Lawyer questions

be very careful, the first atty we had in jaco kept our file for one year and never did a thing with it,. The attorney we finally used is close to the US embassy and is excellent. A lot of people use ARCR but I found their price to be higher

Attorneys who handle residency matters are specialists with better contacts and more experience that the run-of-the-mill attorneys who populate all of Costa Rica’s towns and cities. Go to a specialist for residency. Send me a private message and I’ll give you a referral.

Otherwise, general practice attorneys can handle most other legal matters. Don’t necessarily opt for the cheapest guy, and if the matter is really important, get a second attorney to check the work of the first. It’s relatively cheap and can prevent many, many headaches.

[quote=”critterhill”]Do most of you have one lawyer that handles all your business? Or is it more common in Costa Rica to have lawyers more specialized?

In the next 10 months, we will be hiring a lawyer to help us with the residency application as well as buying a place.

Also, does anyone have a lawyer(s) to recommend in the San Isidro area? [/quote]

After being left swinging in the wind by two different attorneys, we found an attorney who handled our home purchase and our residency. She now handles all of our needs. Her office is in San Sebastian just south of San Jose proper.

costaricafinca’s advice should be taken to heart.

There are many micro-climates in Costa Rica and there is one that will suit you.

You also need to consider what services you will need and make sure that you have everything easily available to you.