About our Firm
History
More than just a good start
Law Firm “Niżankowska, Szumielewicz – Adwokaci” spółka partnerska was established in November 2007. The firm was established by a merger of two individual law firms: the law firm of advocate Katarzyna Szumielewicz (founded in 2003) and the law firm of advocate Anna-Maria Niżankowska-Horodecka, PhD (founded in November 2005). In May 2015, attorney-at-law Sergiusz Szuster, PhD, joined the firm as a partner. Since then, the firm has been operating under the name of “Niżankowska, Szumielewicz, Szuster – Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni” spółka partnerska. Since May 2022, due to the departure of one of the partners – advocate Katarzyna Szumielewicz, the Firm operates under the brand “Niżankowska-Horodecka, Szuster – Adwokaci i Radcowie Prawni”
Our Law Firm is constantly developing as its partners continue to expand their competences. As a boutique law firm, we do not strive to build a large team, but to have a team composed of deeply educated, empathetic people who understand the business needs and personal expectations of our clients. We provide our legal services in cooperation with experienced notaries, tax consultants and other experts in complementary fields. Hence, we are able to save our clients’ time by offering them comprehensive services. We offer services to clients throughout Poland, sometimes in our clients’ offices if they find it more convenient. Efficient work organisation, knowledge of foreign languages and cooperation with foreign law firms enables us to offer our services to companies and individuals from abroad.
Every project or case is handled by a dedicated team coordinated by one of the partners. Tasks within a project are allocated to individual persons having relevant competences and skills. This way of work enables us to ensure that our clients receive efficient and professional legal service, and stay in contact with people that are knowledgeable about a given case or project.
Clients
We provide our services to:
Small and medium enterprises
Developers
Architects and creators
Housing associations
Individual clients
Advertising agencies
Stay updated
News
- 28 May 2024 - Another favorable judgment in the „swiss franc case”
- 14 March 2024 - Another favorable judgment in the „swiss franc case”
- 31 October 2023 - Favorable judgment in the „swiss franc case”
- 9 June 2022 - Favourable judgement of the Court of Appeal
- 27 May 2022 - Favourable judgement of the Court of Appeal
- 25 April 2022 - A favourable judgement of the Court of Appeal
- 18 February 2022 - A favourable judgment of the Court of Appeal
- 21 December 2021 - A favourable judgement of the II instance Regional Court
- 21 September 2021 - A favourable judgment of the Court of Appeal
- 23 July 2021 - Favourable verdict of the Supreme Court
- 21 January 2021 - The Supreme Court delivers a positive result for the Firm’s client
We cooperate with
Comprehensive service
Offices of patent and trademark attorneys
Notarial offices
Accounting and bookkeeping firms, and chartered auditors
Surveyors’ offices
Genealogy research offices
Property surveyors’ offices
Offices of patent and trademark attorneys
Notarial offices
Accounting and bookkeeping firms, and chartered auditors
Surveyors’ offices
Genealogy research offices
Property surveyors’ offices
pro bono
Legal aid
Our Law Firm does not neglect pro bono work. For example, as a part of our cooperation with the Helsinki Foundation for Human Rights, we support people who decide to appear in judicial proceedings in leading cases or cases of social significance. We have lent our experience in the following cases (among others):
- Freedom of speech and the right to criticism before the Constitutional Tribunal
- ‘Bad birth’ case
- Infringement of personal rights of a famous director by TVP S.A
- Action for protection of personal rights brought by secondary school students against Professor Ryszard Legutko
- Amicus Curiae of the Journalists’ Association in the case brought by PIS against Professor Wojciech Sadurski
- Question referred to the CJEU for a preliminary ruling concerning discrimination in conditions of employme
In May 2009, a Partner at our Law Firm, advocate Anna-Maria Niżankowska-Horodecka, PhD, received a distinction in the 6th edition of the 2008 Pro Bono Lawyer Competition. The Competition is organised by the Legal Clinics Foundation and Rzeczpospolita under the auspices of the Supreme Bar Council and the National Bar Council of Attorneys-at-Law. The purpose of the competition is to reward people whose actions, engagement in and contribution to the promotion of the noble concept of the work of a lawyer Pro Publico Bono deserves particular recognition.