Martina Schmid’s main area of expertise is family law.
Martina Schmid was called to the Bar in 2007 and was awarded the Certificate of Advanced Studies in Law at the Swiss Judicial Academy of the University of Lucerne in 2010. In 2017 Martina Schmid obtained the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in family law from the Universities of Fribourg and Zürich and the title Certified Specialist SBA in family law.
After graduating from the University of Zurich, Martina Schmid worked for the Zurich judiciary for more than 10 years – at Winterthur District Court, at Zurich Supreme Court and at Zurich District Court. From 2008 until the end of 2012, she worked as an elected judge of the Winterthur District Court in the fields of civil law and criminal law. Following her return to the Canton of Grisons, she practised as a lawyer from 2013 to 2017 in a law firm in Chur where she built up a Family Law division. In April 2017, she teamed up with Hansjürg Christoffel to found the Schmid Christoffel law firm. Since January 2022 Martina Schmid is member of the Expert Commission for Specialist Lawyer SBA Familiy Law.
Martina Schmid is entered in the Register of Lawyers of the Canton of Grisons and is a member of the Swiss Bar Association.