Michiel van Essen

Michiel van Essen is an experienced lawyer with a career spanning over a decade in the legal field. Currently serving as an Advocaat at Wille Donker advocaten since May 2017, Michiel has previously worked as an Advocaat and Juridisch medewerker at Onno F. Blom Advocaten from August 2016 to May 2017. Prior to this, extensive experience was gained at Rechtbank Den Haag from August 2010 to August 2016, holding various roles including Senior juridisch medewerker in both civiel recht and strafrecht, as well as Buitengriffier focusing on familie- en jeugdrecht. Additional experience includes serving as Plaatsvervangend secretaris at the Commissie van Toezicht PI Haaglanden, and involvement with the Haagse wetswinkel as a member of the Commissie van Advies and Juridisch adviseur. Michiel van Essen's academic credentials include a Master of Laws (LL.M.) degree in Privaatrecht from Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam and recent studies at Grotius Academie.