Law firm since 1897

History of our Law Firm

1897 On September 1, 1897 Dr. Josef Greiter opens his law firm in Wels, Upper Austria.
1909 On October 1 Dr. Josef Greiter moves his law firm to Innsbruck.
1918 Dr. Josef Greiter becomes a substitute member of the Tyrolean National Council.
1926 Dr. Franz Greiter, Josef Greiter’s son, joins his father’s law firm.
1929 Dr. Franz Greiter is elected into the Innsbruck City Council and becomes town councillor in 1933.
1934 The democratically elected City Council is dissolved, Dr. Franz Greiter resigns from the Council.
1938 In March 1938 Dr. Franz Greiter is arrested and detained for several weeks due to his ideological views.
1941 Because of a critical report about arrests made in April 1941 Dr. Josef Greiter is disbarred and forced to resign on October 21, 1941. Dr. Franz Greiter runs the law firm on his own.
1945 Dr. Josef Greiter is readmitted to the Tyrolean Bar Association and continues to practice as a lawyer until the age of 90.
1945 From May 1945 to April 1946 Dr. Franz Greiter serves as Deputy Mayor of Innsbruck.
1951 Dr. Franz Greiter is elected Mayor of Innsbruck, capital city of the Tyrol, and re-elected in 1953. He continues running the law firm.
1956 After leaving the office as Mayor Dr. Franz Greiter practices full time as an attorney again.
1971 Dr. Ivo Greiter, Franz Greiter’s son, joins his father’s law firm.
1986 Mag. Dr. Franz Pegger joins the law firm.
1987 Dr. Stefan Kofler joins the law firm.
1990 Dr. Christian Zangerle joins the law firm.
1992 Dr. Norbert Rinderer joins the law firm.
1996 Dr. Herwig Frei joins the law firm.
1997 Centennial celebrations at the Innsbruck Congress Centre.
1997 A proposal conceived by our law firm for a “Constitutional Law for the Safe-guarding of the Rights of Future Generations” is presented to the Austrian Minister of Justice, Dr. Nikolaus Michalek.
1997 The Dr. Josef Greiter Award for the promotion of jurisprudential studies is presented.
1998 Dr. Georg Huber, LL.M. joins the law firm.
2001 The first PEOPIL (Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers) Personal Injury Compensation Seminar is held in Innsbruck (www.peopil.com)
2001 The Dr. Josef Greiter prize is awarded by the Dean of the University of Innsbruck, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Karl Weber.
2003 The title “Universitätsprofessor” (Univ.-Prof.) is conferred to Mag. Dr. Franz Pegger.
2003 The title “Fachhochschul-Professor” (Prof.(FH)) is conferred to Mag. Dr. Franz Pegger.
2004 The second PEOPIL (Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers) Personal Injury Compensation Seminar is held in Innsbruck (www.peopil.com)
2005 Mag. Günther Friedrichs joins the law firm.
2005 Dr. Edwin Grubert, LL.M. joins the law firm.
2007 Dr. Alexandra Eder joins the law firm.
2008 Mag. Melanie Tischlinger joins the law firm.
2009 MMMag. Barbara Russe joins the law firm.