Moravian law firm

Mgr. Michael Škurka, LL.M., MSc.
Attorney – partner

Michael Škurka provides legal services as an advocate in both Czech and English. During his professional career, he first worked for 5 years as a corporate lawyer focusing on civil and commercial law. During this practice he was also involved in drafting of international contracts, both in English and bilingual. However, he also has experience in administrative proceedings, especially in the field of misdemeanor law and representing both defendants and victims in criminal proceedings. In his practice he mostly focuses on civil and commercial law in relation to small and medium-sized companies, especially in the area of contractual law.

In addition, he has been engaged in academic activities as an assistant professor at Palacký University in Olomouc for a prolonged period of time. For several years he has been conducting seminars and lectures in the field of law for both Czech and foreign English-speaking students of Palacký University. In 2017 he started to work as a member of the permanent examination committee for the state Rigorous exams. During his academic tenure at Palacký University, he has been directly involved in the development of a brand-new Master´s degree follow-up study program in law. Within this study program he also regularly lectures on law and conducts professional seminars. 

Since 2020, he has also been an appointed member of the permanent examination board for the state final examinations at Palacký University. In the area of further postgraduate professional education, Michael Škurka graduated in 2021 with an LL.M. in Business Law in International Context with a focus on GDPR, trademarks and intellectual property law.

JUDr. Jan Šafář

Junior attorney

A young ambitious graduate of the Faculty of Law of Palacky University and subsequent doctoral studies. Despite his relatively young age, Dr. Šafář can boast of rich experience from theoretical conferences and practice itself.

He is especially fond of private law, in which he achieves exceptionally deep knowledge, especially in the area of ​​obligation law. However, he also likes to deal with interesting problems in the field of criminal and administrative law. He works as a supervisor in the Student Legal Counseling Office at the Faculty of Law of Palacký University. He also works as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of Palacký University and participates in lectures and seminars intended for students of this faculty, and can therefore show his pedagogical experience in the field of law.

During his studies, Dr. Šafář represented Palacký University excellently in the national round of the competition focused on consumer and obligation law, to which he advanced from the intense competition in the faculty round. Here he was able to draw valuable experience from professionals in the field, from a constitutional judge to a member of the legislative council of the government.

His achievements during his studies were also recognized by the rector of Palacký University himself, prof. MD Martin Procházka, Ph.D., who awarded him the Rector’s Award. Before completing his studies, Dr. Šafář’s abilities were also recognized with an extraordinary scholarship for representing the faculty.

In addition to the above, Dr. Šafář also completed a professional internship at a court during his studies, where he was also able to draw on valuable experience from which he now benefits when defending the rights of clients before the court.

Doctor Šafář is a young prospective lawyer who stands out for his creativity, ability to solve complex legal problems in particular in the field of civil, criminal and administrative law, and his dynamic and flexible approach to the work of a legal representative.

Mgr. Jaroslav Křepelka
Junior attorney

Jaroslav Křepelka is a graduate of the Faculty of Law of Palacký University in Olomouc and since 2022, he has also been a trainee lawyer. During his studies, he also practiced law. He worked as a legal assistant in several law firms, completed a professional internship at a district court and participated in several competitions in simulated court proceedings. In 2019, he was elected a senator of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Law of Palacký University, of which he was Vice-Chairman for the entire term of office.

His favorite areas of law include contractual law, tort law and general civil law. He is also professionally involved in the issue of free access to information and professionally publishes on this topic.

Andrea Havranová
Legal expert

Andrea Havranová is a 5th year student of the Faculty of Law at Palacký University.

She has wanted to practice advocacy since her first year on university, which has not changed during her studies, and she would like to continue in this direction after graduation. However, during her studies, outside of working in a law office, she also tried working under an expert witness in the field of health care, branch of psychiatry or at a bailiff´s office, which provided her with a closer look at the law as a whole, helped her to understand it better as well as strengthened her conviction to pursue her dream field of law.

These experiences made her realize the responsibility that the legal sector entails and the respect with which it must be treated. She therefore acts conscientiously in her work. During her studies, she has developed a particular liking for the private law sector, especially the law of obligations and family law. In the public sector, she enjoys criminal law, which she would like to pursue in the future.

David Doležal
Legal expert

David Doležal is a 5th year student at the Faculty of Law of Palacký University in Olomouc.

During his studies at the Gymnasium Olomouc – Hejčín he participated in the International High School Moot Court, where he, as a high school student, could try out the role of an attorney representing a client in a simulated court hearing. This experience inspired him to attend law school. During his undergraduate studies, he worked in three law firms as a legal intern and also worked in the field of accounting and taxation in an accounting firm.

His favorite areas of practice are employment, contractual, misdemeanor, criminal and tax law. He is an athlete, and in his spare time he works as a football referee, where he can apply his sense for justice. For this reason, he also enjoys dealing with sports law, in particular the employment status of professional footballers, which is also the subject on which he is writing his master´s thesis. He has a keen eye for detail and finding solutions to complex legal problems.

Natálie Maierová
Legal expert

Natálie is a focused first-year student at the Faculty of Law of Palacký University in Olomouc.

She discovered her mission to become a lawyer in a primary school and has been working hard ever since to pursuit it. While studying in high school, she started her first practice in a law firm, where she became convinced that her path was the right one.

She is currently trying to gain experience in all areas of law, but in the future she would like to pursue a career in international criminal and commercial law.

Viktor Mrázek
Legal expert

Viktor Mrázek is a motivated student of the third year of the Law Faculty of the Palacký University in Olomouc.

Already at the multi-year grammar school in Šumperk, where he graduated with four honors, he studied legal subjects. In the second year of PF, he decided to enrich his theoretical knowledge and apply it in practice. That is why he started working as an assistant in our law firm. At the same time, he is an active member of the student legal advisory board, where he deals with administrative law cases with his colleague.

Although he can be passionate about almost any branch of law, Viktor’s attention is most drawn to criminal and liability law.

He spends his free time actively. He studies in the field of self-development, likes to read and play sports. In the past, he was a member of the national representative team in dance sports.