Our History

The Office’s history in a few dates

9 March 1794: Creation of the Notary’s Office

It was at this time that Maître Jacques SCHAEFFER was appointed to the office. From this date until 13 December 1942, fifteen notaries succeeded one another at La Wantzenau’s notary’s office in the French Department Bas-Rhin.

From 1942 to 1952

The office had been declared vacant by the Minister of Justice. Then, on 15 January 1952, after having applied, Maître Pierre KRANTZ was appointed to the office as a notary in La Wantzenau.

28 June 1982

After completing his 8-year internship at the firm and passing the entrance exam to practice as a notary in Alsace-Moselle, Christian GRIENEISEN becomes Maître Pierre KRANTZ’s notary partner.

4 June 1985

The firm becomes a professional partnership under French law: The Société Civile Professionnelle “Pierre KRANTZ, Christian GRIENEISEN et Jean-Pierre KRANTZ” is established after Maître Jean-Pierre KRANTZ has also fulfilled the requirements for becoming a notary in Alsace-Moselle.

Maitre Jean Pierre Krantz — Maître Jean-Pierre KRANTZ

16 October 1993

As Maître Pierre KRANTZ retires, the professional partnership SCP “Pierre KRANTZ, Christian GRIENEISEN et Jean-Pierre KRANTZ” is dissolved.

31 May 1994

A new professional partnership (Société Civile Professionnelle) is created as Maître Edmond GRESSER, formerly a notary in Lauterbourg, joins the notary’s office in La Wantzenau.

4 December 2000

Maître Stéphane GLOCK joins the professional partnership after completing his 8-year internship at the firm. The latter is now named SCP “Christian GRIENEISEN, Jean-Pierre KRANTZ, Edmond GRESSER et Stéphane GLOCK”, holder of the notary’s office in La Wantzenau.

28 August 2012

Following the departure of Maître Jean-Pierre KRANTZ, the SCP consists of Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER and Stéphane GLOCK.

27 March 2013

Maître Florence KRANTZ-OFFNER has been appointed as a notary in the professional partnership “Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER and Stéphane GLOCK” and becomes a notary partner on 12 April 2019.

14 February 2014

After over 60 years in a traditional Alsatian half-timbered house, the office moves to its new premises at 19 route de Strasbourg in F- 67610 La Wantzenau.

ancienne étude des Notaires de La Wantzenau

Notaires de La Wantzenau’s former office building

New office building situated 19 route de Strasbourg in La Wantzenau

6 June 2016

Maître Anne-Sophie LALLIER-BECK has been appointed as a notary in the professional partnership “Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER and Stéphane GLOCK” and becomes a notary partner on 14 January 2021.