firm with a private clients practice covering succession, inheritance, and wealth planning, competing for the same high-net-worth individuals the association's directory serves.
• ADVODAN: A nationwide Danish legal services chain with offices across Denmark that handles inheritance and estate matters among other practice areas, providing a broad-based commercial alternative to specialist members of Danske Arveretsadvokater.
• Det Danske Advokatsamfund: The official Danish Bar Association that regulates all lawyers in Denmark, sitting in the broader institutional ecosystem that Danske Arveretsadvokater operates within as a specialist sub-association.

Direct peers

• ACTEC (American College of Trust and Estate Counsel): A US-based professional association of estate law specialists, structurally similar to Danske Arveretsadvokater as a membership body focused on trust and estate practice, albeit serving a different jurisdiction.
• STEP (Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners): A global professional association for practitioners in the trust and estate planning field, directly analogous to Danske Arveretsadvokater as a specialist membership body for inheritance and succession professionals.

Others

• PensionDanmark: A major Danish pension provider whose member services overlap with inheritance planning, will execution, and beneficiary administration—adjacent to the estate-planning services the association's members deliver.

Emerging players

• LegalDesk.dk: A Danish online legal services platform offering standardized wills and legal documents digitally, representing an emerging digital-first competitor that could erode the association's directory-based discovery advantage over time.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/danske-arveretsadvokater
• Facebookfacebook.com/danskearveretsadvokaterforening

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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