Carolina
Lawyer · Lisbon, Portugal
- 362 cases handled · 2 in this service
- 4+ years in practice
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Law, University of Coimbra
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4.9(11 reviews)
When someone is put in prison in another country, they often turn to family or friends for help. This service is for people who want to get help for a relative or friend held in prison abroad. How it works It starts…
When someone is put in prison in another country, they often turn to family or friends for help. This service is for people who want to get help for a relative or friend held in prison abroad.
It starts with a talk to learn where the person is held, what they are accused of and what problems they face. The lawyer then gets in touch with the person in prison and with the officials, to keep an eye on their conditions and check that the legal rules are followed.
The lawyer can act for the person in court, for example at a bail hearing (asking for release while the case goes on), at the trial or at an appeal (asking a higher court to review a decision). The lawyer also prepares and files the needed papers and requests.
The family knows someone who understands the local system is working on the case. Depending on the facts, results such as bail, a shorter sentence or being cleared may be possible, but nothing is certain.
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2 registered lawyers provide this service in Portugal. Describe your situation in a short chat — what happened, where, and how to reach you. Your enquiry is reviewed and passed to a lawyer who handles exactly this kind of case, with no obligation.
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The professionalism far exceeded what I have been used to with similar practices in other European countries. The lawyer was very caring and sensitive in assisting with a very emotional family bereavement in the Algarve.
Her service was first class, the best I could have hoped for. She was helpful at every turn and happily explained whatever I had not understood, and I was completely satisfied with the outcome. The survey cannot capture the extent of what she did for my family. Her grasp of her field, and explaining everything in both Portuguese and English, is amazing. I am deeply grateful.
He is an excellent lawyer and a true professional. I used his services on two occasions: first a consultation in the summer of 2025 about the best way for a US citizen like me to get a Portuguese visa, and then, most recently, to get a marriage license in Portugal. Since my wife and I left it quite late, we took him on in a rush, close to the deadline, and he finished everything extremely quickly and helped us collect and translate the required documents. His English is flawless, so we never had trouble understanding him, and communication was great throughout. The whole process was incredibly smooth. He even gave us additional service beyond what we had hired him for, and he made the entire thing stress-free. If you need any legal assistance, I highly recommend him; he is our lawyer of choice in Portugal.
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