What Pickartz Rechtsanwälte does

Pickartz Rechtsanwälte is a German law firm headquartered in Augsburg, Bavaria, specializing in traffic law (Verkehrsrecht) and operating a dedicated Automotive Legal Services division. Founded by Philipp Pickartz as a solo practice (Einzelkanzlei), the firm has grown to approximately 10 legal professionals (anwaltliche Berufsträger), six of whom are named lawyers, including two formally credentialed Fachanwälte für Verkehrsrecht (Stephan Gruber and Sonja Klinger). It serves a hybrid client base: B2B automotive-sector clients — car dealerships, leasing companies, and fleet operators — seeking ongoing external legal support for nationwide claims management, legal consulting, and debt collection; and B2C individual clients seeking representation in traffic accidents, labor disputes, family matters, rental disputes, criminal defense, and sports law.

The firm's product portfolio comprises six core practice areas (Verkehrsrecht, Arbeitsrecht, Mietrecht, Familienrecht, Strafrecht, Sportrecht) with Verkehrsrecht as the flagship. The Automotive Legal Services division packages three integrated sub-services: Claims Management (nationwide liability and comprehensive insurance settlement, including cross-border cases), Consulting (automotive legal advisory), and Collection (extrajudicial and judicial debt recovery). The firm does not disclose a proprietary technology stack but offers an Online-Besprechungsraum (online consultation room) and integrates multiple communication platforms (WhatsApp, Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, Webex, TeamViewer, Skype for Business) for remote client meetings. GDPR compliance is maintained via a data processing agreement with web host Alfahosting GmbH and SSL/TLS encryption.

Revenue is generated through professional legal service fees, partly regulated under the German Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG), with no public pricing disclosure. Distribution is direct: services are delivered from the Augsburg office (Philippine-Welser-Straße 14, 86150 Augsburg), via phone and email, and through the online consultation room, with nationwide reach for Automotive Legal Services engagements. The firm is founder-owned, privately held, operates without external investment or parent company, and earns media visibility through BILD, ZDF (Terra Xpress), n-tv, FOCUS Online, and Augsburger Allgemeine.

Name

Pickartz Rechtsanwälte

Legal name

Pickartz Rechtsanwälte

Website

https://xn--pickartz-rechtsanwlte-n2b.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pickartz Rechtsanwälte is an Augsburg-based German law firm of approximately 10 legal professionals specializing in traffic law and operating an Automotive Legal Services division that serves car dealerships, leasing companies, and fleet operators nationwide alongside individual consumer clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal Practice Management & Case Management (BPAEAPAC)

Keywords

• Traffic law services
• Automotive legal services
• Claims management
• Debt collection
• Legal consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Augsburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Services - Professional Fees: The firm generates revenue through professional legal services fees rendered to clients. Services include claims management (Schadensregulierung), legal consulting (Beratung), and debt collection (Inkasso) for automotive sector clients, as well as individual client matters in traffic, labor, family, rental, sport, and criminal law.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Pickartz Rechtsanwälte is a German law firm providing legal representation and advisory services across six practice areas — traffic, labor, rental, family, criminal, and sports law — with traffic law as the core specialty. Its flagship Automotive Legal Services division delivers nationwide claims management, consulting, and debt collection for car dealerships, leasing companies, and fleet operators, supplemented by an online consultation tool for client meetings.

Product overview

Pickartz Rechtsanwälte is a German law firm based in Augsburg offering a portfolio of legal services organized around its core specialty in traffic/automotive law. The firm's offering consists of six core legal practice areas (Verkehrsrecht, Arbeitsrecht, Mietrecht, Familienrecht, Strafrecht, and Sportrecht), with Verkehrsrecht serving as the primary focus area. The firm's flagship product is its Automotive Legal Services division, which provides three integrated sub-services: Claims Management (nationwide damage settlement), Consulting (legal advice for car dealerships and leasing companies), and Collection (debt recovery). The practice areas are delivered alongside an innovative Online-Besprechungsraum feature enabling remote client consultations. The firm positions its technical solutions as accelerators that bring time advantages to clients seeking swift legal resolution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Verkehrsrecht (Traffic Law) Core practice area covering accident claims, insurance settlements, traffic violations, traffic criminal law, and driver's license matters.
• Arbeitsrecht (Labor Law) Employment law services including protection against dismissal claims (Kündigungsschutzklagen) and enforcement of continued payment claims (Lohnfortzahlungsansprüche).
• Miet-/Immobilienrecht (Rental and Real Estate Law) Legal representation for tenants and landlords, covering all legal questions related to real estate.
• Familienrecht (Family Law) Comprehensive family law services covering separation, divorce, child support, and custody matters.
• Strafrecht (Criminal Law) Criminal defense services providing legal advice and representation during criminal proceedings.
• Sportrecht (Sports Law) Legal consulting for sports clubs and athletes in amateur, recreational, professional, and elite sports.
• Automotive Legal Services Specialized legal services for car dealerships, leasing companies, and fleet operators covering damage settlement, consulting, and debt collection, delivered nationwide across Germany.

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ADVOCARD Rechtsschutzversicherung AG: Leading German legal-protection insurer affiliated with the Generali Group. Provides traffic-law coverage to policyholders and influences which firms receive referred mandates in the same addressable market as Pickartz's Verkehrsrecht practice.
• ROLAND Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG: Major German legal-protection insurer with a strong presence in traffic-law coverage. Functions as both a buyer of traffic-lawyering services (through policyholder referrals) and a structural player whose payout policies shape claimant economics.
• DEURAG Deutsche Rechtsschutz-Versicherung AG: One of Germany's largest pure-play legal-protection insurers, frequently the opposing or funding party in traffic-claim disputes. Indirectly comparable as a structural participant in the same Verkehrsrecht value chain.
• ARAG SE: Germany's largest legal-protection insurance company; frequently pays for and directs its policyholders to specialist lawyers like Pickartz for traffic cases, while also operating its own in-house legal services. A structural counterparty in claim disputes and a major funder of legal-services demand.

Emerging players

• flightright GmbH: German legal-tech firm specializing in passenger-rights claims (flight delays, cancellations). While focused on aviation, it demonstrates the same digital-first consumer-claim model that is gradually expanding into adjacent verticals like traffic claims — a directional threat to traditional specialist firms.

Direct peers

• myRight GmbH: German legal-tech firm pursuing mass consumer compensation claims (traffic, flight, insurance) at scale via digital intake. Directly competes for the same accident-victim pool that Pickartz serves in its B2C traffic-law practice.
• Rightmart GmbH: Hamburg-based legal-tech company that automates traffic-accident and insurance-claim recovery online, directly competing with Pickartz's core Verkehrsrecht/Schadensregulierung offering for German consumers. Same target clients (accident victims) and same revenue pool (claim settlement fees).
• Advocado GmbH: Munich-based legal-tech marketplace that matches consumers with vetted lawyers across practice areas including traffic law. Functions as both a competitor (online comparison) and a potential lead-generation channel for specialist firms like Pickartz.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pickartzrechtsanwaelte
• Instagraminstagram.com/pickartz_rechtsanwaelte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rechtsanwalt-pickartz

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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